{"id":3547,"date":"2026-05-26T17:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/phil-collins-hints-he-hasnt-closed-the-door-on-new-music-touring-despite-health-woes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:35:23","slug":"phil-collins-hints-he-hasnt-closed-the-door-on-new-music-touring-despite-health-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/phil-collins-hints-he-hasnt-closed-the-door-on-new-music-touring-despite-health-woes\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Collins hints he hasn&#8217;t closed the door on new music, touring despite health woes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2F128759537.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Against all odds, Phil Collins isn\u2019t slamming the door on making new music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m constantly saying to myself, \u2018I\u2019ve got to go back down into my studio at home,\u2019\u201d the Genesis frontman, who <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/27\/phil-collins-bids-emotional-farewell-to-fans-at-final-concert\/\">is retired<\/a> due to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/19\/entertainment\/phil-collins-gives-rare-health-update-after-retiring-from-drumming\/\">various health issues<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1038997441788609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said during a Friday \u201cBBC Breakfast\u201d interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, 75, noted that he has a \u201clot of lyrical ideas\u201d written down, with some \u201chalf-formed\u201d and others finished.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Phil Collins (pictured here in 2021) revealed on Friday that he is not opposed to making new music despite retiring. <span class=\"credit\">Redferns<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The former Genesis frontman (pictured here in 2021) said he has music written down in various stages, so \u201cthere\u2019s things that [he] can get [his] teeth into to start working on.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThere are things that I can get my teeth into to start working on,\u201d Collins mused \u2014 but clarified he \u201ccan\u2019t really see\u201d himself back on tour.<\/p>\n<p>However, he mused, \u201cI\u2019m healthier now than I have been for quite a while. Whether or not I would go out again \u2026 I would contemplate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy winner, notably, turned down the chance to sing at his upcoming Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in November.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>While the artist (pictured here in 2016) \u201ccan\u2019t really see\u201d touring happening, he did note he is \u201chealthier now than [he has] been for quite a while.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cWhether or not I would go out again\u2026 I would contemplate, yeah,\u201d the Grammy winner (pictured here in 2020) said.  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey asked me if I would perform and I said no,\u201d he confessed during last week\u2019s sitdown. \u201cYou\u2019ve gotta be match fit to do something like that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t just go onstage,\u201d Collins added. \u201cYou\u2019re gonna have to rehearse, and then by that point, if you\u2019ve not been singing, your voice is gonna be shot, and then that\u2019s not gonna be good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The musician, who recently made a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/20\/entertainment\/phil-collins-makes-rare-public-appearance-after-revealing-cascading-health-issues\/\">rare public appearance at Buckingham Palace<\/a> with ex-wife Jill Tavelman, ultimately decided he would \u201crather not do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The rocker (pictured here in 1977) has battled several health issues over the decades. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Collins (pictured here in 2018) suffered a spinal injury in 2007, which caused nerve damage. He also has \u201cdrop foot,\u201d which makes drumming nearly impossible. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In January, Collins spoke candidly about why he was forced to retire following Genesis\u2019 last tour in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The drummer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio\/play\/m002qgl3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained to BBC\u2019s \u201cEras\u201d podcast listeners<\/a> that he suffered a spinal injury in 2007 that led to severe nerve damage.<\/p>\n<p>Collins also developed \u201cdrop foot,\u201d which makes it difficult to lift the front part of one\u2019s foot, after a back operation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cI have a 24-hour live-in nurse to make sure I take my medication as I should do,\u201d the icon (pictured here with daughter Lily Collins and ex-wife Jill Tavelman in 2012) said earlier this year. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cEverything that could go wrong with me, did go wrong with me,\u201d the \u201cIn the Air Tonight\u201d hitmaker (pictured here with Lily in 2012) said in January. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This condition has made it nearly impossible for the \u201cIn the Air Tonight\u201d crooner to drum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/21\/entertainment\/phil-collins-reveal-shes-under-24-hour-care-for-health-issues\/\">have a 24-hour live-in nurse<\/a> to make sure I take my medication as I should do,\u201d the songwriter continued. \u201cEverything that could go wrong with me, did go wrong with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The musician \u2014 who has <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/27\/entertainment\/phil-collins-rep-says-singer-is-not-in-hospice\/\">undergone five knee surgeries<\/a> \u2014 also revealed that he suffers from kidney issues caused by his past <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2017\/06\/02\/phil-collins-drinking-again-after-nearly-killing-himself-with-booze\/\">drinking habits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The drummer (pictured here in 2008) also suffers from kidney issues due to past drinking habits. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The songwriter (pictured here with fellow Genesis members Steve Hackett, Chester Thompson, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford in 1977) is currently more than two years sober. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Collins is now more than two years sober.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the hitmaker confessed his <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/21\/entertainment\/phil-collins-74-reveals-health-update-after-retiring-very-sick\/\">step back from music<\/a> was \u201cstill kind of sinking in a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve spent all my life playing drums,\u201d he said in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WdGmydR715Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cPhil Collins: Drummer First\u201d<\/a>\u00a0documentary. \u201cTo suddenly not be able to do that\u00a0is a shock. If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks then I\u2019ll have a crack at it. But I just feel like I\u2019ve used up my air miles.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/26\/entertainment\/phil-collins-hints-he-hasnt-closed-the-door-on-new-music-touring-despite-health-woes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Against all odds, Phil Collins isn\u2019t slamming the door on making new music. \u201cI\u2019m constantly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/128759537.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}