Phil Collins is no longer able to play the drums, piano or even stand.
The Genesis star, 71, bid farewell to his fans last weekend while confirming his performance at the O2 Arena would be his last.
Phil reunited with Tony Bans and Mike Rutherford on stage for the first time in 14 years for one final tour, The Last Domino, and he appeared quite frail and was forced to sit on a chair.
The legendary musician, who sadly can no longer hold a drumstick, got his son to play the drums for him and now has to walk with a stick.
Over the last 13 years, Phil has endured an agonising health battle and been plagued with a seemingly never-ending list of medical issues.
Now Phil has performed live for the final time, here is a look back at painful problems he has faced.
Drumming on the 2007 Genesis tour caused Phil to dislocate vertebrae in his upper neck.
To repair the damage caused by his posture while performing, Phil had surgery in April 2009 but it didn’t go to plan.
Unfortunately, the operation caused him to lose the feeling in his fingers and he could only hold drum sticks if they were taped to his hands.
In a message published on the Genesis website, Phil explained: “Somehow, during the last Genesis tour, I dislocated some vertebrae in my upper neck and that affected my hands.
“After a successful operation on my neck, my hands still can’t function normally. Maybe in a year or so it will change, but for now it is impossible for me to play drums or piano.”
Insisting he wasn’t ‘distressed’ about his prognosis, Phil moved to Switzerland to spend time with his third and now ex-wife, Orianne Cevey, and their young sons Nick and Matt.
During a turbulent period, Phil’s marriage to Orianne collapsed and she and the children eventually moved to Miami.
“Within months you’re drinking vodka from the fridge in the morning and falling over in front of the kids, you know,” he explained a few years later.
“But, it was something I lived through, and I was lucky to live through it and get through it. I was very close to dying.”
The harrowing situation came to a head in 2012 when he was rushed to a Swiss hospital with acute pancreatitis.
Phil was just hours from death and he even heard the doctor ask his family whether his will was in order.
At the weekend, Collins later joined Mike Rutherford, 71, and Tony Banks, 72 for a standing ovation.
Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks in 1969.
The band first found fame in the 1970s and have sold more than 100 million records.
Phil told the crowd “It’s the last stop of our tour, and it’s the last show for Genesis. After tonight we all have to get real jobs.”
Original member Peter Gabriel, 72, did not join the trio for this set of shows, and neither did guitarist Steve Hackett, 72, who was in the band from 1971-1977.
The band was originally comprised of singer Peter, Tony, guitarist Anthony Phillips, Mike, and drummer Chris Stewart.
– The Mirror/Mailonline.
