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Phil Collins calls it a career due to poor health

C.E. Evans

C.E. Evans

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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/slideshow/phil-collins-retires-health-problems-6638908
ABC News said:
The beat will not go on for Phil Collins, who has decided to end his rock career due to looming health problems that will prevent him from playing the drums again. The 60-year-old has hearing problems, a dislocated vertebra and nerve damage in his hands, caused by years of playing drums. Collins currently lives alone in Switzerland."I don't really belong to that world and I don't think anyone's going to miss me. I'm much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely. I'll go on a mysterious biking holiday and never return. That would be a great way to end the story, wouldn't it?" Collins told FHM magazine.
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Nothing but kudos for all the work he's done, both with Genesis and as a solo artist...
 
Unfortunately, no. They went on reunion tours and released box sets of earlier material and live recordings, but they hadn't been together in the studio for years...
 
I know he got a lot of criticism, but I enjoyed his work. I saw him live on the No Jacket Required Tour back in 85 or 86. It was a great show, and I had a lot of fun.
I hope he can recover from all of his medical problems, that's a lot of put on someone at only 60 years old.
 
Sorry to hear. I remember back around 1990-1992 he always seemed to be on every channel of my local radio stations. After that I lost track. I guess now I know why.
 
That's a shame. I hope he continues to write songs. His website paints a slightly more cheery picture than the alleged interview in FHM:
Greetings to all, I've decided to write this in response to the articles that surfaced last weekend regarding my retirement. Why they were printed at all is a mystery, as I haven't spoken to anybody in the press for a few months.
However, many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted. Therefore, I would like to add my comments and try to explain again my reasons for calling it a day.


1/ I'm not stopping because of dodgy reviews or bad treatment in the press.
2/ I'm not stopping because I don't feel loved, I know I still have a very large fanbase that loves what I do. Thank you.
3/ I'm not stopping because I don't fit in, this was proved with "Going Back" reaching No 1 in the UK, and doing incredibly well worldwide.
4/ I'm not stopping so I can dive full time into my interest for the Alamo.
I am stopping so I can be a full time father to my two young sons on a daily basis.
Some of the things mentioned above have been said by me in various interviews, but said as asides with a smile on my face and in passing. They were not meant to be "headlines", they were small parts of a conversation. This clearly doesn't come over in print and I should know better.
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I'm not a fan of his solo material, or of Genesis with him as a frontman either. But he is a tremendous talent, and i'm always sad for any musician who is forced to give up what they love to do.
 
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