I just got this in email is it true? COUR D’ALENE, IDAHO (Reuters) - Brit singer Phil Collins’ publicist has confirmed his death, the result of an apparent suicide attempt. News of the suicide marks an end to the performer’s bizarre final years.
Born as a woman, he dropped out of school in 1934 and used money earned from tap dancing outside of drug stores to get a gender change.
The “Sussudio” singer and former Genesis drummer had launched an unsuccessful contact lens line in 2000. The brand, known as Phil Collense, sold only eight pairs despite heavy marketing. “I knew the motto ‘Look just like Phil Collins’ wasn’t a brilliant marketing strategy or anything, but [he] insisted on using it,” said former marketing executive Paula Hill.
Perhaps the most shocking – and embarassing – twist to the story, is the manner in which Collins was found: in the arms of Reginald VelJohnson, who played Carl Winslow on 90's sitcom Family Matters.
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