Phil Collins has offered a heartbreaking update on his health.
The retired Genesis frontman put away his drum sticks in 2022 due to physical limitations and now says he no longer wants to make music.
‘I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens,’ the 74-year-old Grammy winner told MOJO magazine adding, ‘But I’m not hungry for it anymore.’
‘The thing is,’ he explained, ‘I’ve been sick, I mean very sick.’
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer suffers from type 2 Diabetes and complications from a spine injury which manifested itself in 2007.
‘My vertebrae have been crushing my spinal cord because of the position I drum in. It comes from years of playing,’ he told Daily Mail in 2009.
Phil Collins, 74, has offered a heartbreaking update on his health. The retired Genesis front man put away his drum sticks in 2022 due to physical limitations and now says he no longer wants to make music (Pictured in Berlin, in March 2022)
‘I can’t even hold the sticks properly without it being painful, I even used to tape the sticks to my hands to get through,’ adding cheekily, ‘Don’t worry, I can still sing.’
Collins’ MOJO interview is part of a larger story that serves as a retrospective for all the eras of Genesis.
The actor, who is the father of Emily in Paris star Lily Collins, got his start in show business as the Artful Dodger in Oliver on London’s West End in 1964.
During that time, the young actor, who had been drumming since the age of five, got to know the orchestra leader and the drummer, which inspired him to become a professional percussionist, according to Drumeo.
Collins began auditioning for Genesis and joined the group in 1970 at age 19, replacing John Mayhew on drums.
He later became the front man for the group after Peter Gabriel left to pursue a solo career in August 1975.
The group released eight albums together, winning numerous awards before Collins exited to pursue a solo career in 1996.
During that time he garnered eight Grammy awards, six Brit Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, two Golden Globes and an Oscar.
‘I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens,’ the 74-year-old Grammy winner told MOJO magazine adding, ‘But I’m not hungry for it anymore. The thing is,’ he explained, ‘I’ve been sick, I mean very sick’ (Pictured in Nanterre, France in March 2022)
Collins joined the group Genesis in 1970, at ag 19, replacing John Mayhew on the drums, he later became the lead singer in 1975, after Peter Gabriel left the group. Pictured with Mike Rutherford and Tony Bans in 1978
Genesis release eight albums together in the time Collins was with them. He left the band to pursue a solo career in 1996 (Pictured in New York City in May 1988)
As a solo artist, Collins garnered eight Grammy awards, six Brit Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, two Golden Globes and an Oscar (Pictured in Los Angeles In March 2000)
Collins had to quit drumming in 2007 after a spinal injury. ‘Don’t worry, I can still sing,’ he told Daily Mail in 2009 (Pictured in Rosemont, IL in November 1983)
During the 2022 Genesis farewell tour, Collins was restricted to a chair to sing the band’s greatest hits, while his son Nic, 23, sat in on the drums
The You’ll Be In My Heart artist opened up about his health in the documentary Phil Collins: Drummer First, which was released in December.
The film looks at Genesis’ final concert tour, in which Collins sat on the chair to sing, while his son Nic, 23, sat in on the drums.
‘It’s still kind of sinking in a bit,’ he said in the film, which was shot in October 2022. ‘I’ve spent all my life playing drums. To suddenly not be able to do that is a shock.’
Phil Collins: Drummer First, produced by Drumeo, is streaming on YouTube.
