Occupation: Musician Birth: January 30, 1951
It's not often that an English drummer gets an Oscar. So I'm very, very proud of that..
Deep inside us we're not that different at all..
In Genesis we saw ourselves as song-writers. After Peter Gabriel left I was the first to say: 'It's OK - we can just do instrumentals.'.
I do that in whatever language of the country I'm in, because the audience appreciate it..
Of course you can't please everyone all the time. It's just something that I've got to get over, and I'm better at it now..
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 comfortable….
I feel terrible for women that have had Phil Collins tattoos. Their poor husbands have to deal with..
That's the trouble with wishing you were somebody else. As much as you may want it, you know it'll never happen, at least not in this lifetime..
I was talking to Australian press earlier, and they said: we never stopped playing you. I tended to forget about that. It brings a smile to your face….
Find a way to my heart, and I will always be with you..
I've been a long-distance father..
It's always been easy with Mark, he's a rock fan and we speak the same language. He's a big Beatles fan too. We worked a lot via CLI calls, though on….
When I go on Japanese Airlines, I really love it because I like Japanese food..
I never said I was at the Alamo. Someone else said I was at the Alamo. Now I'm a nutter. I don't think that's fair..
I'll have the music, and then I'll just turn the microphone on, press Play and Record and sing. And whatever comes out ends up being the melody..
I'm usually going to make a record, finish a record, start a record or start a tour or between tours..
I don't really belong to that world and I don't think anyone's going to miss me. I'm much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely..
I do miss things about Britain. I think there was a misconception, there definitely was, that I left because of bad press, and being pilloried. I lef….
To see a lot of the smaller labels disappear or get gobbled up by the bigger labels, that’s a shame. It was a bit of a shock at first to see the demi….
As soon as you start making a record, things start getting lined up: the promotion, possibly even a tour..
Believe it or not, Japanese is actually easier than some European languages!.