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That's going to be on my headstone: 'He came. He wrote 'In the Air Tonight.' He... died.'

~Phil Collins

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You know, a song is like a kid. You bring it up. And sometimes something you thought was going to be fantastic, by the time it's finished, is a bit of a disappointment.

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I've spent the last year and a half going through a very public separation, hiding in hotel lobbies.

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I'm not trying necessarily to become a movie star; that wouldn't be bad but that's not the aim. I'm just trying to do interesting things and go into areas where I've not been before.

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I'm writing new songs for a Broadway version of Tarzan, which is very interesting. I think what I learned from the Brother Bear score side of things, I've brought into the new Tarzan songs. Thinking outside just guitar, bass, drums and keyboards.

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When I go on Japanese Airlines, I really love it because I like Japanese food.

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No seriously... when there's families, you tend to go back to your room after the gig rather than go for a drink with the other guys. But there's always someone who's got something going, like the tour manager.

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I never stopped thinking about the Alamo from that day to this. I'm a huge collector of memorabilia. I've got Davy Crockett's bullet pouch. I've got Colonel Travis's belt.

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I started drumming around the same time I came across this part of American history. But there seemed to be a way forward playing drums. There didn't seem to be a way forward being fascinated by a piece of history.

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It's not often that an English drummer gets an Oscar. So I'm very, very proud of that.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Musician

Born: January 30th, 1951

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