Phil Collins, on his health problems: "I've drunk too much and that's why my kidneys are bad."

BarcelonaBritish musician Phil Collins has been plagued by health problems for decades. In a recent BBC Two interview, the former Genesis member, who will turn 75 at the end of January, explained that he needs round-the-clock care and that his kidneys have begun to fail due to excessive alcohol consumption over the years. "I have a nurse at home around the clock who makes sure I take my medication correctly. I've had knee problems; everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. I caught COVID in the hospital, and my kidneys started to fail. It's all come together," he told the special. Phil Collins Eras: In Conversation, from British public television.

In the interview, he points out that his kidney problems stem from excessive alcohol consumption, although he stopped drinking two years ago. "I probably drank too much, and that's why my kidneys are bad. I've enjoyed not touring. I thought I'd do all those things I hadn't been able to do," admits the author ofAnother day in paradise"I stopped drinking at six in the evening. I wasn't one of those guys who stayed up all night drinking, but I did drink during the day, and I guess I drank too much. I never got drunk, though I did slip up a couple of times. But it's one of those things that just happens: everything came at me."

Collins also explained his mobility issues and that he's had five knee surgeries. "Now I have a working knee and I can walk with the help of crutches," he said. The singer's health complicationsIn the air tonight It all started in 2007 when he suffered a spinal injury that damaged his nerves. "After playing drums for fifty years, I had to stop. My vertebrae were compressing my spinal cord due to the position I play the drums in. This is a consequence of the years I've played. I can't even hold the drumsticks properly without hurting myself." In 2009.

The musician, who also suffers from type 2 diabetes, symbolically said goodbye to the drums in 2022, during Genesis' final reunion tour: he appeared on stage, but sang sitting down and let his son, Nicholas Collins, sing.

Phil Collins has five children from three different relationships, the most popular of whom is actress Lily Collins, star of the series Emily in Paris, from Netflix.