'I can feel it coming in the air tonight'

18 October 2016 - 08:54 By © The Daily Telegraph

Phil Collins has announced a comeback tour, saying he has changed his mind about retirement. The 65-year-old former Genesis frontman will play five nights at London's Royal Albert Hall next year and has dates in Cologne and Paris.The Another Day in Paradise star officially spoke about his battle with the bottle after a divorce from his third wife - with whom he later got back together - and said retirement was "a funny word".He said: "I stopped work because I wanted to be a dad at home. As bad luck would have it, as soon as I retired, my family split up."I didn't have anyone to go home to. That's why I started drinking."But said the drummer: "I've changed my mind. I'm living with my young kids. They want me to go out on the road and do my thing." Collins, who has been using a crutch because of injuries caused by years of drumming, said he was unlikely to play drums. Instead, he will be joined by his 15-year-old son, Nicholas, who has been learning the drums to accompany him."I don't think I will ever be able to play the way I used to. I'm 65, I've been playing since I was five, so I'm not going to lose any sleep over it."The gigs will take place in June...

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