1- “The Beatles were a major early influence on Collins, including their drummer Ringo Starr.”
2- “Collins has collected hundreds of artifacts related to the Alamo”
3- ” He was the drummer and later became singer of the rock band Genesis”
4- “Collins was looking for a career in music when he saw an ad looking for ‘a drummer sensitive to acoustic music’. He responded to the ad, met the group known as Genesis, and went on to ascend to the upper echelons of musical history.”
5- “He was inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2012.”
6- “Collins Had A Close Relationship With George Harrison”
7- “He was given a toy drum kit for Christmas when he was five”
8- “In 1982, Collins works with ABBA member Frida’s solo album, which was titled Something’s Going On.”
9- “Phil is one of the wealthiest people in the British music industry.”
10- “He was the winner of the 2008 Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement.”
11- “He supports Tottenham Hotspur.”
12- “Collins has stated he is a supporter of animal rights and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)”
13- “He announced in 2009 that he was no longer able to drum due to a spinal injury.”
14- “He Was NOT Impressed By Led Zeppelin During Live Aid”
15- “His favorite Genesis album is “”The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway””.”
16- “Like Rod Stewart and Eric Clapton, Collins is a model railway enthusiast”
17- “Phil Collins is one of only three recording artists (along with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson) to have sold over 100 million albums globally both as part of a band and solo.”
18- “Collins had cameo appearances in Steven Spielberg’s Hook (1991) and the AIDS docudrama And the Band Played On (1993).”
19- “In January 1989, he was voted the fourth most popular radio artist for 1989 in France”
20- “He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.”
21- “Collins appeared as himself in the 2006 PSP and PS2 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.”
22- “Collins’s music is featured in the satirical black comedy film American Psycho”
23- “He was in the 1991 film Hook.”
24- “He produced a few songs on Eric Clapton’s Album, Behind The Sun.”
25- “Phil once got so depressed about the negative things happening in his life that he contemplated committing suicide, but stopped because of his children.”
26- “He is the co-founder of The Little Dream Foundation. The mission of the foundation is to fulfill the dreams of young aspiring talents without the financial means to achieve goals.”
27- “Collins was the only Live Aid performer who performed at both the U.S. concert and the U.K. concert”
28- “He started to play drums at the age of five.”
29- “Collins was portrayed in the cartoon South Park in the episode “”Timmy 2000″” holding his Oscar throughout, referring to his 1999 win for “”You’ll Be in My Heart””, which defeated “”Blame Canada”” from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut”
30- “As a result of a viral infection he got in 2001, he is deaf in his left ear.”
31- “Collins had reportedly lost hearing in his left ear in 2000 due to a viral infection; the condition was resolved after the infection was cured.”
“His full name is Philip David Charles Collins.”
32- “Phil Collins was born on January 30, 1951.”
33- “His favourite guitarist is Eric Clapton, who played on his singles “”If Leaving Me Is Easy”” and “”I Wish It Would Rain Down””.”
34- “He was awarded Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order of the British Empire in the 1994 Queen’s Honours List for his services to music and charity.”
35- “Collins has married and divorced three separate times, paying out over $84 million in divorce settlements.”
36- “Collins is a left-handed drummer, and uses Gretsch drums, Noble & Cooley solid snare drums, Remo heads, Sabian cymbals and he uses his signature Promark sticks”
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