Phil Collins says piss off to Disney

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Collins Refuses To Campaign for Oscar

Phil Collins is refusing Disney's request to campaign for an Oscar for his Brother Bear film score - and won't even vote for his own songs. Collins, who secured a Best Song Academy Award in 2000 for Disney's Tarzan, has been asked by the studio to fly to Los Angeles from his Swiss home to whip up enthusiasm for the new film - but the veteran rocker believes the effort would be futile. He explains, "I don't live in LA and I'm not going to travel thousands of miles to try to talk people into voting for me or twist their arm. That's not my style. The year I won I was up against Randy Newman and he campaigned really hard. But Randy had been nominated nine times before and never won, so I don't think it's the best approach - people like a bit of modest restraint." And the former Genesis star bizarrely won't even vote for himself in the ballot of Academy members next February. He explains, "I don't vote for myself, I never have. I might have won by just one vote, then it would be worthless. I don't vote, I don't tell my friends who to vote for and I don't campaign."

― Girolamo Savonarola, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Must...not...respect...Phil...Collins...

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought this would be Collins telling Disney to fuck off and essentially he's saying people liked him more for the Oscar three years back because he's more 'humble.' Great.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

He's at home working on his hot chops!

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Phil Collins in refusing to get out of bed just like Stuart Smalley shocker!

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought this would be Collins telling Disney to fuck off and essentially he's saying people liked him more for the Oscar three years back because he's more 'humble.' Great.

Yeah, this is just another lame form of self-promotion.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

he'll take their money but he won't take their shit, godammit!!

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 20:39 (twenty-one years ago)

maybe phil and roy are going to start their own entertainment conglomerate?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 20:58 (twenty-one years ago)

No Eisner Required

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Stu-Stu-Studio!

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

ha ha ha

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

he flew out to L.A. to play "The Tonight Show," how is that any different?

― hstencil, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 21:36 (twenty-one years ago)

not voting for yourself in the oscars would seem a basic point of etiquette

― amateur!st (amateurist), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

he flew out to L.A. to play "The Tonight Show," how is that any different?

No coke?

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 21:38 (twenty-one years ago)

My only lasting memory of Phil Collins today reminds his cameo on "Miami Vice" alongside with Emo Philips.

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 21:39 (twenty-one years ago)

This thread should be re-titled: Phil Collins Sulks in Corner and Throws Pity Party for Himself while Disney Fails to Notice

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 21:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Does he still obsess over finding negative things written about him in the NME and then write them back nasty letters threatening libel?

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)

oh unholy hell why did i have to remember this thread

― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)

You evil man, DB.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 22:09 (twenty-one years ago)

The year he won he beat Sheila Broflovski's "Blame Canada". This is bad, mmmkay?

― Nick H (Nick H), Thursday, 4 December 2003 00:30 (twenty-one years ago)

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