UK chart-topper Phil Collins has seemingly pulled down the curtain on his long career, saying he has no wish to make any further music. The former Genesis frontman and solo superstar, now 74, told MOJO magazine: “I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens. But I’m not hungry for it anymore.
” Collins toured for a final time with his former band Genesis in 2022, but his frail physical health meant he performed from a chair on stage. He told MOJO: Related Stories Phil Collins And Genesis Bid Farewell To Touring In Final London Show Dan Sefton To Adapt Ex-Genesis Drummer's Novel For TV; Smithsonian Channel To Spotlight Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali Story; Abacus Media Rights Signs BBC Studios/UKTV's Charalambous - Global Briefs “The thing is, I’ve been sick, I mean very sick.” Watch on Deadline Collins previously revealed that he suffers from type 2 diabetes and complications from a spin injury, also that he could no longer hold his drum sticks properly without feeling pain, even taping his sticks to his hands to get through later gigs.
As a solo entertainer, he has won eight Grammy Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, two Golden Globes and an Oscar. Collins is one of the UK’s best-selling music artists, and had more US top 40 singles than any other artist during the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include In the Air Tonight , Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) , One More Night , Sussudio , Another Day in Paradis.
