Philip David Charles Collins LVO is an English drummer, singer, record producer, songwriter, and actor.
Phil Collins is best known as the drummer/singer of the rock band Genesis and for his solo career.
Phil Collins was born on January 30, 1951 in Chiswick, London.
Between 1982 and 1990, Phil Collins achieved three UK and seven US number-one singles in his solo career.
When Phil Collins’ work with Genesis, other artists, as well as his solo career is totaled, he had more US top 40 singles than any other artist during the 1980s.
Phil Collins’ most successful singles from the period include “In the Air Tonight”, “I Don’t Care Anymore”, “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)”, “One More Night”, “Sussudio”, “Take Me Home”, “Two Hearts”, “A Groovy Kind of Love”, “I Wish It Would Rain Down”, and “Another Day in Paradise”.
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In October 2014, Phil Collins told the BBC that he could not play the drums, and that his problem was an undiagnosed nerve issue where he was unable to “grip the sticks”. He confirmed in 2016 that he was still unable to drum with the left hand.
In June 2017, Phil Collins announced that he suffered from ‘drop foot’ as a result of a back operation, which makes it difficult to walk.
In 2018, Phil Collins began to walk with the assistance of a cane, and had to perform concerts while sitting in a chair.