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The 2000’s have not been kind to Phil, not willing to be held back he pushes on. In April 2009, Collins had surgery to repair dislocated vertebrae in his upper neck, which arose while drumming on the 2007 Genesis tour. Following the operation, he lost feeling in his fingers and could only grip drumsticks if they were taped to his hands. His persistence is a lesson to us that no matter the situation, never give up and never give in.
On 3/8 Melissa Roberto for Yahoo News posted a story that Phil Collins performed remaining seated. Below are excerpts from that article.
Phil Collins hit the stage in Berlin, Germany on Monday night with his Genesis band-mates as one of the stops on their current tour.
The singer, who is 71, joined band-mates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks. While he entertained with his vocals, concertgoers were reminded of his declining health as he remained seated in a chair throughout the performance.
The British singer’s performance led him to trend on Twitter, where several fans compared him to his former Genesis band member Peter Gabriel.
Despite his health setbacks, several rock fans said they were pleased to see Collins onstage.
“I’m not a Genesis diehard, but if I had a choice between Genesis as fronted by Peter Gabriel and the band with Phil Collins as lead singer, I’m definitely going with Phil Collins,” one Twitter user wrote on Tuesday.
“Phil Collins is trending because he’s still around for us to tell him we love him,” another person tweeted.
One fan positively added: “I saw him back in 2019 as just Phil Collins, then a few weeks ago during the Genesis tour. He looked exactly the same. Trust me he’s fine, despite the vertebrae issue.”
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