“My Kidneys Were Packing Up, My Organs Were Just Seizing Up, He Said

Phil Collins Reveals He Nearly Died in 2024 Amid Alcohol Addiction Battle Phil Collins has revealed that he nearly died in 2024 while battling alcohol addiction. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the Genesis singer said he was first admitted to a Swiss hospital over alcohol use in November 2023. He was initially discharged before Christmas but readmitted a few weeks later and placed in intensive care, where he lay unconscious. “My kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing up, he said.

“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 added that his five children rushed to the hospital, thinking their father was on his deathbed.

“There were some decisions to be made about ‘Do we keep Phil on life support?’ kind of thing, he said. The singer ultimately spent seven months in hospital recovering from the ordeal. “I was very lucky to have come out of that, he told the Sunday Times. “Needless to say, I haven’t had a drink since.”””””