Phil Collins Updates on Health Issues in BBC Interview

Phil Collins, the 74-year-old former Genesis frontman and solo artist, shared a candid update on his ongoing health struggles during a recent interview on BBC's Eras podcast, revealing multiple surgeries, nerve damage, and the role his past alcohol consumption played in his kidney issues.

In the conversation with host Zoe Ball, aired as part of a series marking Collins' upcoming 75th birthday on January 30, the musician described the past few years as "difficult, interesting, frustrating" but affirmed that things are "all right now." He has been sober for two years, a milestone he celebrated after his assistant noted the date he stopped drinking. Collins explained that upon retiring from touring in March 2022, he indulged more freely. "I enjoyed coming off tour. Coming off the road I thought, right, I'm gonna do all those things that I couldn't do," he said. He drank during the day but maintained he was never drunk, though he fell over a couple of times. "I'd probably been drinking too much, so my kidneys were messed up," Collins added. The excess caught up with him, leading to months in the hospital where complications, including a bout of COVID, compounded the problems.