Phil Collins has ended a decade-long feud with Sir Paul McCartney. I'm Paul McCartney and it must be very hard for you to actually be holding a conversation with me.'" In an interview shortly afterwards, Collins claimed his account had caught the attention of Sir Paul, who responded by email. I certainly didn't get any flowers from him; I got more of a 'Let's just get on with our lives,'" Collins told Billboard. According to Collins, Sir Paul emailed him in 2016, "saying 'I'm a bit disappointed', blah blah.