No (Strait)jacket Required

After weeks of speculation and rumors — about his declining health, “bad press” and his relationship with fans — former Genesis frontman-turned-soft rock station staple Phil Collins took to the Web with his version of “Breaking News.”

“Many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted,” Collins posted Monday on PhilCollins.com.

In his post, Collins wrote that these articles (notably, a recent interview in British FHM) portrayed him as a “tormented weirdo.”