{"id":2245412,"date":"2026-01-22T11:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2245412"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:52:09","slug":"80s-rock-icon-74-hints-at-first-new-music-in-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/80s-rock-icon-74-hints-at-first-new-music-in-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8217;80s Rock Icon, 74, Hints at First New Music in Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"styles_container__87Nfz styles_wrapper__7ffG2\" aria-label=\"AI Summaries\" style=\"--color-border:var(--color-pairing-1-background)\">\n<h2 class=\"styles_title__dHix3\">Key Points<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"styles_list__HaxrQ\">\n<li class=\"styles_item__6_OKk\">Phil Collins reflected on health struggles and his long musical hiatus.<\/li>\n<li class=\"styles_item__6_OKk\">\u201cEverything that could go wrong with me did go wrong with me,\u201d Collins said.<\/li>\n<li class=\"styles_item__6_OKk\">He hopes to return to music, considering unfinished projects and new possibilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">It\u2019s been a long couple of decades for <strong>Phil Collins<\/strong> fans. Beloved as both a member of Genesis and a highly prolific solo artist, the eight-time Grammy winner has been keeping a low profile due to serious health issues in recent years. In fact, he hasn\u2019t released any new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1143195\/jessicasager\/music-trivia\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">music<\/a> since the 2003 soundtrack for the Disney movie <em>Brother Bear<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">But in a recent interview with <strong>Zoe Ball<\/strong> for a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio\/play\/m002qgkz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BBC Two podcast special<\/a> honoring Collins\u2019 upcoming 75th <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1035465\/marynliles\/birthday-quotes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">birthday<\/a>, the music icon seemed hopeful about the possibility of getting back to his career after a \u201cdifficult, interesting, frustrating last few years.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><!-- --><br \/>\n<!-- --><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">As Collins explained, he\u2019s endured multiple knee surgeries, calling his condition \u201can ongoing thing,\u201d according to <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stereogum.com\/2486149\/phil-collins-details-health-struggles-contemplates-first-new-music-in-decades\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Stereogum<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_embedFail__e6Rdu is-style-pairing-2\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M12 3.8c2.672 0 2.988.013 4.04.06.976.042 1.503.206 1.855.343.464.18.8.399 1.148.746.352.352.566.684.746 1.149.137.351.3.882.344 1.855.047 1.055.058 1.371.058 4.04 0 2.671-.011 2.988-.058 4.038-.043.977-.207 1.504-.344 1.856-.18.465-.398.8-.746 1.148a3.1 3.1 0 0 1-1.148.746c-.352.137-.883.301-1.856.344-1.055.047-1.371.059-4.039.059-2.672 0-2.988-.012-4.04-.059-.976-.043-1.503-.207-1.855-.344-.464-.18-.8-.398-1.148-.746a3.1 3.1 0 0 1-.746-1.148c-.137-.352-.3-.883-.344-1.856-.047-1.054-.058-1.37-.058-4.039 0-2.672.011-2.988.058-4.039.043-.976.207-1.504.344-1.855.18-.465.398-.801.746-1.149a3.1 3.1 0 0 1 1.148-.746c.352-.137.883-.3 1.856-.344 1.05-.046 1.367-.058 4.039-.058M12 2c-2.715 0-3.055.012-4.121.059-1.063.046-1.793.218-2.426.464A4.9 4.9 0 0 0 3.68 3.68a4.9 4.9 0 0 0-1.157 1.77c-.246.636-.418 1.363-.464 2.425C2.012 8.945 2 9.285 2 12s.012 3.055.059 4.121c.046 1.063.218 1.793.464 2.426.258.66.598 1.219 1.157 1.773a4.9 4.9 0 0 0 1.77 1.153c.636.246 1.363.418 2.425.464 1.066.047 1.406.06 4.121.06s3.055-.013 4.121-.06c1.063-.046 1.793-.218 2.426-.464a4.9 4.9 0 0 0 1.77-1.153 4.9 4.9 0 0 0 1.152-1.77c.246-.636.418-1.363.465-2.425.047-1.066.058-1.406.058-4.121s-.011-3.055-.058-4.121c-.047-1.063-.22-1.793-.465-2.426A4.7 4.7 0 0 0 20.32 3.68a4.9 4.9 0 0 0-1.77-1.153c-.636-.246-1.363-.418-2.425-.465C15.055 2.012 14.715 2 12 2m0 4.863A5.14 5.14 0 0 0 6.863 12a5.138 5.138 0 0 0 10.273 0c0-2.836-2.3-5.137-5.136-5.137m0 8.469a3.333 3.333 0 1 1 .001-6.665A3.333 3.333 0 0 1 12 15.332m5.34-7.473a1.2 1.2 0 1 0 0-2.399 1.2 1.2 0 0 0 0 2.4\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_embedFailTitle__w1cEL\">Oops! We\u2019re unable to load this content right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_embedFailParagraph__bzaO8\">View directly on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTr03MiCtfp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cI have a 24-hour live-in nurse to make sure I take my medication, as I should do. I\u2019ve had challenges with my knee,\u201d Collins said. \u201cEverything that could go wrong with me did go wrong with me. I got COVID in hospital. My kidneys started to back up. Everything seemed to converge at the same time. I had five operations on my knee. Now, I\u2019ve got a knee that works, and I can walk, albeit with assistance, crutches or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Collins went on to say that he\u2019d \u201cprobably been drinking too much, so my kidneys were messed up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cI enjoyed coming off tour. Coming off the road, but I thought, right, I\u2019m gonna do all those things that I couldn\u2019t do,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I stopped drinking at six o\u2019clock in the evening. I wasn\u2019t one of those guys that stayed up all night drinking. I\u2019d drink during the day, but I guess I had too much of it. I was never drunk, although I fell over a couple of times. 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We\u2019re unable to load this content right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_embedFailParagraph__bzaO8\">View directly on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTsHUHXjLoq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Now that things are \u201call right,\u201d Collins is starting to think about making music again.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cThe things that are ahead for me would be, apart from just being back to being totally mobile and healthy, is maybe go in there and have a fiddle about and see if there\u2019s more music,\u201d he said. \u201cYou tend to sort of feel,\u00a0\u2018That\u2019s it, I\u2019ve done that.\u2019 But you\u2019ve gotta start doing it to see if you can do it. Otherwise, you don\u2019t do it. So that is something on my horizon\u2026I\u2019ve got some things that are half-formed or were never finished, and a couple of things that were finished, which I like. So maybe <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/937586\/parade\/life-quotes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">life<\/a> in the old dog. You\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The fifth and final episode of <em>BBC Eras: Phil Collins<\/em>, featuring the interview with Collins and Ball, will be released on Jan. 26. <\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_contributors__dp6kk contributors\">\n<h2 class=\"styles_contributorsTitle__f34Pu\">About the <!-- -->author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"styles_contributorsList__FCS2w\">\n<div class=\"styles_contributorBio__vbMqA\">\n<div class=\"styles_avatar__M_SvZ styles_contributorBioAvatar___AUl4 styles_medium__VUJo5\"><\/div>\n<p>Jacqueline Burt Cote has been writing about entertainment (and much more) since the days when print newspapers and magazines reigned supreme, with bylines in a wide range of publications including The celebrity.land, Time Out New York, The Huffington Post, Salon, Details, Parents, Bon Appetit, XoJane, and many others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source parade.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Phil Collins reflected on health struggles and his long musical hiatus. \u201cEverything that could go wrong with me did go wrong with me,\u201d Collins said. 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