Texas Rising — a miniseries from The History Channel which is based on the Texas Revolution — launched on Memorial Day. The 10-hour event will unfold over five nights during the next few weeks.

For the inside scoop on Texas Rising, you can check out some of the celebrity interviews I grabbed at the red carpet event. But the stars weren’t the only ones I interviewed. It just so happened that musical legend Phil Collins was there as well, and I had the opportunity to chat with him.

As I was soon to learn, Collins is a huge lover of Texas history and legend. Despite being across the pond, the ex-frontman of Genesis told me that he was enchanted by the Texas story as a young boy and had garnered a massive collection of Texas artifacts. However, Collins didn’t keep them to himself. He recently donated them all, and Collins tells me he hopes that one day soon they’ll open up a museum where they can be properly displayed.

For his generosity, the Texas legislature made Collins and honorary Texan in March. If you want to see what Collins had in his collection, you can check out his book The Alamo and Beyond.

Watch the interview with Phil Collins below! And be sure to tune into The History Channel to see Texas Rising.

Hailing from Austin, Texas, Brandon Morse has been writing about politics and culture across many websites for the last six years, with a heavy emphasis on anti-authoritarianism. Aside from writing articles, he is also known for voice acting and authoring scripts. He is an avid gamer, dog person, and has a bad habit of making vague references to things no one has heard about or seen. Follow him at @TheBrandonMorse on Twitter.

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