{"id":2096497,"date":"2026-08-16T08:21:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T05:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096497"},"modified":"2026-08-16T08:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T05:21:49","slug":"phil-collins-says-he-is-three-years-sober-after-dark-times-with-alcohol-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096497","title":{"rendered":"Phil Collins says he is three years sober after \u201cdark times\u201d with alcohol addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phil_collins.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Phil Collins says he is three years sober after \u201cdark times\u201d with alcohol addiction<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The former Genesis frontman has also said releasing new music is &#8220;not beyond the realms of possibility&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-16T09:21:49+01:00\">16th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phil_collins-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Barclaycard British Summertime: Phil Collins\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Phil Collins at Barclaycard British Summertime at Hyde Park on June 30, 2017 in London, England.  (Photo by Brian Rasic\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Phil Collins\u00a0has said he has not had a drink in three years after what he\u00a0described as\u00a0\u201cdark times\u201d with alcohol addiction.<\/p>\n<p>The former\u00a0Genesis\u00a0singer and drummer recently revealed that\u00a0his alcoholism left him critically ill and on life support in 2024, with his children travelling to Switzerland amid fears that he might not make it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a new interview with\u00a0<i>Prog<\/i>, he has given a more hopeful update on his health. \u201cPhysically now, I reckon I\u2019m A1, 100 per cent,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve worked at it. Haven\u2019t drunk for three years. I do physio three times a week, to bring me up to speed. All is good!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went through some pretty dark times,\u201d he added. \u201cI was never \u2018falling over\u2019 drunk. That wasn\u2019t it. It was just drinking \u2018normally\u2019, as one would drink water. I\u2019d wake up, have a glass of wine. Watch TV, read a book, have a glass of wine. Some people\u2019s insides can\u2019t take it. Mine broke down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Detailing his time on life support, he said: \u201cKidneys and\u00a0liver\u00a0were waving the white flag. I was close to dying, and I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0realised. I just thought I was sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also discussed his current attitude to making music in the new interview. \u201cI\u2019m never gonna say no now,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve got my little studio still, and I\u2019d like to get down there and just mess about and see what happens. There are some things I could finish. And other things which are finished. So it\u2019s not beyond the realms of possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Collins was admitted to hospital in November 2023 and after briefly being discharged, he returned weeks later and eventually spent seven months needing treatment, with his situation becoming critical in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u00a0he revealed he requires a 24-hour live-in nurse to help manage his medication after what he described as a \u201cdifficult, interesting, frustrating\u201d period. \u201cI had everything that could go wrong with me, did go wrong with me,\u201d he said, while also revealing he has undergone five operations on his knee.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, he said he was feeling \u201chealthier\u201d than he had for some\u00a0time, but\u00a0still ruled out performing at his upcoming Rock &amp; Roll Hall\u00a0Of\u00a0Fame induction later this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DazxmsuqTjz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be match fit to do something like that,\u201d he explained. \u201cYou can\u2019t just go onstage \u2013 you have to rehearse, and by that point, if you\u2019ve not been singing then your voice is going to be shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, however, that he would \u201ccontemplate\u201d performing live again in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Collins will be inducted as a solo artist in November, having already gone in as a member of Genesis in 2010. Oasis,\u00a0Iron Maiden,\u00a0Billy Idol,\u00a0Sade, Luther Vandross,\u00a0Wu-Tang Clan and Joy Division\/New Order\u00a0are the other inductees.<\/p>\n<p>The musician is also preparing to mark the 45th\u00a0anniversary of his debut solo album \u2018Face Value\u2019 with an expanded reissue titled \u2018Face Value (Full\u00a0Value)\u2019. The 4LP box set with half-speed versions, demos,\u00a0outtakes\u00a0and unreleased live recordings will be out on September 18, and you can pre-order it\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Genesis<\/li>\n<li>Phil Collins<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-sidebar-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Diablo-4-Lord-Of-Hatred-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Diablo-4-Lord-Of-Hatred-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">How \u2018Diablo\u2019 continues to provide the definitive dark-fantasy game soundtrack<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/this-is-lorelei-credit-gabe-long-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/this-is-lorelei-credit-gabe-long-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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Summer Sonic tease return \u2013 will more world tour dates follow?