Written By Chuck Arnold and Zachary KussinEdited By Zach FeldmanImage: Bav Media/SplashNews.com
Phil Collins is touring amid crippling health
Truly against all odds, Phil Collins set out on his “Still Not Dead Yet, Live!” solo tour of US arenas in September 2019.
The tour’s name — and that of its predecessor, 2018’s “Phil Collins: Not Dead Yet” trek — was a cheeky reference to the debilitating physical challenges of the Genesis lead singer.
Collins was performing from a chair for almost all of his concerts and using a cane for what little walking that he did.
Collins was vigorously belting out such beloved classics as “Another Day in Paradise,” “Sussudio” and “In the Air Tonight.”
I’m kind of physically challenged a bit, which is very frustrating because I’d love to be playing up there
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But despite clearly being in failing health, a 70-year-old Collins is turning it on again with his Genesis bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks in what is setting up to be a last hurrah.
The 70-year-old Collins has faced health issues since 2007, when he suffered a spinal injury — damaging vertebrae in his upper neck.
The injury had been sustained during a Genesis reunion tour during a drum solo — leaving him with nerve damage in his hands and unable to play the drums.
Maybe in a year or so it will change, but for now it is impossible for me to play drums or piano...Stuff happens in life.
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Despite all of his personal setbacks, it’s doing what he loves that still keeps him going.
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