Phil Collins Discloses 2024 Near-Death Hospitalization

Music legend Phil Collins has revealed he nearly died in 2024 after a relapse into alcohol abuse led to organ failure and a life-threatening seven-month hospitalization. The 75-year-old singer and drummer detailed the crisis in a new interview, describing a period when his family was summoned to his bedside as doctors considered whether to keep him on life support.

Collins was first admitted to a hospital in Switzerland in November 2023 in connection with his drinking. He was discharged just before Christmas that year but was rushed back into intensive care weeks later as his condition deteriorated sharply. By April 2024, he was unconscious and critically ill. Collins said his kidneys were failing and his organs were seizing up. His longtime manager contacted his five adult children, who traveled to be with him as medical staff faced grave decisions about his care.

"There were some decisions to be made about, 'Do we keep Phil on life support?' kind of thing," Collins recalled. "People were coming to say goodbye. But I don't remember them coming. I didn't have no idea this was going on. They were all worried that they wouldn't see me again. It could all have gone so terribly wrong."