But wait, there’s more! Because Phil Collins’ body apparently decided to collect health problems like rare baseball cards. He has type 2 diabetes, which he’s had for decades. Thanks, rock star diet and lifestyle.
He also had severe nerve damage in his wrists from years of drumming. Yes, the very thing that made him a legend is the thing that now makes him wince. The irony is so thick you could spread it on toast.
Oh, and he’s gone deaf in one ear. Deaf in one ear. For a musician. It’s like a painter going colorblind. Life really has a dark sense of humor.
But Wait—Why “Wrong”? It’s Not His Fault!
You might be thinking, “This sounds like a laundry list of misery. What’s actually ‘wrong’ with him?” Nothing is wrong with Phil Collins as a person. He’s just a guy whose body decided to retire before he did. The “illness” is a cruel cocktail of genetics, bad luck, and the physical toll of being a human hurricane for 50 years.
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The only thing “wrong” is that we can’t have him back on stage, sweating through a 20-minute version of “Supper’s Ready” (yes, it exists). We miss the Phil who could make a drum kit sound like a freight train. But he’s still Phil. He still has that goofy grin and that voice that makes you want to turn up the volume.
