{"id":5377,"date":"2026-08-02T23:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5377"},"modified":"2026-08-02T23:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:09:14","slug":"phil-collins-says-he-almost-died-in-2024-from-alcohol-abuse-people-were-coming-to-say-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5377","title":{"rendered":"Phil Collins Says He Almost Died in 2024 From Alcohol Abuse: \u2018People Were Coming to Say Goodbye\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nPhil Collins recently told The Times of London that he almost died in 2024 from health complications stemming from alcohol abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5375\">Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department Made Several Mistakes During Search for Nancy Guthrie, New Report Claims<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Genesis frontman explained that he was initially admitted to a Swiss hospital for alcohol addiction in late 2023. He was discharged at first, but was brought back in shortly after and placed into intensive care. Collins says he was mostly unconscious during his second stint at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cMy kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing up,\u201d Collins said. \u201cPeople were coming to say goodbye. But I don\u2019t remember them coming. I didn\u2019t have no idea this was going on. They were all worried that they wouldn\u2019t see me again. It could all have gone so terribly wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCollins recalled that his five children were rushed to his side, thinking their dad was about to die. He said that, at the time, \u201cThere were some decisions to be made about \u2018Do we keep Phil on life support?\u2019 kind of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5374\">Christopher Nolan Says There Is a \u2018Fundamental Flaw\u2019 With Amateur Film Criticism: \u2018To Identify the Mechanism Does Not Invalidate the Mechanism\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI was very lucky to have come out of that,\u201d he added. \u201cNeedless to say, I haven\u2019t had a drink since.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tCollins has always been very open about his health troubles. In early 2026, he told BBC Two that he\u2019s undergone five surgeries on his knee. 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