The Telegraph reports that “Phil Collins has indicated that he intends to end his rock career after learning that health problems will prevent him playing the drums again.”  Apparently, Collins has “hearing problems, a dislocated vertebra and nerve damage in his hands, all brought on by a lifetime spent hunched behind a drum kit." 

Along with his health issues, Collins seems to feel as if he is no longer relevant, saying that "I look at the MTV Music Awards and I think: ‘I can’t be in the same business as this’” and claiming that "listeners have grown ‘sick’ of him.“  I think that this is quite a shame, as it seems like he’s gotten a very undeserved bad rap almost his entire career.

I didn’t even realize that he had an album last year (Going Back), so I’m looking forward to hearing it now.  Hopefully he’ll reconsider at least working on new music, even if he can’t necessarily perform the drums portion.

I’ll end this post with a fitting, if somewhat predictable, tribute to his drumming skills with the video to In The Air Tonight: