Phil Collins was reported that Collins could no longer play the drums, due to a recent operation to repair a dislocated vertebrae in his neck. A statement from Collins on the Genesis band website said, "There isn't any drama regarding my 'disability' and playing drums. Somehow during the last Genesis tour I dislocated some vertebrae in my upper neck and that affected my hands. After a successful operation on my neck, my hands still can't function normally. Maybe in a year or so it will change, but for now it is impossible for me to play drums or piano. I am not
The Phil Collins Big Band singing at performances. The group split up in 1999, when Phil Collins started to work on the music for the then upcoming movie, "Tarzan". The group released one album, "A Hot Night in Paris", recorded in 1998 and released in 1999. The footage of Montreux Jazz Festival 1996 was featured as a bonus feature on the 2010 DVD "Phil Collins Live At Montreux". Collins' work with the Phil Collins Big Band received acclaim and "Modern Drummer" readers voted him Big Band drummer of the year in 2000. The Phil Collins Big Band The Phil Collins Big Band was a side