Phil Collins gets frank on marriage failures and life regrets: 'I regret my marriages falling apart'

Phil Collins is opening up about his biggest regret throughout the course of his career.During a recent interview on "Piers Morgan Uncensored," the 75-year-old musician reflected on the toll his career took on his relationships with his children and how it affected his three marriages."To some extent, I have to say I regret my marriages falling apart," he explained."Sometimes I jumped.
Well, one time I jumped, two times I was pushed.But I wouldn't have written it like that.
But on the other hand, I've got five fantastic kids that I wouldn't have if that hadn't happened.So I have to balance it."The famous drummer was married to his first wife, Andrea Bertorelli, from 1975 to 1980.
Collins adopted Bertorelli's daughter, Joely, and the couple welcomed son Simon.PHIL COLLINS' BRUSH WITH DEATH LEFT HIS CHILDREN PREPARING FOR THE UNTHINKABLECollins shared his biggest regret over the course of his career.(Gina Wetzler/Redferns)He also shares daughter Lily with his second wife, Jill Tavelman, whom he was married to from 1984 to 1996, and sons Nicholas and Mathew with his third wife, Orianne Cevey, whom he was married to from 1999 to 2006.When looking back on his first marriage, Collins admitted it broke down because he wasn't around, as he was touring with his band, Genesis, and couldn't be home."Genesis did, in one year, I think, three American tours, two European tours, and a tour of Japan.
And when I ended up getting separated from my first wife, the guys in the band said, ‘Well, why didn’t you tell us? We’d have stopped it.’ But that’s easy to say in retrospect," he said."I was gone, and we grew apart."Despite his failure to make his relationships with his wives work, Collins said he "always tried to be there for the kids," and that he never planned on getting married three times, noting, "You don't go into life thinking that."GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERECollins' daughter Lily wrote about their relationship in her...