Rock & Roll icon Phil Collins just made a major revelation. He is a HUGE Swiftie.
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During an interview with BBC Radio 2's Tracks of My Years with Vernon Kay earlier in August, Collins said that he is a big fan of Taylor Swift.
Phil Collins Reveals His 'Soft Spot' For Taylor Swift
In the interview, Collins says that the Bad Blood artist "deserves" all of her success.
"I'm so pleased. She's the hugest thing in the world now because it kind of feels like she deserves it," he said during the interview (via PEOPLE). "It's easy to knock someone that's got so much success, but I think she really deserves it ... She's a good girl."
Collins' love for Swift began after his actress daughter Lily Collins made the introduction in 2010. The pop star performed her popular song White Horse at a Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2010. Collins was drawn to her from there.
"I'd kind of known the name, but she wasn't anywhere near the star she is today, a very nice lady," Collins continued. "Then she got up on stage with a guitar and sang 'White Horse.' "
Collins added that from that point on he has always had a "soft spot" for Taylor.
Swift appears to have that effect on many of the people with whom she comes in contact. During a recent sit-down with Rolling Stone, pop star Gracie Abrams paid homage to Swift's career. And how she has managed to maintain her "freedom" amid her success.
"Something I've admired so much about Taylor (Swift)'s career, as a forever fan, is her output, not just from a place of quantity, but seemingly from a place of freedom within herself, to just be like, 'Yep, here's the nutshell from this time,'" she said. "I think her years of experience tuning out feedback - quote, unquote - that's (the result of) an earned relationship one has with themselves. And that's helped me feel less precious, with my ego, about being like, 'Ooh, six months from now, am I not going to relate to this so much?' Who cares? I love it."
