Watch Phil Collins check out his traditional drum equipment in over a decade

Phil Collins has reunited along with his traditional Gretsch drum equipment and examined it out for the primary time in over a decade.

In a newly launched video by Drumeo, the 73-year-old legendary drummer and former Genesis singer’s son Nic Collins and Drumeo Host Brandon Toews assembled the ‘Towards All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)’ singer’s Gretsch equipment which had been in storage for over a decade. “He may have undoubtedly modernised his setup just a little bit,” Nic joked whereas opening up the instances.

Upon constructing the equipment, Nic acknowledged how low the equipment was arrange. “No, there’s no manner. perhaps. I refuse to imagine it was this dangerous,” he mentioned as he started air drumming, noting how intense the low positioning of the equipment actually was, that means that it brought about Phil to lean over quite a bit. This doubtlessly contributed to his dangerous posture and contributing in some components to the drummer’s bodily disabilities.

Phil underwent a serious spinal surgical procedure again in 2007 and at present suffers from drop foot and persistent neck ache. He makes use of a cane to assist him stroll.

Nic then proceeded to check out the equipment by taking part in Phil’s iconic drum fill from the musician’s legendary 1981 debut single ‘In The Air Tonight’. The Gretsch equipment is similar one Phil used throughout Genesis’ 1992 ‘We Can’t Dance Tour,’ however not the one used through the observe’s recording.

On the finish of the video, Phil is introduced into the room wherein his equipment was totally constructed and shared “It seems alright,” after being requested in regards to the setup. Nic helps him to sit down behind the equipment, the place, as soon as seated, he picks up the drumsticks, saying: “Simply feels so unusual to carry a pair.” He then took the stick in his left hand and used it to check out a number of of the drums earlier than placing it down and saying: “That’s sufficient of that.”

The Drumeo video of constructing Phil’s drum equipment is an accompanying video to the web drumming platform’s interview with the legend. The dialogue initially happened in 2022, however has solely simply been shared as a part of the brand new documentary Phil Collins: Drummer First.

Throughout that interview, Phil offered an replace on his ailing well being and revealed the “shock” of not having the ability to play the drums.

“If I get up someday and I can maintain a pair of drumsticks, then I’ll have a crack of it. However I simply really feel like I’ve used up my air miles,” he mentioned. “It’s nonetheless sort of sinking in a bit… I’ve spent all my life taking part in drums. To be immediately not ready to do this is a shock.”

Again in 2021, Phil revealed that he may “barely maintain a stick” on account of well being points.

“I’m sort of bodily challenged a bit which could be very irritating as a result of I’d like to be taking part in up there with my son,” he mentioned amid the Genesis reunion exhibits, which noticed his son Nic stand in for him. “I’d like to however, you already know, I imply I can barely maintain a stick to this hand, so there are particular bodily issues that get in the best way.”

Elsewhere, Genesis’ carried out their final ever present in March 2022, wherein the icon carried out in a chair.

In March 2023, Phil’s bandmate Mike Rutherford shared an replace on Collins’ situation, saying: “As you already know, Phil is… rather more motionless than he was once, which is a disgrace. He’s superb now at residence, having fun with life. He’s labored so laborious through the years. I feel he’s having fun with his time at residence.”

Issues do appear to have improved in latest instances, nevertheless, as earlier this summer season it was reported that Collins could also be engaged on new music for the primary time in over 20 years.
He hasn’t launched an album of authentic music since Disney’s Brother Bear soundtrack in 2003. One yr previous to that, he launched his final solo studio album ‘Testify’.

In a put up shared on Fb by file producer and journalist Simon Napier-Bell, he defined that Collins was “in high kind” and just lately had his studio revamped. “For certain, earlier than too lengthy we’re going to listen to some new music,” he continued.

On the time of writing, no plans for brand new materials have been shared.