http://www.nme.com/news/genesis/55350

 

Phil Collins finally confirms retirement

Ex-Genesis man's publicist had said his client wasn't retiring

 

After much public confusion about his future, Phil Collins has confirmed he is retiring from music.

 

The drummer/singer made the announcement on his website, Philcollins.co.uk. The message came after his publicist denied that he was planning to stop making music.

 

"I am stopping so I can be a full-time father to my two young sons on a daily basis," he wrote.

 

Collins also reacted to recent press stories about his wellbeing.

 

"Many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted," he wrote. "The result is that I have ended up sounding like a tormented weirdo who thinks he was at the Alamo in another life, who feels very sorry for himself, and is retiring hurt because of the bad press over the years. None of this is true."

 

Collins had previously been quoted as saying he believed he had captured paranormal energy in photos of the Alamo, the site of the Texas Revolution battle in 1836. He was also quoted as saying he had considered suicide.

 

However, he has now stated that he was taken out of context, signing off his message by writing: "There's no need for the straitjacket!"

 

The former Genesis man has two sons, Nicholas and Matthew, with his third wife Orianne Cevey. The couple divorced in 2008.

Maybe he comes back to the music...

http://www.philcollins.co.uk/news/breaking-news-message-phil

 

Greetings to all, I've decided to write this in response to the articles that surfaced last weekend regarding my retirement. Why they were printed at all is a mystery, as I haven't spoken to anybody in the press for a few months.

 

However, many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted. Therefore, I would like to add my comments and try to explain again my reasons for calling it a day.

 

 

 

1/ I'm not stopping because of dodgy reviews or bad treatment in the press.

 

2/ I'm not stopping because I don't feel loved, I know I still have a very large fanbase that loves what I do. Thank you.

 

3/ I'm not stopping because I don't fit in, this was proved with "Going Back" reaching No 1 in the UK, and doing incredibly well worldwide.

 

4/ I'm not stopping so I can dive full time into my interest for the Alamo.

 

I am stopping so I can be a full time father to my two young sons on a daily basis.

 

Some of the things mentioned above have been said by me in various interviews, but said as asides with a smile on my face and in passing. They were not meant to be "headlines", they were small parts of a conversation. This clearly doesn't come over in print and I should know better.

 

However, the result is that I have ended up sounding like a tormented weirdo who thinks he was at the Alamo in another life, who feels very sorry for himself, and is retiring hurt because of the bad press over the years.

 

None of this is true.

 

Thanks for all your messages on the Forum regarding this stuff, it means a lot that you care.

But there's no need for the straitjacket !

 

 

PC x

 

Maybe he comes back to the music...

 

Hopefully not. I'm sorry, the man is just unbearable,

glad to hear that

I'm not a huge fan, but I respect Phil Collins a lot. He is very talented on a number of levels.

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