In his early teens, Collins learned to play the piano and began to develop songwriting and singing skills. While he played drums in numerous hard rock bands beginning at age 14, Collins wanted to pursue singing, songwriting, and diversity in music styles, including pop, progressive rock, rock and roll, punk, grunge, and electronica.
At a young age, Collins learned piano and began developing his skills in songwriting and singing. He started playing drums in various hard rock bands at 14, but ultimately wanted to focus on singing, songwriting, and exploring diverse musical genres like pop, progressive rock, rock and roll, punk, grunge, and electronica.