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Phil Collins Says He Now Has 24-Hour Live-In Nurse in Candid BBC Interview

The 74-year-old cites cascading medical complications for his limited mobility.

Overview

  • He told the BBC’s Eras podcast he needs round-the-clock care to manage medications and day-to-day health needs.
  • Collins said he has undergone five knee operations and can walk only with assistance such as crutches.
  • He described long-term nerve damage from a 2007 spinal injury that ended his drumming, with his son Nic handling percussion on Genesis’s 2022 tour.
  • He acknowledged kidney problems he links partly to past daytime drinking, noted months in hospital, and marked roughly two years of sobriety.
  • A representative previously confirmed a hospital knee operation and denied hospice rumors, as a docu-concert called The Phil Collins Story is slated to premiere Feb. 3 at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse.