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Phil Collins quits music, apologises for his success
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 7 March 2011
I’m pretty sure Phil Collins has ‘retired’ before, but he’s confirmed he’s definitely leaving the music business this time, while also apologising for his past successes.
Confirming to FHM that he’s quitting music for good, he said: “I don’t think anyone’s going to miss me. I’m sorry that it was all so successful. I honestly didn’t mean it to happen like that. It’s hardly surprising that people grew to hate me”.
While various health issues may have partly motivated his decision to step back from his music career, he added there are other reasons: “I look at the MTV Music Awards and I think: ‘I can’t be in the same business as this’. I don’t really belong to that world and I don’t think anyone’s going to miss me. I’m much happier to write myself out of the script entirely”.
