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    Posted: September 10 2009 at 13:59
Phil Collins says he'll never drum again because of a spinal injury. He admitted he "can't even hold the sticks properly without it being painful" (Daily Mirror).

http://www.nme.com/news/daily-gossip/47228
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Terrible news, hope there's still something that could be done, but hope at least he can go about his daily routine without much pain.
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Points: 10616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2009 at 14:40
Too bad for him, as he also suffers from tinnitus, but this sounds worse.
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Points: 8543 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2009 at 14:56
That's terrible news.  He is a master behind the kit.  Hope for the best for him and hope he doesn't have too much pain.
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Eh, not to sound flippant, just two years ago he said that he was never going to sing again, if he toured it would be behind the drums.  I'm still hopeful.  If Mr. Collins decides that he wants to drum again, he'll find a way.  The article that I found stated that this was an ongoing issue derived from his drumming posture over the previous fifty years.  I believe that when the urge hits him strong enough, he can relearn to play from a different sitting position.  While I'm certainly not a drummer, I'm a musician.  If you've done something that you love for so long, you'll find ways to continue doing it.
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That sucks.  Take it easy Phil, you've earned it.  Oddly enough, I ordered Face Value and it just arrived yesterday.  Haven't heard that one in many years.  But man he was drumming all over the place in the '70's and '80's.  My collection is riddled with Phil.
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Originally posted by Chris S Chris S wrote:

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The power of positive thinking! Good one and let's say " Never say Never"
"Never say never, you just said it twice."
 
I hope Phil gets better, I was hoping for a Genesis reunion tour with our beloved Peter Gabriel Confused
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It is terrible news, but as Roland113 says he may well find a way. I hope so. He was always among progs finest drummers. I wish him well.
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Originally posted by Roland113 Roland113 wrote:

Eh, not to sound flippant, just two years ago he said that he was never going to sing again, if he toured it would be behind the drums.  I'm still hopeful.  If Mr. Collins decides that he wants to drum again, he'll find a way.  The article that I found stated that this was an ongoing issue derived from his drumming posture over the previous fifty years.  I believe that when the urge hits him strong enough, he can relearn to play from a different sitting position.  While I'm certainly not a drummer, I'm a musician.  If you've done something that you love for so long, you'll find ways to continue doing it.
 
I hope you're right, it would be a real shame if he never played again. Mind you I wouldn't be surprised if he never gets a strong enough urge to play again; he really seems to have lost interest in music generally over the last few years. a Genesis reunion with Gabriel might be what we need to shake him out his apathy.
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10.09.09 Statement from Phil Collins

10 September 2009

In the UK press today, there appeared some articles about Phil's physical state, with some slightly misleading headlines.  Here, in Phil's own words, are how he describes his situation:

 

"There isn't any drama regarding my 'disability' and playing drums.
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.  I am not in any 'distressed' state, stuff happens in life."

 

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Originally posted by Blowin Free Blowin Free wrote:

Originally posted by Chris S Chris S wrote:

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The power of positive thinking! Good one and let's say " Never say Never"
"Never say never, you just said it twice."
 
I hope Phil gets better, I was hoping for a Genesis reunion tour with our beloved Peter Gabriel Confused


They've mentioned something like that before, but by the time they stop procrastinating they'll all be dead.

Anyway, I hope he's doing okayHeart

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This reacalls the period when U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. was sidelined owing to spinal problems. If reports be true, he actually uses specially designed drumsticks from Japan to lessen the force reaction on his body when he plays.
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Originally posted by Keppa4v Keppa4v wrote:

http://genesis-music.com/news/

10.09.09 Statement from Phil Collins

10 September 2009

In the UK press today, there appeared some articles about Phil's physical state, with some slightly misleading headlines.  Here, in Phil's own words, are how he describes his situation:

 

"There isn't any drama regarding my 'disability' and playing drums.
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.  I am not in any 'distressed' state, stuff happens in life."

 

Phil



That sounds better. I had doubts anyway when I saw the source was the Daily Mirror....


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Originally posted by Angelo Angelo wrote:

Originally posted by Keppa4v Keppa4v wrote:

http://genesis-music.com/news/

10.09.09 Statement from Phil Collins

10 September 2009

In the UK press today, there appeared some articles about Phil's physical state, with some slightly misleading headlines.  Here, in Phil's own words, are how he describes his situation:

 

"There isn't any drama regarding my 'disability' and playing drums.
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.  I am not in any 'distressed' state, stuff happens in life."

 

Phil



That sounds better. I had doubts anyway when I saw the source was the Daily Mirror....


Especially when the URL says "daily-gossip".

I'm also optimistic and I hope that someday he can play again.

And even if he can't, his voice still hasn't gone anywhere...
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Points: 1719 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2009 at 16:02
I hope he can play again one day too. Because the alternative--him just singing syrupy MOR ballads--is even more depressing to contemplate. . .
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Better he couldn't singa again, so that evereything went back to order.
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Originally posted by Phil Phil wrote:

'Don't worry, I can still sing.'
 
Damn!
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Originally posted by XunknownX XunknownX wrote:

Better he couldn't singa again, so that evereything went back to order.
Yes. On the very moment Phil Collins sings his last note all copies of his albums disappear around the world along with the very knowledge of the fact that he ever opened his mouth in the first place.
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