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The Genesis drummer-turned-frontman who went on to sell more than 100 million albums as a solo artist said: "I am stopping so I can be a full-time father to my two young sons on a daily basis."
He rejected suggestions he was quitting because of "dodgy reviews or bad treatment in the press" or because "I don't feel loved", adding: "I know I still have a very large fanbase that loves what I do. Thank you."
Collins said suggestions in the press that he was stopping "because I don't fit in" were disproved by his album "Going Back" reaching number one in the British charts last year.
He said reports about his state of mind had made him sound "like a tormented weirdo", but he reassured his fans: "There's no need for the straitjacket."
London-born Collins is one of just three recording artists, along with Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, who have sold over 100 million albums worldwide both as solo artists and separately as principal members of a band.
He has been married three times.
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He rejected suggestions he was quitting because of "dodgy reviews or bad treatment in the press" or because "I don't feel loved", adding: "I know I still have a very large fanbase that loves what I do. Thank you."
Collins said suggestions in the press that he was stopping "because I don't fit in" were disproved by his album "Going Back" reaching number one in the British charts last year.
He said reports about his state of mind had made him sound "like a tormented weirdo", but he reassured his fans: "There's no need for the straitjacket."
London-born Collins is one of just three recording artists, along with Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney, who have sold over 100 million albums worldwide both as solo artists and separately as principal members of a band.
He has been married three times.
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