Phil Collins Can ‘Barely Hold’ Drumsticks Due to Health Problems

Phil Collins’ declining health leads him to consider retiring from the road.

“I’m a little physically disabled which is very frustrating because, you know, I would love to play up there with my son,” he shared in a rare interview on “BBC Breakfast” with his fellow students. Genesis group Thursday.

“I can barely hold a stick with this hand, so there are some physical things that get in my way,” the musician added.

Collins, 70, and Genesis announced in March 2020 that they would be launching their reunion tour, “The Last Domino? Tour 2021.

He was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the group confirmed in April that they would “return to America for the first time in 14 years” and will also perform in Europe.

Collins, on vocals, is still the frontman of the group, but as he mentioned to the BBC, his 20-year-old son Nic has taken over the drums due to his father’s health issues.

When asked if this tour puts the band ‘to bed’, the ‘In the Air Tonight’ singer replied, ‘We’re all men our age, and I think – to some extent – yes, it’s probably put it to bed. “

He added: “Just, generally, for me, I don’t know if I want to go out on the road anymore.”

Collins suffered a spinal injury in the late 2000s, and first revealed he had to stop drumming because of it in 2009, according to a Daily Mail article.

The “Against All Odds” frontman said at the time, “My vertebrae crushed my spinal cord from the position I’m drumming in. It comes from years of playing. I can’t even hold the sticks properly. without it being painful; I even used to stick the sticks on my hands to pass. “

Collins then swore to continue singing.

However, the “You’ll Be in My Heart” singer suffered another setback in 2015 when he had a bad fall and had to be stung.

A representative said in a statement at the time that Collins “is suffering from ‘foot drop’ following back surgery which makes it difficult to walk.”