Wait for it, wait for it! Anticipation is half the fun, So I’ve been told...
The world is in your hands, now use it.
Deep inside us we’re not that different at all.
To be honest, I couldn’t hold a conversation with anybody in any language other than English – and that’s a struggle sometimes!
Perception determines insanity...
I remember flying with Air India to New York quite a few years ago now and I love Indian food, so the fact that I had a curry on board was fantastic.
When children see Michael Jackson they see a human being. When adults see him they see money.
When I go on Japanese Airlines, I really love it because I like Japanese food.
You know, I’ve released some great records and I’ve released some dogs. But frankly, the fun is in creating the thing.
Before you write – remember that every speech has something of ‘you’ in the writing. Don’t take that away when you write. Be yourself. Be comfortable in your own skin.
The answer is inside your head; it’s easy to find if you take it logically.
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.
On the day of the show, I sit down with someone that speaks very good English and someone who speaks the local language very well and work out what I’m going to say.
You’ll regret the day you ever messed with Philadelphia Collins and sons.
I suppose you can’t take kids into consideration all the time, but I just wish there could be a bit of flexibility.
Each thing leapfrogs. I do a Genesis project – like now, we’re just finishing off an album – and then by the time the album is doing its thing, I could do nothing or I could do a film.
When we’re touring America or Europe, we use our own plane and a great advantage of that is it cuts out an awful lot of time checking in. You literally drive up to the plane, get on and then drive off at the other end.
Take a look at me now, cause there’s just an empty space. And you coming back to me is against all odds and that’s what I’ve got to face.
We stayed in some pretty shabby places in Europe.
I’d love to work with Disney again.