Phil Collins is an extraordinary musician. His stint with Genesis and his career as a solo artist put him in the company of rock's great talents. For that reason, he is being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo act. Collins is already in that elite shrine to top hit makers because of his affiliation with Genesis. The band was welcomed into the Hall in 2010. Now, in spite of some major previous health issues, he is mulling over the chance to get back on the road to tour. Fans would be thrilled to see him take the stage. Maybe, with any luck, that can happen. He seems up for the challenge.
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Collins Said He's Thinking About Touring
He's not throwing in the towel just yet. The "Against All Odds" singer misses performing live, it appears. Per Rolling Stone, "Once you've been on stage all your life and tasted that, it's difficult to stop. I never say exactly never. Every now and again, I think about, well, going out on the road again. You can't do that kind of thing just for a half a dozen shows, because it's not financially practical. So I do think every now and again that I haven't finished."
Alcoholism Almost Put Him Out of Commission
Phil Collins has been candid about the real physical harm that drinking did to him three years ago. His life was reportedly on the line. When speaking not log ago to The Sunday Times of London, Collins openly admitted, "My kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing up. People were coming to say goodbye. But I don't remember them coming. I didn't have no idea this was going on. They were all worried that they wouldn't see me again. It could all have gone so terribly wrong."
In fact, the situation was allegedly so grave and potentially dire that Collins' five children raced to be with him. He shared, "There were some decisions to be made about 'Do we keep Phil on life support?' kind of thing."
But Phil Collins came roaring back from the brink. Even penning new tunes, which he has not done in more than twenty years, is not out of the question. Per Rolling Stone, he said optimistically, "I've got ideas. I've got things I've finished. I've got things that I've half finished. So who knows? I'm now back to being where I think I could do it."
