Frasi di Phil Collins

“Da quando ho 5 anni suono la batteria, non ho fatto altri lavori ed è molto difficile pensare che altro lavoro avrei potuto fare. Mi sarebbe piaciuto fare il calciatore, il portiere.”

“Sono stato on the road gran parte del tempo e voglio vedere cosa altro c'è nella vita. Ho dei figli che stanno per andare a scuola e i doveri di padre ora hanno la priorità.”

“Una storia è un obiettivo che ti guida, ma il lato negativo è l' obbligo di coordinarsi con altre persone. Ma non è un lavoro senza libertà: le canzoni vengono scritte all'inizio del film, quindi possono aiutare la storia a svilupparsi.”

“[Parla della colonna sonora di Koda, fratello orso] Per voi ho inciso tutti i brani tranne Great Spirits: in inglese la canta Tina Turner. In italiano vorrei la cantasse Laura Pausini. La sua voce esprime purezza.”

“[È difficile usare una lingua diversa dalla propria? ] L'italiano è la più facile, è fatto per cantare. L'importante è la pronuncia: se non sei chiaro i bambini non capiscono.”

“Ho smesso con i tour e faccio solo qualche concerto. Quelli dell'anno prossimo saranno gli ultimi: dal 2005 sarò troppo impegnato con mio figlio che inizia la scuola e con il lancio, a Broadway, del musical "Tarzan."”

“Il mio lavoro preferito con i Genesis è ""The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"": pezzi strumentali e astratti, quasi ambient music che non sono distanti anni luce dalle orchestrazioni della colonna sonora.”

“Quest'uomo non è inglese… è di South Side Chicago.”

“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.”

“Love can make you do things that you never thought possible.”

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

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

“[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?”

“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.”

“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”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”