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
Phil Collins Top 10 and U.S. Top 40 single, "Follow You Follow Me". In 1975, Collins sang and played drums, vibraphone and percussion on Hackett's first solo album, "Voyage of the Acolyte"; performed on Eno's albums "Another Green World", "Before and After Science", and "Music for Films"; and replaced drummer Phil Spinelli of the jazz fusion group Brand X before recording their 1976 debut album, "Unorthodox Behaviour". His time with Brand X gave Collins his first opportunity to use a drum machine and a home 8-track tape machine. He sang on Anthony Phillips' solo album "The Geese & the Ghost", and the