Phil Collins is quitting music due to health problems.
The famed Genesis drummer and vocalist (and successful solo artist) cited medical issues as the reason for his retirement, saying years of drumming resulted in a variety of health issues, including hearing loss, a dislocated vertebrae and nerve damage in his hands.
The decades of rock and roll have taken their toll on Phil Collins – both from the wear-and-tear on his body and the pain from the constant barbs from critics.
Oasis member Noel Gallagher famously once said, "You don't have to be great to be successful. Look at Phil Collins."
After seven Grammys, 13 hit singles and an Oscar for a song from Disney's 'Tarzan', he's decided to call it a day.
"I don't really belong to that world and I don't think anyone's going to miss me," said the musician in an interview with FHM, according to Time magazine. "I'm much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely."
Collins, 60, who now lives in a small town in Switzerland with his two sons, added: "I'm sorry that it was all so successful. I honestly didn't mean it to happen like that. It's hardly surprising that people grew to hate me."
