English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951)
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He owned the 1980s twice over: once behind the kit and mic for Genesis, once on his own with a drum sound and string of singles — 'In the Air Tonight', 'Against All Odds', 'Another Day in Paradise' — that made him more inescapable than any other artist that decade.
Born in West London in 1951, Collins started drumming at five and spent his early teens as a professional actor, playing the Artful Dodger in Oliver! on the West End. He joined Genesis as drummer in 1970, then stepped up as lead singer in 1975 after Peter Gabriel left. A decade later, spurred by a broken marriage and a love of soul, he launched a solo career that turned him into one of the defining voices of adult contemporary pop: Face Value, No Jacket Required, and ...But Seriously sold tens of millions. He played both Live Aid shows in one day via Concorde, won an Oscar for 'You'll Be in My…
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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.
They're just horrible. Horrible, horrible guys. They're rude, not as talented as they think they are... I won't mince words here, but they've had a go at me personally.
Wait for it, wait for it! Anticipation is half the fun. So I've been told...
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 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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