- - Phil Collins of Genesis requires 24-hour care amid health battles

Anthony Robledo, USA TODAYJanuary 22, 2026 at 3:13 AM

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Phil Collins of Genesis performs on the opening night of their North American "The Last Domino?" tour at the United Center on November 15, 2021 in Chicago.

Phil Collins revealed his health challenges are ongoing and require he receive 24-hour care.

The Genesis drummer, 74, opened up about his health struggles as he continues to grapple with the complications from his 2007 spinal injury, which caused damage to vertebrae in his upper neck and subsequent nerve damage.

"You know, I have a 24-hour live-in nurse to make sure I take my medication as I should do. I've had challenges with my knee," he said in BBC's "Eras" podcast series. "I had everything that could go wrong with me, did go wrong with me."

After five surgeries on his knee, Collins said he only has one that works, adding, "I can walk, albeit with assistance, you know, crutches or whatever."

"I got COVID in (the) hospital. My kidneys started to back up. Everything seemed to converge at the same time," he said.

Phil Collins said kidneys were 'messed up' after excessive drinking

The Grammy-winning artist said his kidneys were "messed up" after a period of heavy drinking.

Now sober for more than two years, Collins said he enjoyed leaving touring and finally getting to "do all those things that I couldn’t do."

"I guess I had too much of it. I was never drunk, although I fell over a couple of times. But it is just one of those things that happened and it all caught up with me, and I spent months in hospital," he said. "It’s just been a difficult, interesting, frustrating last few years. But it’s all right now."

At the announcement of Genesis’ farewell tour in 2021, he told the BBC that he could "barely hold a stick with (one) hand" due to the degenerative condition.

Throughout his music career, Collins achieved eight Grammy Awards, including album of the year in 1986 for “No Jacket Required” and record of the year in 1991 for “Another Day in Paradise.”

He also took home an Oscar for his sweet ode to spiritual bonding, “You’ll Be in My Heart” from Disney’s “Tarzan," and was also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Genesis in 2010.

Contributing: Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY

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