Phil Collins Forced To Quit Drumming

09/15/2009
. (Rock Radio) Phil Collins will never play drums again, he has revealed. The Genesis star, who moved from the drum stool to the main mic when Peter Gabriel left the band in 1975, says the position he's used while playing over the years has forced his vertebrae together, crushing his spine.

And in recent times he's resorted to taping drumsticks to his hands, because he can't grip them any more.

Speaking at a charity event Collins, 58, says: "After playing drums for 50 years I've had to stop. My vertebrae has been crushing my spinal cord because of the position I drum in. It comes from years of playing. I can't even hold the sticks properly without it being painful."
- more on this story

Click here to read today's full report

Preview and Purchase Phil Collins CDs

Phil Collins MP3 Downloads

Day In Rock

Slipknot To Play Rare Intimate Venue Show This Week- Deep Purple Announce New Album '=1'- Howard Jones, ABC And Haircut 100 Tour- more

Sammy Hagar To Receive Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame- Megadeth Announce North American Tour- John Lennon's Lost Help! Guitar Discovered After 50 Years- more

Day In Country

Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, ALABAMA Lead Kickoff Jam Lineup- Hear John Oates Cover John Prine's 'Long Monday'- more

Reviews

On the Blue: New Horizons Cruise Days 2 & 3: Mid-Voyage Fun from Justin Hayward, Uriah Heep and a Few Monkeys!

Kandace Springs - Run Your Race

On the Blue: New Horizons Cruise Day 1: Marbin Gets the Fun Started

Hot In The City: Prog Band Tu-Ner Coming to Phoenix

CINDERS - Going Nowhere