English - Musician | January 30, 1951 -
I'm not a singer who plays a bit of drums. I'm a drummer that sings a bit.
Phil Collins
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As soon as you start making a record, things start getting lined up: the promotion, possibly even a tour.
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The world is in your hands, now use it.
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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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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.'
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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.
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The story of the Alamo has touched many more people than one would think. So, I would like to pay my respects to those men on both sides of the walls in those months of February and March 1836.
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Yes, I am aware that I have become a caricature. I've thought about this. Conceptually, what I'd like to do is the equivalent of writing myself out of the script.
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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.
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Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours.
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There's no magic for getting into the groove... just banging away at it. Sometimes the lyrics come first, sometimes the music.
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I'm just trying to do things that are interesting for me.
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