Phil Collins' Health Has Deeply Impacted His Music Career And His Current Net Worth: The Tragic Trut
Although Phil and Lily Collins' father/daughter relationship has been difficult, Phil Collins' poor health has made any ups and downs between them even more heartbreaking. Lily Collins has a $25 million net worth, and while that's impressive, it's nowhere near the amount of money that her father made as a Genesis band member and solo musician.
Phil Collins' music career spans decades. But for the past eight years or so, he has had some health problems that have forced him to take a step back from the artistic work that he has enjoyed for so long. How is Phil Collins doing now and how has his health changed his career and earning potential?
What Is Phil Collins' Health Like In 2023 And How Does It Affect Genesis?
Phil Collins' health has been challenging for a long time. According to CNN, he went in for surgery on his back in 2015, and he had damage to his nerves as a result. When he had a bad fall two years later, he began using a cane. Because it's hard for him to walk and use his hands, that has made it impossible to continue with his music.
Mike Rutherford updated fans on Phil Collins in March 2023 and shared sad news. Rutherford, who played bass and guitar for Genesis, told The Independent, "As you know, Phil is a bit… He’s much more immobile than he used to be, which is a shame, but at the tour, he was in good spirits."
Rutherford continued to The Independent, “He’s fine now at home, enjoying life. He’s worked so hard over the years. I think he’s enjoying his time at home.”
Other Genesis band members have said the same thing. In March 2023, Tony Banks, who played the keyboard for Genesis, was interviewed by Vulture.
Banks reflected on the end of Genesis and said that they won't perform together in the future. This must have been a really tough thing for the band to realize. Since they had been together for so many decades, they were used to performing all the time. Collins' health issues must have been a shock to everyone. Whenever Mike Rutherford or Tony Banks have been interviewed in the past few years, they sound really sad for their bandmate.
Banks said, “I don’t think there’s anything else left. The well is dry. We can’t tour anymore because of Phil’s state, so that’s the end of that. Let’s face it, when we did our last show the most recent piece of music must have been written about 30 years before. That was our era, and anything I do now tends to be independent of Genesis. I’ve been working a lot with orchestral music in the last few years.”
In 2021, Collins was interviewed by BBC Breakfast and he said that playing music is now tough because of his hands. He said, "I’d love to but you know, I mean, I can barely hold a stick with this hand. So there are certain physical things that get in the way."
Collins continued to BBC Breakfast, "I’m kind of physically challenged a bit which is very frustrating because I’d love to be playing up there with my son."
When the musician fell in 2017, he was supposed to perform in London and had to cancel a few tour dates. Someone told the media on his behalf, “We unfortunately have to announce that Phil Collins’ performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London will be postponed tonight and tomorrow. Phil suffers from ‘drop foot’ as a result of a back operation which makes it difficult to walk. He rose in the middle of the night to go to the toilet and slipped in his hotel room, hitting his head in the fall on a chair," according to Yahoo!
How Do Phil Collins' Health Issues Affect His Net Worth?
Because Phil Collins can't play with his band Genesis anymore, he won't be able to make any more money from performing.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, the musician has a net worth of $350 million. He has definitely made a good amount of his money from going on tour so this is quite a change for him.
Celebrity Net Worth reported that Phil Collins made $45 million from the "Not Dead Yet Tour," which made $90 million total. In the past, when he went on tour, his average profit would be around $50 million.
Collins is not only adjusting to not having any income coming in from his tours, but it also must be heartbreaking not to be able to be part of the band that he was part of for so many decades. Genesis began performing together in 1967 and seemed to really love making music together. According to an interview Phil Collins gave to Loudersound.com in 2016, he always felt respected by his fellow band members.
When asked if the members said "you're just the drummer," Collins replied, "Not really. But I was this interesting square peg in a round hole. I was the joker, the class clown at the back. But I was also the only person who played with other people. I really was Genesis’ only contact with the outside world."
Billboard reported in 2018 that when Collins added more tour dates for the "Not Dead Yet Tour," he did really well. Fans purchased 96,311 tickets, which is amazing.
It doesn't seem that Phil Collins is well enough to make money in other parts of the entertainment industry, which is really sad to hear about. Besides his incredible music career, he has also acted. He starred in the movies Calamity the Cow, Buster, Frauds, and Hook. He has also done some voice acting, including Lucky in 2003's The Jungle Book 2 and Muk/Luk in 1995's Balto.
When it comes to his music, Collins has an absolutely huge body of work. Genesis released 15 albums and Collins put out eight on his own. Since his health issues have made it hard for him to hold drumsticks, it doesn't seem that he can record albums anymore, either. He has lost another source of income there.
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