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Simon Philip Nando Collins (born 14 September 1976) is a Canadian musician, drummer and lead vocalist of the progressive rock band, Sound of Contact. Collins is the son of English drummer and singer Phil Collins and Collins' first wife, Andrea Bertorelli.〔(Simon Collins' Grand Entrance: On his music, his famous dad and coming out. ) Xtra. Retrieved 7 November 2008〕 He is the half-brother of actresses Joely Collins and Lily Collins. Reviewers have compared his vocals to his father's.〔''The Toledo Blade.'' Tharp, Bridget. ("Sounds: Simon Collins forges his own musical identity" ). 16 August 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2013.〕〔(Simon Collins Follows His Father Phil Into the Pop Charts. ) About.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.〕 ==Early life== Collins was born in London, England, and then he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, when he was eight years old.〔(Bio | Simon Collins Official Website. ) SimonCollins.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.〕 He lived with his mother, Andrea, and half-sister, Joely, in nearby Richmond between the ages of 8 and 11. In September 1987, they moved into an estate purchased for $750,000 in Vancouver's Shaughnessy neighbourhood with assistance from their father, a decision described by Andrea Collins as a means to a better education for Collins and his sister and for the sake of other lifestyle considerations.〔 In 1991, Simon's parents were involved in a court battle at the Supreme Court of British Columbia to gain possession of the estate, owing to a misunderstanding of the terms of ownership of the home.〔 Their father had previously placed the estate in an irrevocable land trust in 1987, however, to be owned by both children jointly in adulthood. Their father succeeded in retaining control of the estate until Simon's twentieth birthday, as the judge ruled in October 1991 he was not old enough to sign his half of the estate to his mother as she had intended. Collins completed his secondary education at Vancouver's Point Grey Secondary School. He first became involved with music when he was five after his father purchased for him a Tama drum kit.〔(Sound of Contact Progressive Rock Band Interview | Audioholics. ) Audioholics. Retrieved 21 July 2013.〕 Collins practised drumming by playing along with music albums in his parents' record collection as well as when accompanying his father while on tour with Genesis.〔 Collins' experiences on tour allowed him to be mentored by his father and by the band's touring drummer, Chester Thompson.〔〔(Simon Collins. ) Modern Drummer. Retrieved 21 July 2013.〕 Though he had a percussion instructor when he was ten, Collins preferred drumming to artists such as Stewart Copeland, Gavin Harrison, and Keith Moon In his early teens, Collins learned to play the piano and began to develop songwriting and singing skills.〔〔(Simon Collins Biography. ) MapleMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2013.〕 While he played drums in numerous hard rock bands beginning at age 14, Collins wanted to pursue singing, songwriting, and diversity in music styles, including pop, progressive rock, rock and roll, punk, grunge, and electronica.〔 According to Collins, he did not wish to spend his life "drumming to other people's music." His early compositions were rejected by the heavier rock bands he played for because of their pop style. In his late teens, Collins worked part-time as a disc jockey in Vancouver's rave scene. His experiences in rave culture inspired a collaborative documentary project with his sister Joely called ''Summer Love''. Collins developed a passion for astronomy and social issues during his youth, and frequently revisits these themes in his music. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Simon Collins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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