Quotes by Phil Collins

I'm nice until I have a reason not to be. I work hard and people sense that. But I'm different things to different people. To the middle-aged housewife I'm some-one who looks like a little boy lost; to the people who know only One More Night and Against All Odds, I'm probably this sweet and sensitive guy. But there are many other songs, many other sides. I don't like that sickly sweet image.

The world is in your hands, now use it.

Why am I playing at both Wembly and Philadelphia? Because I'm mad that's why.

When I go on Japanese Airlines, I really love it because I like Japanese food.

In 1977 we played America and Europe three times, and Japan - my marriage suffered as a result. My then wife took the kids to Canada to be near her parents.

I've bought pretty much every book ever written about the Alamo, and I talk to my friends that I've made over the past 15, 20 years. It's just a constant learning and fascinating thing for me.

Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours.