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Phil Collins says he considered suicide

Genesis singer, struggling with celebrity and a spinal injury, thought about 'writing this Phil Collins character out of the story'Phil Collins considered suicide "in recent years", according to a new interview with Rolling Stone. Disappointed with celebrity and unable to play the drums, the singer said he had been tempted to end his life but resisted for the sake of his children. "I wouldn't blow my heard off," he told the magazine. "I'd overdose or do something that didn't hurt."With the recen...

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07:12 on November 11 2010

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10:50 on November 11 2010

Phil Collins says he considered suicide

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17:22 on November 11 2010

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20:00 on November 11 2010

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