Phil Collins<\/a> has revealed he would \u201ccontemplate\u201d going back on the road despite years of serious health problems that forced him to retire from going on the road and drumming.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Phil Collins has revealed he would \u2018contemplate\u2019 going back on the road despite years of serious health problems that forced him to retire from going on the road and drumming<\/p>\n
The Genesis frontman, 75, spoke candidly about his future plans during an interview on BBC Breakfast, admitting he still thinks about returning to his home studio even after officially stepping away from live performances following Genesis\u2019 farewell tour in 2022. <\/p>\n
Phil said: \u201cI\u2019m constantly saying to myself, \u2018I\u2019ve got to go back down into my studio at home\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cThere are things that I can get my teeth into to start working on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Phil clarified he could not currently imagine returning to touring, although he acknowledged his health had improved compared with previous years.<\/p>\n
\nHe said he \u201ccan\u2019t really see\u201d himself back on tour.<\/p>\n
\nHowever, he added: \u201cI\u2019m healthier now than I have been for quite a while. Whether or not I would go out again\u2026 I would contemplate.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPhil, whose career spans more than five decades with hits including In the Air Tonight, Against All Odds and Another Day in Paradise, has faced mounting health struggles in recent years following spinal injuries, nerve damage and multiple surgeries. <\/p>\n
\nThe musician, who recently made a rare public appearance at Buckingham Palace alongside former wife Jill Tavelman also said he still had \u201clyrical ideas\u201d he hoped to develop despite doubts about performing again.<\/p>\n
\nThe comments come as Phil prepares to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year. <\/p>\n
\nDuring his new BBC interview, the Grammy-winning musician confirmed he had declined an invitation to perform during the ceremony because he did not feel physically prepared.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cThey asked me if I would perform and I said no.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou\u2019ve gotta be match fit to do something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPhil continued: \u201cYou can\u2019t just go onstage.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cYou\u2019re gonna have to rehearse, and then by that point, if you\u2019ve not been singing, your voice is gonna be shot, and then that\u2019s not gonna be good.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe singer said he ultimately decided: \u201cI\u2019d rather not do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPhil\u2019s health struggles have become increasingly public in recent years.<\/p>\n
\nEarlier this year, he explained during BBC\u2019s Eras podcast a spinal injury suffered in 2007 caused severe nerve damage that left him unable to play drums properly. <\/p>\n
\nHe later developed \u201cdrop foot\u201d after back surgery, making it difficult to lift the front of his foot.<\/p>\n
\nThe condition effectively ended the drumming career that helped make Phil one of the most successful musicians of his generation, both as Genesis\u2019 drummer and later as frontman following Peter Gabriel\u2019s departure from the band. <\/p>\n
\nGenesis enjoyed enormous success with albums including Invisible Touch and We Can\u2019t Dance, while Phil also built one of the biggest solo careers of the 1980s and 1990s.<\/p>\n
\nSpeaking previously in the documentary Phil Collins: Drummer First, Phil reflected on the emotional impact of no longer being able to play.<\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cI\u2019ve spent all my life playing drums.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cTo suddenly not be able to do that is a shock.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nPhil added: \u201cIf I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks then I\u2019ll have a crack at it.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBut I just feel like I\u2019ve used up my air miles.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe musician also revealed earlier this year he now requires a 24-hour live-in nurse and continues to deal with kidney problems linked to previous alcohol use. <\/p>\n
\nPhil said he is now more than two years sober after undergoing five knee surgeries and years of declining mobility.<\/p>\n
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