Phil Collins gave a sad update on his health condition.
The Genesis rocker, 74, opened up about his health woes that forced him into retirement in a new interview with MOJO magazine.
“I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens. But I’m not hungry for it anymore,” Collins shared. “The thing is, I’ve been sick. I mean very sick.”
In the 2024 documentary, “Phil Collins: Drummer First,” the musician addressed his health battle, which left him unable to play the drums.
“It’s still kind of sinking in a bit,” the Grammy winner admitted. “I’ve spent all my life playing drums. To suddenly not be able to do that is a shock.”
Collins started playing the drums at age 5, sharing that the movement has “taken its toll on my hands, legs.”
“If I can’t do what I did as well as I did it, I’d rather relax and not do anything,” the star added.
“If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks, then I’ll have a crack at it. But I just feel like I’ve used up my air miles.”
He played his final show in March 2022 alongside his Genesis bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks at London’s 02 Arena.
The “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” singer performed while sitting down and joked he’d have to find a real job amid his ongoing health battle. During the show, his son, Nic, played the drums.
While he didn’t give any further details on his condition, Collins has suffered several issues over the years.
In 2017, Collins was diagnosed with drop-foot, a condition that left him without sensation in one of his feet.
At the time, he said the condition was a “result of a back operation which makes it difficult to walk.”
In the documentary, Nic shared that his father had major surgery on his neck in 2015. Collins has used a cane to walk since then.
“Musicians, people in bands in general had this thought that they were invincible,” Nic elaborated.
“I think that’s really what it is with my dad is just this kind of sense of you’re a drummer, you’re invincible, you do what you do. But you don’t know it’s gonna take a toll in the long run.”
“I’d love to [play] but… there are certain physical things that get in the way,” the English rockstar told BBC Breakfast in 2021.
Collins has been suffering health issues since 2007 when he dislocated a vertebrae in his neck, leaving him with severe nerve damage to his hands.
Collins is an eight-time Grammy winner, who’s hits include “In the Air Tonight,” “Sussudio,” “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now),” and “You’ll Be in My Heart.”
