Phil Collins details serious alcoholism: ‘People were coming to say goodbye’

Pop and rock legend tells Sunday Times of drinking problem and ill health after final Genesis tour in 2021 Phil Collins has said that he suffered life-threatening alcoholism in recent years. Speaking to the Sunday Times, the pop and rock legend, 75, said that his drinking began after he stopped taking Antabuse, a drug

“I’ve been sick, I mean very sick,” Phil Collins said last year in an interview with MOJO magazine. Now, the Grammy winner is offering details about that illness, especially about his battle with alcohol. Collins has been open about his medical struggles in recent years, previously revealing that he suffers from Type 2

Phil Collins recently told The Times of London that he almost died in 2024 from health complications stemming from alcohol abuse. The Genesis frontman explained that he was initially admitted to a Swiss hospital for alcohol addiction in late 2023. He was discharged at first, but was brought back in shortly after and pl

The legendary drummer, 75, also shared he's open to a fourth wife and wants to be in love again.

Phil Collins came close to death in 2024, loved ones said goodbye  USA Today

Speaking on BBC Radio 2's Tracks of My Years, Collins recalled meeting Swift at a Songwriters Hall of Fame event years ago.