Phil Collins Reveals He Nearly Died in 2024 After Drinking Caused His Organs to Shut Down

Phil Collins has revealed that he was close to death during an April 2024 hospitalization, when organ failure left his family facing the possibility that doctors might take him off life support. Speaking in a new interview with The Sunday Times, the 75-year-old Genesis musician said he was unconscious in a Swiss hospital after his drinking caused his kidneys and other organs to begin shutting down. His longtime manager called Collins’ five children to his bedside as doctors considered whether he would survive. Buy Phil Collins' Face Value (Full Value) Box Set “There were some decisions to be made about, ‘Do we keep Phil on life support?’ kind of thing,” Collins recalled. “My kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing up.” “People were coming to say goodbye, but I don’t remember them coming,” he continued. “I didn’t have any 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 ultimately recovered and has since stopped drinking. As 2025 came to a close, he reunited with his family at London’s Mandarin Oriental, where they spent four days together celebrating the new year. Collins said his daughter...