Phil Collins has ruled out performing at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction due to take place later this year.
The On the air tonight hitmaker, who was previously honored as a member of Genesis in 2010, has battled a series of health problems in recent years, and while he believes he is now in better shape than he has been for “a long time”, he admitted he is unlikely to sing at the ceremony in November.
When asked if he would perform live in the future, he said BBC breakfast“I don’t really see it happening, but I’m healthier now than I have been in a while.”
“I mean, this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thing, they asked me if I wanted to perform and I said no, [because] you have to be fit to do something like that,” Phil admitted.
“You can’t just go on stage – you have to rehearse, and if you haven’t sung, your voice will be shot, and that’s not good, so I’d rather not do it,” the iconic musician added.
However, Phil would consider a full tour, saying: “But if I would go out again, I would consider, yes.”
The 75-year-old, who performed from a chair while son Nic took over drumming duties at Genesis’ final shows in 2022, insisted his health is now “fine”.
He said: “The last 18 months have been fine. Before that, not so good.”
“Everything health-wise caught up with me at the same time. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong, but everything’s fine now,” Phil revealed, adding: “I had problems with my knee, which I’d had for a while, but I played through it, I toured through it.”
“But I ended up having to have knee surgery and I had to have it done five times because it kept getting infected or breaking down,” he added.
Reflecting on the physical limitations that forced him to quit drumming, Phil recently admitted that the adjustment has taken its toll emotionally.
In a rare conversation with Zoe Ball for BBC Two’s Phil Collins: Eras – In Conversation, he said, “It’s still sinking in a little bit.
“I’ve played drums all my life. To suddenly not be able to do that anymore is a shock,” said Phil Collins as he explained how his health had affected him and his music career.
