“Collins discovered the reason for his drumming difficulties while drumming on the 2007 reunion tour for his band, Genesis, was a dislocated vertebra in his neck.”

“As he recalled in an interview with Rolling Stone, the injury resulted in nerve damage in his hands.”

“The interview was conducted just days after Collins underwent back surgery in 2015.”

““The doctor had to go in there, work on the sciatic nerve and take my back apart and unscramble the mess,” he said.”

“In a 2016 interview with Jools Holland, Collins described how his finger dexterity had “clammed up over the last few years” and said he needed to regain strength in them.”

“The singer also noted that years of drumming had "messed up" his hips in addition to his back.”

““It's left me with what they call dropped foot, which (means) my right foot doesn't have any up and down (and) doesn't have any feeling. That, I'm hoping, in time will get better as nerves regenerate,” he said.”

“Collins didn't let his decreased mobility prevent him from going on one last tour with his band Genesis in 2022.”

“While promoting the tour in a 2021 interview with the BBC, Collins addressed his mobility, saying, “I’m kind of physically challenged a bit, which is very frustrating because I’d love to be playing up there with my son.””

“When asked if he could play the drums at all anymore, Collins replied, “No. I would love to, but, you know, I mean I can barely hold a stick with this hand, so there are certain physical things which get in the way.””

“In a 2022 interview with Rolling Stone, Nic applauded his father for still performing despite his physical limitations.”

“Nic elaborated on the matter, explaining how he ended up being involved in the tour. "The big factor for a Genesis thing going ahead was my dad being able to play drums. Since he wasn’t, the fact that I was made the situation better. If my dad was just sitting there and there wasn’t that kind of bit to it where I’m doing it, I don’t think it would come across as well."”

“When asked if his father would ever tour again, Nic offered the following response: "I think at the moment, he’s definitely retired. If you ask me on a serious level, I think that show in London was my dad’s last show. But then again, he said that in 2004, and we wound up doing a tour in 2018."”

“While speaking with Rolling Stone in 2010, Collins opened up about some of the mental health challenges he'd faced in the past and revealed that he'd experienced suicidal thoughts in recent years.”

“Collins opened up to Rolling Stone about his drinking in a 2015 interview, explaining that his divorce from Orianne Cevey left him in a difficult place.”

““But I haven’t had a drink in three years.””