In a rare interview, the legendary Phil CollinsGenesis singer and iconic drummer, talked about deteriorating his health three years after his forced departure from the music scene, after 50 years of career.

British musician, father of actress Lily Collins, protagonist of the series “Emily in Paris”he admitted to Mojo magazine that the health problems that have plagued him for years have deprived him of the desire to create new music.

“I constantly think that I have to go down to the studio and see what will happen”, said the Grammy -award -winning artist. “But I no longer have an appetite for that. The point is that I’ve got sick. And very seriously. “

In March 2022, Phil Collins bid farewell to his fans with a concert in London, along with Genesis, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks. Seven months later, in youtube’s documentary, ‘Phil Collins: Drummer First’Speaking of his career, he referred to the physical price he paid.

“I spent my whole life playing drums. Not to be suddenly able to do this is a shock » The artist confessed, who started playing drums at the age of just five.

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Collins described how the decades of appearances have burdened his body. “If I can’t do what I did as well as I did, I prefer to relax and do nothing. If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of baguettes then I will try to do it » He shared. “But I feel like I have exhausted my air miles. “

His son, Nick Collins, who succeeded him in the drums, stressed in the documentary that “The musicians, the people in bands in general, had the thought that they were invincible.” Noted that his father underwent a ‘big surgery on his neck [το 2015] which came from all these years playing drums and bad posture. “

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