Phil Collins’ daughter Lily Collins didn’t want a ‘free pass’ in industry: ‘It was out of the question’
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He has a history of drug and sexual abuse. His most recent arrest was for public drunkenness. He is on the sex offenders register and has been subject to a string of restraining orders against him.
He is said to not have had a relationship with his estranged brother, Nick, for two years; on the contrary, he has been obsessed with him since he met him while performing at the Young Vic.
But, after a tumultuous start to his career, as rock critics and fans called him many things – including “the most boring musician ever” – he has since found success.
A week ago, he released his first album, which features collaborations with a number of artists, including Jay-Z and Elton John, and has become a cult hit.
The album is called No Jacket Required, and is his first mainstream record released since his most recent arrest, for public drunkenness, on 17 January. The following month, he was found guilty by a jury of five charges including common assault of two women, one of whom is his ex-girlfriend.
He is due to be sentenced on 22 November in Westminster magistrates’ court.
Lily Collins does not believe a ‘free pass’ in industry was out of the question for her father. Picture: Simon Hattenstone Collins, who is of Irish descent and adopted by a white family in Devon, worked as a DJ in the late 1990s.
“I never wanted a free pass – it was out of the question,” she told Rolling Stone over breakfast in London. “For so long it was about how the music industry would make the money, and it was never about who’s parents got divorced, or the fact you had to live in a council home, or you had to have a job because you were white.
“That was one of the issues that brought me to the point where I couldn’t take it. It was