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eclipse-glastonbury@2000x1270-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eclipse-glastonbury@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">These were Spotify\u2019s most-played songs during the solar eclipse<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Phil Collins\u00a0has said he has not had a drink in three years after what he\u00a0described as\u00a0\u201cdark times\u201d with alcohol addiction.<\/p>\n<p>The former\u00a0Genesis\u00a0singer and drummer recently revealed that\u00a0his alcoholism left him critically ill and on life support in 2024, with his children travelling to Switzerland amid fears that he might not make it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a new interview with\u00a0<i>Prog<\/i>, he has given a more hopeful update on his health. \u201cPhysically now, I reckon I\u2019m A1, 100 per cent,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve worked at it. Haven\u2019t drunk for three years. I do physio three times a week, to bring me up to speed. All is good!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went through some pretty dark times,\u201d he added. \u201cI was never \u2018falling over\u2019 drunk. That wasn\u2019t it. It was just drinking \u2018normally\u2019, as one would drink water. I\u2019d wake up, have a glass of wine. Watch TV, read a book, have a glass of wine. Some people\u2019s insides can\u2019t take it. Mine broke down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Detailing his time on life support, he said: \u201cKidneys and\u00a0liver\u00a0were waving the white flag. I was close to dying, and I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0realised. I just thought I was sick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also discussed his current attitude to making music in the new interview. \u201cI\u2019m never gonna say no now,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve got my little studio still, and I\u2019d like to get down there and just mess about and see what happens. There are some things I could finish. And other things which are finished. So it\u2019s not beyond the realms of possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Collins was admitted to hospital in November 2023 and after briefly being discharged, he returned weeks later and eventually spent seven months needing treatment, with his situation becoming critical in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year,\u00a0he revealed he requires a 24-hour live-in nurse to help manage his medication after what he described as a \u201cdifficult, interesting, frustrating\u201d period. \u201cI had everything that could go wrong with me, did go wrong with me,\u201d he said, while also revealing he has undergone five operations on his knee.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, he said he was feeling \u201chealthier\u201d than he had for some\u00a0time, but\u00a0still ruled out performing at his upcoming Rock &amp; Roll Hall\u00a0Of\u00a0Fame induction later this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DazxmsuqTjz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be match fit to do something like that,\u201d he explained. \u201cYou can\u2019t just go onstage \u2013 you have to rehearse, and by that point, if you\u2019ve not been singing then your voice is going to be shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, however, that he would \u201ccontemplate\u201d performing live again in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Collins will be inducted as a solo artist in November, having already gone in as a member of Genesis in 2010. Oasis,\u00a0Iron Maiden,\u00a0Billy Idol,\u00a0Sade, Luther Vandross,\u00a0Wu-Tang Clan and Joy Division\/New Order\u00a0are the other inductees.<\/p>\n<p>The musician is also preparing to mark the 45th\u00a0anniversary of his debut solo album \u2018Face Value\u2019 with an expanded reissue titled \u2018Face Value (Full\u00a0Value)\u2019. The 4LP box set with half-speed versions, demos,\u00a0outtakes\u00a0and unreleased live recordings will be out on September 18, and you can pre-order it\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/phil-collins-says-he-is-three-years-sober-after-dark-times-with-alcohol-addiction-3962967&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/phil_collins.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Phil Collins says he is three years sober after \u201cdark times\u201d with alcohol addiction The former Genesis frontman has also said releasing new music is &#8220;not beyond the realms of possibility&#8221; By Max Pilley 16th August 2026 Phil Collins at Barclaycard British Summertime at Hyde Park on June 30, 2017 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2096497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2096497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096497\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2096497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2096497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2096497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}