{"id":25906,"date":"2026-08-03T07:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T02:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25906"},"modified":"2026-08-03T07:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T02:48:30","slug":"phil-collins-says-he-nearly-died-from-alcohol-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25906","title":{"rendered":"Phil Collins Says He Nearly Died From Alcohol Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve been sick, I mean very sick,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/phil-collins\/\" id=\"auto-tag_phil-collins\" data-tag=\"phil-collins\">Phil Collins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/02\/phil-collins-why-illness-means-no-wish-to-make-any-more-music-1236298097\/\">said last year<\/a> in an interview with MOJO magazine. Now, the Grammy winner is offering details about that illness, especially about his battle with alcohol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCollins has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/02\/phil-collins-why-illness-means-no-wish-to-make-any-more-music-1236298097\/\">open about his medical struggles in recent years<\/a>, previously revealing that he suffers from Type 2 diabetes and complications from a 2007 spinal injury. In January, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/genesis\/\" id=\"auto-tag_genesis\" data-tag=\"genesis\">Genesis<\/a> drummer noted he was under 24-hour care and has also said that he could no longer hold his drum sticks properly without feeling pain, even taping his sticks to his hands to get through later gigs. He also experienced kidney issues and underwent five operations on his knee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThose kidney issues, it seems, were related to his abuse of alcohol. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn a new interview <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/magazines\/the-sunday-times-magazine\/article\/phil-collins-my-personal-life-is-a-minefield-g89wdb3zr\" target=\"_blank\">with<\/a> the Sunday Times, Collins detailed just how bad it got. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cMy kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing up,\u201d Collins said of being admitted to the hospital in late 2023, about a year after his last tour with Genesis. \u201cPeople were coming to say goodbye. But I don\u2019t remember them coming. I didn\u2019t have no idea this was going on. They were all worried that they wouldn\u2019t see me again. It could all have gone so terribly wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Oscar winner had previously said he \u201cspent months in the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNow, he has revealed that he almost didn\u2019t make it out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cThere were some decisions to be made about, \u2018Do we keep Phil on life support?\u2019 kind of thing,\u201d he said. \u201cI was very lucky to have come out of that,\u201d said Collins. \u201cNeedless to say, I haven\u2019t had a drink since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCollins is <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/04\/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2026-phil-collins-iron-maiden-1236859757\/\">set to be inducted <\/a>into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist on Nov. 14 at Los Angeles\u2019 Peacock Theater.\u00a0He was previously inducted as a member of Genesis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been sick, I mean very sick,\u201d Phil Collins said last year in an interview with MOJO magazine. 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