Phil Collins has unleashed a blunt attack on President Donald Trump, branding his manner “unattractive” and “nasty.”

The Genesis singer also revealed the provocative title of an unwritten song aimed at America, pushing his criticism beyond the president himself.

Fox News reported that Collins, 75, made the remarks during a wide ranging interview with Piers Morgan released on Friday.

Morgan directly asked the British musician for his opinion of Trump, and Collins did not soften his response.

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“His whole manner is unattractive,” Collins said.

Collins argued that presidents have historically carried themselves with eloquence and elegance. He said people could still respect those leaders even when they disagreed with them, but he did not extend that respect to Trump.

“But when someone like Trump is as nasty as he is, you end up feeling dislike for him.”

The musician also voiced concern about the possibility of Trump attempting to remain in office beyond his second term. Collins suggested he would not be surprised if Trump tried to challenge the existing limit.

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“I’m sure he’s even tried, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he just tries to overrule the two-term deal, you know, and American presidents can only serve two terms,” Collins said.

Trump has publicly acknowledged that constitutional restriction. Fox News reported that he addressed the matter in August and recognized the strength of the law preventing another campaign.

“I’d love to run, but the law is very strong.”

The 22nd Amendment prevents anyone from being elected president more than twice.

Collins did not stop with Trump, however, and soon revealed an unwritten song title directed at America more broadly.

“I’ve got a song that’s waiting to be written called ‘Fat People with Guns,’ which is about America, you know, and I just write that phrase down so I don’t forget it,” he told Morgan.

That remark moves Collins’ criticism into territory that could land differently with American listeners.

Attacking a political figure is not the same as making the country itself the subject of a cutting song title.

The distinction could matter among people who have spent years buying an artist’s records and concert tickets.

Fox News cited PR executive Sarah Schmidt, who previously warned that performers can face a stronger response when audiences believe Americans themselves are under attack.

“If an artist mocks a USA chant from stage, they can face swift and intense backlash because it’s not them commenting on a politician or policy,” Schmidt said. “It’s them criticizing the beliefs of the people who ultimately pay their bills.”

Collins has criticized Trump before. In 2016, CBS asked whether Genesis could create another video like Land of Confusion, the band’s political satire that mocked President Ronald Reagan.

“Wouldn’t it be great to do that with Donald Trump? He’s just crying out for it,” Collins said.

His own history with politics has been complicated. During a 2016 interview with The Guardian, Collins said one of his greatest regrets was discussing political matters with The Sun.

Comments about potentially leaving Britain if taxes increased contributed to an image of Collins as a wealthy conservative tax exile. Collins later argued that his remarks had been distorted.

Despite his latest statements, Collins acknowledged during the interview that he is “not a political person.”

His comments about Trump, presidential term limits and America nevertheless placed politics at the center of the conversation.

Calling Trump “nasty” will not necessarily distinguish Collins from other entertainers who have criticized the president.

Describing a planned song about America as Fat People With Guns, however, could prove more difficult for some longtime American fans to dismiss.

Collins’ comments therefore leave two separate targets in view. One is Trump and the musician’s open dislike of his manner, while the other is America itself, captured in a deliberately provocative phrase Collins has saved for a song that remains unwritten.

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