Talk:Phil Collins

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[edit] Politics

I'm pleased to see the nonsense about Collins moving to Switzerland because of Blair's win has been removed.

Collins has posted comments through the webmaster of the www.philcollins.invisionzone.com, and here is one from 2005:

Hi All, I wrote this a while ago after reading the Gallagher's talking about voting Labour if only to keep me from coming back to England. I took offence at that and wrote this, but sat on it... however in the light of the Mirror piece I'm prepared to post it and be d**ned....

Before I say anything.. let the minutes of this meeting show brothers, that I like a fair bit of what THE OASIS do. They remind me of BEATLES.... a great band and I like being reminded of BEATLES. If you were there the first time round, you might think THE OASIS were a bit similar, what with that Liam and his attitude and his brother Noel... thinking they are as good as them BEATLES. Fact is.... they are a bit pale compared to them BEATLES..... I am, we all are.... Now Liam is just a clot... bop him round the head, and wake him up... Noel is smarter... but only just.... Just because they write a tune or two that reminds us of BEATLES we swoon a bit and reminisce.... but it's only nostalgia really.

Now....

I'd like to grab an opportunity to finally lay to rest a much quoted untruth about my Political leanings. I have never been a Conservative, or at least not since being a young teenager. My Father voted Conservative, and even his doing that was a hangover from the 50's and 60's, which may have been an influence on me. I'm sick and tired of being thrown in that same old box... "he's got money.... so he must be..." I once said that if taxes were put up to a level where the Government took home more than me, then I would consider moving out of the Country. The Conservatives were in at that point and I mentioned Labour... if Labour had been in, I would have mentioned Conservative. It was said to make a point over 15 years ago. No one’s asked me since. I don't care if Noel Gallagher likes my music or not.... I do care if he starts telling people I'm a wanker because of my Politics.... an opinion based on an old misunderstood quote.

I live outside the UK purely because my wife lived here when we met.

End of story.

PC

Ordinary Person (talk) 02:04, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm not sure how reliable that particular website is, but the mai n reason this information was removed from the article was because it wasn't properly cited. Thanks AreJay (talk) 00:46, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] List of Phil Collins awards

Hi, can someone put that article in the right way, with wikipedia standards, best in table form, because it could be cancelled.

Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.213.90.183 (talk) 15:26, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] phil collins

tot va ser un montatge el no composava —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.50.108.247 (talk) 11:43, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] £17M

The article says that Collins paid £17M to his second wife. Is this 17.000 or 17.000.000 pounds? Someone from out-of-England like me won't know! FAThomssen (talk) 09:49, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

In currency a capital M means million. and K = thousands. Confusing with french Mille etc, but it is standar in English.Yobmod (talk) 10:16, 17 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "In the Air Tonight" Rumor

The main article states, "This path was inspired by the death of his good childhood friend, Patrick Michael Fithen, who drowned a year before in a pond outside of London." This would lend evidence to the rumor that "In the Air Tonight" is based on a true experience from Phil Collins life. Snopes.com (2006) provides the complete rumor and variations on it, and also marks it as false. I have seen at least one interview in which Mr. Collins denies the rumor is true, saying he has no idea where it came from. Unfortunately, I cannot cite the interview properly. I can only say I believe I saw it on the American Ovation Channel. It was a rather recent interview, having taken place in the last few years. I will try to locate the source and post it if I can.

While providing a complete name of the child who supposedly drowned in the article gives the appearance of credibility, the sentence should be removed until references can be provided. There's just too much evidence to the contrary.

References Snopes.com (2006, July 30). In the Air Tonight. Urban Legends Reference Pages. Retreived November 21, 2008 from http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/intheair.asp

--Mdgill (talk) 16:38, 21 November 2008 (UTC)