Phil Collins Quotes

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• It's actually come as quite a shock to learn just how many people don't like me.
• Before you write - remember that every speech has something of 'you' in the writing. Don't take that away when you write. Be yourself. Be…
• Deep inside us we're not that different at all.
• When destiny calls you, you've got to be strong. I may not be with you, but you've got to move on.
• 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…
• Each thing leapfrogs. I do a Genesis project - like now, we're just finishing off an album - and then by the time the album…
• You'll regret the day you ever messed with Philadelphia Collins and sons
• To be honest, producing records interests me less at the moment and I really don't want to get involved in album projects that are going…
• In 1977 we played America and Europe three times, and Japan - my marriage suffered as a result. My then wife took the kids to…
• They're the only ones brave enough to give me these opportunities [on being offered a soundtrack!]
• Wait for it, wait for it! Anticipation is half the fun, So I've been told...
• On the day of the show, I sit down with someone that speaks very good English and someone who speaks the local language very well…
• Take a look at me now, cause there's just an empty space. And you coming back to me is against all odds and that's what…
• We stayed in some pretty shabby places in Europe.
• When children see Michael Jackson they see a human being. When adults see him they see money.
• I joined Genesis when I was 19. I've earned the right to actually do nothing. I don't want to be a shadow of what I…
• You can wipe off that grin, I know where you've been, it's all been a pack of lies.
• Would you respect me if I didn't have this gun? Cause without it, I don't get it, and that's why I carry one.
• I'm much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely...
• I'm not a singer who plays a bit of drums. I'm a drummer that sings a bit.

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