Four years after his farewell tour with Genesis, Phil Collins still catches himself thinking about going back on the road.
The "In the Air Tonight" singer, 75, told the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame he likes the freedom of waking up with nowhere to be since wrapping up his last tour with Genesis in 2022. After a lifetime of performing, though, he said it's hard to give up the stage.
"I'll enjoy the sunshine, you know, just there's no sweat, don't have to do anything. Just get up and say, what am I going to do today? But on the other hand, once you've been on stage all your life and tasted that, it's difficult to stop," Collins said.
The length of a tour gives him pause. He said going
back out for just half a dozen shows wouldn't make financial sense. He didn't announce any dates.
"So I do think every now and again that I haven't finished. But on the other hand, I think about the practicalities and I think getting inducted into the Hall of Fame is a lovely way to end it," Collins said.
The musician opened up about his desire to go back to the studio and how he's been meaning to make it down to the studio in his basement.
"I've got ideas. I got things I finished. I've got things that I've half finished," Collins said.
The Nov. 14 ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles comes 16 years Collins was inducted into the Hall of Fame with Genesis.
In May, Collins told"BBC Breakfast" he had turned down an invitation to perform at the ceremony. He said he would need to rehearse first and worried about wearing out his voice before he got onstage.
What has Phil Collins said about his health?
A 2007 spinal injury left Collins with nerve damage. When Genesis played its final concertat London's O2 Arena on March 26, 2022, Collins sang from a chair while his son Nic played drums.
In August, Collins told The Sunday Times about an April 2024 hospitalization tied to his drinking.His kidneys were failing, and his manager called his five children to his bedside. Collins said he didn't remember the visits and hadn't had a drink since.
"Because there were some decisions to be made about 'Do we keep Phil on life support?' kind of thing," he said. "My kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing up. 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."
Now he's looking forward to his children seeing him pick up his award. "It's nice to share that with them," he said during the interview.
Contributing: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY
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