今日は中性脂肪で引っかかり医者に行くので有休を取ったが昼から出勤。
で、病院行く道すがらTwitterを見てたらブリティッシュカウンシルの今日の音楽のニュースは「フィルコリンズ
引退」！！！！
一時はどこにも顔を出しいつ休んでるの？といった感じだったのに。
これでGenesisの再結成もなくなった・・・。
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.
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 !
But there's no need for the straitjacket !