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Philip David Charles Collins dit Phil Collins, né le 30 janvier 1951 dans le quartier londonien de Chiswick, est un musicien, auteur-compositeur-interprète, acteur et producteur de disques britannique.

Il est surtout connu pour avoir été le batteur et le chanteur de Genesis, mais également pour sa prolifique carrière solo. De 1981 à 1996, Phil Collins a mené ces deux carrières en parallèle ; pendant ces quinze ans, il a non seulement eu un grand succès avec son groupe Genesis mais également en tant que chanteur solo.

Bercé par les rythmes soul et pop des années Motown et par les Beatles, Phil Collins commence très jeune une carrière professionnelle dans la musique. Il débute sa carrière en 1969 en tant que Batteur et cochanteur du groupe Flaming Youth qu'il forme avec son ami Ronnie Caryl. Malgré quelques critiques favorables le groupe se sépare en 1970. Peu de temps après, Phil devient membre de Genesis à partir de 1970, groupe de rock progressif qui connaît un grand succès depuis sa formation à la fin des années 1960. À l'origine uniquement batteur et choriste du groupe, c'est à la suite du départ du chanteur Peter Gabriel en 1975 que Phil Collins devient, en 1976, la voix de Genesis. À partir de succès tels que Follow You Follow Me en 1978, Genesis connait sa plus grande période de réussite commerciale, qui dure jusqu'au début des années 1990. Encensé par le triomphe de sa carrière solo, il se détache de son poste au sein du groupe en 1996.

Certaines de ses chansons rencontre un grand succès, comme In the Air Tonight, Against All Odds ou encore Another Day in Paradise.

Phil Collins a reçu sept Grammy Awards, un Oscar et deux Golden Globes, et a son étoile sur le Hollywood hall of fame.

✵ 30. janvier 1951
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Phil Collins: 13 citations0 J'aime

Phil Collins: Citations en anglais

“The world is in your hands, now use it.”

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Phil Collins

"Dance Into the Light"

“Wait for it, wait for it! Anticipation is half the fun. So I've been told…”

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Phil Collins

Live at Wembley Stadium DVD (July 1987)

“[On his Live Aid appearance with members of Led Zeppelin] They wanted me there early to rehearse the old Zeppelin songs, but I couldn't make it and I told them, "Listen, I know the songs. I know them backward and forward." Well, that day the tempos were all over the place, and it may have seemed like it was my fault, because I was the one who hadn't rehearsed, but I would pledge to my dying day that it wasn't me. In fact, it was Tony Thompson who was racing a bit; he was a bit nervous, I guess. It came off because of the magic of being Zeppelin; but I remember in the middle of the thing, I actually thought, How do I get out of here?”

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Phil Collins

Playboy interview (October 1986)

“I know the reason why you keep your silence up,
No you don't fool me.
The hurt doesn't show
But the pain still grows
It's no stranger to you and me.”

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Phil Collins

"In the Air Tonight"
Face Value (1981)

“Well, if you told me you were drowning,
I would not lend a hand.
I've seen your face before my friend
But I don't know if you know who I am.
Well, I was there and I saw what you did
I saw it with my own two eyes.
So you can wipe off that grin,
I know where you've been.
It's all been a pack of lies”

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Phil Collins

"In the Air Tonight"
Face Value (1981)

“I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord.
And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life, Oh Lord.
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord.”

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Phil Collins

"In the Air Tonight"
Face Value (1981)

“I can't remember those words (Lyrics) even when we were on tour.”

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Phil Collins

From "Telling Stories", when Collins was asked to sing "Home By The Sea", a song by the band Genesis from the album "Genesis"

“Stewart Copeland is an amazing drummer. I just wish he didn't think he was amazing. Sting is a lovely bloke. We've become friends. I felt honored to be on stage with him at Live Aid.”

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Phil Collins

Playboy interview (October 1986)

“I wouldn't blow my head off. I'd overdose or do something that didn't hurt. But I wouldn't do that to the children. A comedian who committed suicide in the Sixties left a note saying, 'Too many things went wrong too often.”

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Phil Collins

I often think about that. <br class="br">On his suicidal thoughts in recent years — &quot;Exclusive: Phil Collins Admits Suicidal Thoughts&quot; http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-phil-collins-admits-suicidal-thoughts-20101109, Rolling Stone (9 November 2010)

“Well, I remember!
I remember, don't worry
How could I ever forget?
It's the first time, the last time we ever met
But, I know the reason why you keep your silence up,
No you don't fool me.
The hurt doesn't show
But the pain still grows
It's no stranger to you and me.”

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Phil Collins

"In the Air Tonight"
Face Value (1981)

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