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Is Phil Collins in Hospice? Singer Breaks Silence on Rumours and Reveals Why He's in the Hospital

Phil Collins has addressed speculation that he's in hospice care, revealing he's in hospital for knee surgery. The Genesis legend opens up on his health struggles and retirement from drumming.

International Business Times UK

Phil Collins issues health update amid claims he is receiving end-of-life-care in a hospice

The Genesis drummer and frontman has spoken openly about his health struggles in the past

Evening Standard

Phil Collins recovering in hospital

Phil Collins' representative has dismissed rumours he is receiving hospice care but confirmed he has undergone knee surgery.

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Phil Collins explains why he’s in hospital and debunks hospice claims

Recent online rumors spread that the 74-year-old music legend was in hospice

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The most iconic moments from Live Aid, 40 years on

It was the gig that changed the history of music. And it all started with a Christmas song.

Evening Standard

Live Aid, as told by those who weren’t there: ‘We switched it off when Status Quo came on’

IN FOCUS: When we tell the story of Live Aid, which happened 40 years ago this weekend, we tend to focus on Bob Geldof and the performers. But the truest sense of the day could be found outside of Wembley: the students who found it cheesy, the communities it galvanised,…

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“Now I’m caught up in the ceaselessly toxic, dysfunctional web of Led Zeppelin interpersonal relationships”: How Phil Collins’ globe-spanning Live Aid journey led to one of the most disastrous reunions ever

The hectic day that Phil Collins Concorde-hopped between continents was mired by a shambolic reunion which he unwittingly became a part of

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“I was noticing I was having a hard time playing a simple thing. ‘Why am I having a problem playing this?’ I didn't know yet”: Phil Collins’ go-to guitarist, Daryl Stuermer, reveals his Parkinson’s diagnosis – and shares how it has impacted his playing

Genesis’ “permanent part-time” member reflects on the challenges he encountered during the band’s The Last Domino? Tour, which ultimately led to his diagnosis

Guitar World

“It was confusing to me, even when I did the record. I didn’t know that I was playing it in the wrong place”: Guitarist Daryl Stuermer on why Phil Collins had to set him straight when they were recording In The Air Tonight

“And then he put on this drum fill, which changed everything,” he says of the song's production

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These 5 Popular ’80s Songs Are Still Cringe-Worthy Decades Later

Nothing transports you back to neon lights and shoulder pads like the tunes of the 1980s, but some of those songs make us cringe now...

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“Perhaps the strangest recording session of the era”: Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp, Sandy Denny, Phil Collins and the novelty single no one talks about

In 1975 some of the biggest names in prog became the backing band for comedian Charlie Drake to record the Gabriel-penned song You’ll Never Know. It was an utter flop

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“Warner Brothers wanted another Layla. I thought, 'well, if you sit down and write a song in a formatted way, it's not so hard’”: The Grammy-winning hit that Eric Clapton wrote to order, with a little help from Foreigner’s Mick Jones

With Phil Collins on drums and Pino Palladino on bass, it was pretty much a sure thing

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Miley Cyrus’s Something Beautiful isn’t as weird as she said it would be

3/5 Pop star’s habit of veering so wildly off-piste is, in its own way, consistent

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“I didn’t really get the music, to be honest. It was a bit too prog for me”: The prog superstars who tried to steal drummer Roger Taylor from Queen

The history of two hugely successful bands could have been very different

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Phil Collins’ son shares rare photo with musician, 74, after health update

Musician looked proud as he posed with his son ahead of a football match

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Lily Collins: Motherhood has broadened my horizons

Lily Collins has taken to social media to reflect on her experience of motherhood.

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“The whole essence of why the sound was so interesting is because it is going from all to nothing in milliseconds”: The classic hit that defined the sound of the ’80s — and features the most famous drum break in rock

How Phil Collins created In The Air Tonight

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‘I wrote it while bored on a health farm’: how Mike and the Mechanics made All I Need Is a Miracle

‘The demo had my singing on it. When I played it to the band, the look on their faces said, “We’re in trouble, boys”’

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Guitar World

“What you hear on Stratus is pretty much the first take. Tommy Bolin's guitar playing is some of the best that ever was”: Legendary sideman Lee Sklar reveals the studio secrets behind his incredible career

The legendary bassist looks back at five decades of studio work on hit songs by James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, and many more

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“You only have to hear the opening sweep to reach for your lighter and wave it in the air”: Tony Banks' greatest Genesis moments

Just some of the co-founding keyboardist’s iconic contributions to an award-winning catalogue of groundbreaking muisic

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Taschen showcases the 75-year history of Atlantic Records with a stunning new book packed with the work of iconic photographers

Taschen's 75 Years of Atlantic Records might just be my photobook of the year so far!

Metal Hammer

"My dad smashed the tape of Number Of The Beast: ‘I’m forbidding Devil’s music in my house!’ That only made it more appealing.” How Jesse Leach went from "Flanders kid" to future metalcore icon

How Jesse Leach went from preacher's son to metalcore icon with Killswitch Engage

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"If you watch the video, you can see Jimmy dribbling onstage, Robert not hitting the notes, and me miming, playing the air." Phil Collins' memories of Led Zeppelin's "dark, sulphurous" reunion for Live Aid are brutal, and spare no-one

The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had planned

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“On a frenetic album about consumerism and masturbation, you need your moments of contrast to count": The 10 best Genesis songs, as chosen by Prog readers

Over 28 years the genre giants released 15 albums, achieving over 100 million sales. It’s unfair to boil their work down to just a handful of key songs – but you did it anyway

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“I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens": Phil Collins has seemingly lost the desire to make new music

Genesis drummer explains he’s been “very sick”

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