Phil Collins Opens Up on Near-Death Moment: 'People Were Coming to Say Goodbye'
The legendary drummer got real about hitting rock bottom earlier this year.
Phil Collins ain't sugarcoating it. The Genesis icon just revealed that a 2025 relapse landed him in the hospital—and things got heavy enough that his family was called to his bedside. That's the kind of moment that cuts through all the noise.
Collins has been vocal about his decades-long battle with alcohol, but this scare was different. He's describing it as people literally gathering to say farewell, which speaks to how serious things got. No need to spell it out—that's a wake-up call you don't come back from the same way.
What matters now is that he's talking about it. Addiction doesn't care how many platinum records you've got or how iconic your drum fills are. And when someone with Collins' stature keeps it real about their lowest moments, it shifts how the conversation happens.
He's still here. Still fighting. That's the story.
Read the full story at Billboard → https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/phil-collins-alcoholism-battle-relapse-goodbye-mccartney-1236307953/
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