Phil Collins Author & Editor

Phil Collins, drummer, actor, singer, producer, and now author, has been constantly active in all manner of contradictory and unlikely projects. His history with Genesis is well documented from their art-house beginnings to multiplatinum status as the band grew up. Collins launched his solo career twenty-nine years ago, picking up numerous awards that include eight Grammys, three Oscar nominations, and two Golden Globes. Collins has written songs for Disney's Tarzan and Brother Bear. You'll Be in My Heart from Tarzan won a Golden Globe Award for Best Song Written for a Film. This song, in addition to the soundtrack, was also nominated for Grammys and won for Best Original Song in a Movie. Collins also won an Oscar for the same song in March 2000. An avid student of the battle of the Alamo since his boyhood, Collins has now turned his gifted pen to writing history. His first book, The Alamo and Beyond: A Collector's Journey, takes this passion and tells the story of the Texas Revolution through artefacts and documents from his private collection.