Everyone knows that the British artist Phil Collins72 years old, suffered for years back and mobility problemssince in 2007 he suffered a Spine injuryfor which he had to undergo surgery several times, which damaged the vertebrae in the upper part of his neck, which caused him nerve damage.
Since then, the musician’s health has not fully recovered, especially since the last of the interventions affected his the nervous system. These problems force you to walk with the help of a cane it is already necessary sing sittingas happened on the band’s farewell stage tour Genesis Last year.
“I’m a bit physically handicapped, which is very frustrating because I would love to play. I can barely hold a stick with this hand, so there are certain physical things that bother me.”said a wistful Phil months ago.
“We’re all old people and I think to some extent we’ll probably have to give up soon. For my part, I don’t know if I want to keep hitting the road.”, revealed the singer, who deeply regretted not being able to play his instrument during concerts. In fact, on Genesis’ farewell tour after half a century of musical career, it was necessary to his son, Nic CollinsWho was in charge of the batterywhile the legendary musician only played the role of vocalist.
Phil Collins and his son Nic Collins, playing drums, during a concert in Berlin in March 2022. .
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Now former Genesis guitarist, Mike Rutherfordparticipated in an interview in BBC Breakfasta BBC morning show, to promote his upcoming tour with Mike + the mechanicsin which the Collins son will once again be in charge of the drums.
delicate health
Additionally, Rutherford took advantage of update the delicate state of health in which is his friend and bandmate. “As you know Phil is a bit… He’s a lot more still than before, which is a shame, but on tour he was in good spirits. He’s fine now at home, enjoying life . He worked very hard over the years.”.
When asked who was the better drummer, Phil Collins or his son, Rutherford replied: “I always support dads because I’m from that generation. Phil is the most amazing drummer, but Nic is also fantastic. Like his dad, but a bit different. FIt was really nice having you two together.”.
Phil Collins with his son Nic in 2016. / Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images
A Million Dollar Sale
Last September, the popular singer, songwriter and drummer sold part of his catalog of solo songs, with Genesis and Mike and mechanics to the company Concord Music Group. As usually happens in these situations, the figures of the agreement were not disclosed, but according to the the wall street journalthe transaction was valued at more than $300 million.