Phil Collins’ numerous well being points have prevented him from taking part in the drums for the previous a number of years, however the iconic musician briefly examined out his basic Gretsch live performance tom equipment for the primary time in additional than a decade in a brand new video for Drumeo.
The 73-year-old Genesis legend endured a serious spinal damage in 2007, and likewise suffers from drop foot (problem lifting the entrance a part of his foot) and continual neck ache from years of drumming. He at present makes use of a cane to stroll.
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Drumeo caught up with Collins for a current two-hour documentary, detailing his historical past as a drummer and his present bodily limitations. It options interviews with Collins and his son Nic, amongst others.
In a further video posted on Friday (December twenty seventh), Nic Collins and Drumeo host Brandon Toews put collectively Phil’s basic Gretch equipment that had been in storage for greater than a decade.
At first, Nic checks it out, even taking part in Phil’s iconic drum fill from “Within the Air Tonight.” The youthful Collins notes how the positioning of the equipment’s drums triggered Phil to lean over so much, resulting in dangerous posture and certain contributing to his bodily illnesses.
Towards the top of the video, Phil walks out to see his outdated equipment, and even sits behind it. He takes a stick in his left hand and checks out a couple of drums earlier than saying, “That’s sufficient of that.”
The equipment is identical one which Phil used throughout Genesis’ 1992 “We Can’t Dance Tour,” amongst different outings, however not the one on which he initially performed the “Within the Air Tonight” drum fill.
Watch Phil Collins’ testing out his outdated drum equipment, in addition to the total two-hour documentary within the Drumeo movies beneath.