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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Phil Collins gives heartbreaking update on damage drumming did to his body
Caption: Phil Collins gives heartbreaking update on damage drumming did to his body. The 73-year-old music icon is widely considered one of the greatest drummers of all time but decades of bashing the drum skins has taken a toll on his hands, legs and body. Speaking to Drumeo in 2022, but the interview has only been released now in a documentary titled Phil Collins: Drummer First, the star explained he is still adjusting to being unable to use the instrument. He told the cameras, "If I can't do what I did as well as I did it, I'd rather relax and not do anything.” "If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks, then I'll have a crack of it. But I just feel like I've used up my air miles. It's still kind of sinking in a bit. I've spent all my life playing drums. To be suddenly not be able to do that is a shock.” His son Nic Collins also features in the documentary and shares further information about the Genesis star's health issues. He revealed his father required a "big surgery on his neck that stemmed from all those years playing drums and bad posture”. He also said the drum master suffered drop-foot, a condition where "one of his feet has no sensation," leaving him with the need to use a cane. The full documentary is available to watch via the Drumeo YouTube channel now. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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