Phil Collins' brush with death: 'My organs were just seizing' because of alcohol abuse

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Set us as preferred Phil Collins faced death two years ago, and has lived to tell the tale.The Grammy-winning singer recalled to the Times of London how his “kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing” when he was was hospitalized in Switzerland in April 2024 because of alcohol abuse.

At the time, Collins’ five children — including “Emily in Paris” star Lily Collins — were called to his bedside for what they thought could be his final moments.“There were some decisions to be made about ‘Do we keep Phil on life support?’” he recalled for the profile, published Monday.

He added: “People were coming to say goodbye.But I don’t remember them coming, I didn’t have no idea this was going on.

They were all worried that they wouldn’t see me again.It could all have gone so terribly wrong.”Collins reflected on his brush with death to the news outlet months before he is set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November.

His fellow inductees include Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan.Music Phil Collins is talking about health woes as part of a BBC podcast series marking his 75th birthday.

Maybe his 24/7 nurse will join him in the recording studio one day?The profile about the “In the Air Tonight” and “You’ll Be in My Heart” singer recalled the extent of his struggles with alcohol, including after his divorce from Orianne Cevey.Collins, 75, said when he was drinking, “the calendar [went] out the window” and that he opted for wine for breakfast.

The Times of London reported that Collins was hospitalized in November 2023 and swiftly discharged, only to return to the intensive care unit and stay hospitalized for seven months.“I was very lucky to have come out of that.

Needless to say, I haven’t had a ...