British singer and drummer Phil Collins has confirmed reports he is to retire from the music business.
"I am stopping so I can be a full time father to my two young sons on a daily basis," he wrote on his website.
His decision, he said, was not down to "dodgy reviews", "bad treatment in the press" or "because I don't feel loved".
Collins' announcement was in response to a series of "distorted" articles that had erroneously painted him as "a tormented weirdo", he added.
"There's no need for the straitjacket!" joked the 60-year-old, whose hits include In the Air Tonight and Another Day in Paradise.
A former member of rock band Genesis, Collins went on to achieve huge success as a solo performer, including hit albums as No Jacket Required and ...But Seriously.
The winner of seven Grammy awards was also the recipient of an Academy award for his soundtrack for the Disney animated film Tarzan.
Last year he topped the UK album chart with Going Back, a collection of Motown and soul covers.
The singer has two sons, Nicholas and Matthew, with his third wife Orianne Cevey, whom he divorced in 2008
#1: Godwinson To: A K A Stone (#0)
Yea, he has back and nerve damage so he can't play an instrument nor be active on stage. The British press really is not much of a press at all - they make stuff up or distort the truth all the time to sell papers.
Godwinson posted on 2011-03-09 09:44:15 Reply Private Reply
#2: CZ82 To: Godwinson (#1)
At least they tell the truth more often that our "Lamestream Media"...... In fact they don't cut anybody any slack, even the people they helped get elected!!!!!! You really need to check out page 3 of The Sun, it might change your mind about what news really is....... I guarantee you none of them are Liberals, they're not fat and ugly.......
www.page3.com/
CZ82 posted on 2011-03-09 19:15:36 Reply Private Reply
#3: lucysmom To: CZ82 (#2)
Using your criteria, Rush is a liberal.
lucysmom posted on 2011-03-09 20:03:22 Reply Private Reply
#4: CZ82 To: lucysmom (#3)
Rush is fat????? Somewhat overweight but that seems to be the fad these days.....
Ugly......maybe!!!!!
CZ82 posted on 2011-03-09 20:10:55 Reply Private Reply
#5: BorisY To: A K A Stone (#0)
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BorisY posted on 2011-03-09 20:47:58 Reply Private Reply
#6: BorisY To: All (#5)
Doesn'T like The compeTiTion
ConvicTion Too
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BorisY posted on 2022-03-28 15:48:08 Reply Private Reply