Phil Collins at 71

[RSteve]

Says he no longer can play drums, but can sing while sitting.

 

[Hermit]

Is he sick? He looks about 85.

 

[Balisong]

He looks about 85.

That was my thought too!

 

[RSteve]

Injury to his spine in 2007.

 

[tslots]

Lots of "hard living" due to 50 years as a rock star. Injuries, surgeries, hearing loss, diabetes, pancreatitis and alcoholism have taken their toll.

 

[Zeno Marx]

Drummers have it rough. Such a physical endeavor. Jazz drummers hold out the longest, but even their time is limited.

 

[Hermit]

Aging rock legend delivers touching message as he says goodbye to fans at final concert

Legendary singer-songwriter Phil Collins and his Genesis bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks performed their last show ever during a concert Saturday in London.

The concert came exactly six months after Banks told USA Today, “When we do the final show next year, that will be it, so I’d say if you want to see Genesis, don’t put it off ’til the next one. We’re not like the [Rolling Stones].”