Phil Collins, the legendary British musician, opens up about his mobility issues and the challenges of playing drums after a spinal injury in a new documentary, 'Phil Collins: Drummer First'.
Phil Collins has shared a rare update about his health after experiencing increasing mobility issues and requiring a cane or wheelchair to perform. Phil Collins has opened up about his struggles to play the drums in a new documentary after experiencing a spinal injury and requiring a cane or wheelchair to perform. The legendary British singer and drummer has been largely out of the public eye in recent years after retiring from performing and primarily lives in seclusion in Switzerland.
Phil Collins: Drummer First was released on Wednesday globally via YouTube and features interviews with Collins recorded after his final run of shows with Genesis in 2022. In the documentary, Collins explained the difficulties he now faces trying to play the instrument he once mastered.'If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks, then I'll have a crack of it,” he said in the documentary.The rocker has been married three times and has five children, including Emily in Paris star Lily Collins. Elsewhere in the documentary, Collins opened about feeling “shock” after his health setbacks left him unable to play drums. Phil has five children, including Emily in Paris star Lily Collins. 'I've spent all my life playing drums,” he said, describing himself as a “drummer” more than a singer.“If I can't do what I did as well as I did it, I'd rather relax and not do anything.' The documentary also captures Collins emotionally revisiting his drum kit for the first time in years.Collins rose to fame as the lead singer of the rock band Genesis in the 1970s before enjoying massive solo success in the 1980s with hits like Against All Odds, Easy Lover, In The Air Tonight and Sussidio. The singer has experienced a series of major health setbacks which began in 2009 after losing sensation in his fingers following neck surger
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