Another time, we had three days off in Australia, so we went out of our way to fly to Ayres Rock.
PHIL COLLINSTo me, groups of musicians playing together, not fighting each other, but playing a groove together is one of the most exciting things to listen to.
More Phil Collins Quotes
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Why did I like simpler songs? Just times change. This is one of the repeated things I hear: even though people will read different kinds of books, they don’t read Lord of the Rings when they’re 30 even though they did at 15.
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When destiny calls you, you’ve got to be strong. I may not be with you, but you’ve got to move on.
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God is a spa-bath of water and we are all individual bubbles
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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 that there is this continuing thing, that people like what you do.
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It’s not often that an English drummer gets an Oscar. So I’m very, very proud of that.
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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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You know, I’ve released some great records and I’ve released some dogs. But frankly, the fun is in creating the thing.
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We stayed in some pretty shabby places in Europe.
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And, you know, I never wanted to be a singer.
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I don’t own an ABBA album, and I never had the urge to go and buy one. If you’re just talking about well crafted pop songs, they were fantastic.
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To be honest, producing records interests me less at the moment and I really don’t want to get involved in album projects that are going to take up a lot of time
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They’re the only ones brave enough to give me these opportunities [on being offered a soundtrack!]
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To me, groups of musicians playing together, not fighting each other, but playing a groove together is one of the most exciting things to listen to.
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Often there’s a BA crew, because half the time we stay at the same hotels, especially in Australia. I can remember spending quite a lot of time with crews around the pool there. They always make themselves known to us.
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I’d love to work with Disney again.
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