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\n\tPhil Collins<\/a> has kept an extremely low profile since Genesis wrapped up their The Last Domino?<\/em> reunion tour<\/a> in early 2022, and he\u2019s dealt with significant health setbacks during that time. But he\u2019s reemerged for a new interview with journalist Zoe Ball on the podcast BBC Eras<\/em> that will drop on Jan. 26.<\/p>\n \n\tIn the interview, Collins said that he\u2019s had a \u201cdifficult, frustrating few years\u201d due to five separate surgeries on his knee. \u201cI have a 24-hour live-in nurse to make sure I take my medication as I should do,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve had challenges with my knee \u2026 I had everything that could go wrong with me, did go wrong with me.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tOver the past 15 years, Collins has dealt with severe nerve damage stemming from injuries he sustained on the 2007 Genesis reunion tour. Surgeries to correct the matter resulted in the loss of feeling in his fingers, leaving him unable to play drums or even grip silverware. He\u2019s also suffered from the gait abnormality foot drop. As a result, he was unable to walk without assistance. On his last few tours, he sang from a seated position. Throughout the ordeal, Collins sometimes self-medicated with alcohol.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tIn the new BBC interview, Collins reveals that he\u2019s been sober for two years. \u201cI was never drunk, although I fell over a couple of times,\u201d he said. \u201cBut it is just one of those things that happened and it all caught up with me, and I spent months in hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn photos released alongside the interview, Collins appears healthier than he has in years. He now considers himself \u201ctotally mobile and healthy\u201d following the recent knee surgeries. \u201cI can walk,\u201d he said, \u201calbeit with assistance, you know, crutches or whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n