Phil Collins Has ‘Made Great Strides’ With Ongoing Health Woes, But He’s Not ‘Out of the Woods’ Yet

Phil Collins is plotting a musical comeback after an avalanche of health issues left him in a wheelchair and unable to attack his drums — but insiders fear he could be pushing himself to an early grave.

“Phil’s made great strides in recent times,” a source says. “That said, he’s still not out of the woods by any means.”

As Globe readers know, the 75-year-old former Genesis frontman has been battered by a cascade of health crises and publicly admitted his body had essentially collapsed on him.

“I had everything that could go wrong with me, go wrong with me,” he recently confessed on the BBC’s Eras podcast. “I mean, I got COVID in [the] hospital, my kidneys started to back up … everything that [started], that could [have] all seemed to converge at the same time.

“I’ve been sick, I’ve been very sick.”

The “In the Air Tonight” singer, who also suffers from type 2 diabetes, added in the podcast interview that he had a round-the-clock live-in nurse “to make sure I take my medication,” and last year was even the subject of rumors he was receiving hospice care — which his team vehemently denied.

The father of five also admitted alcohol had contributed to poor health and kidney problems but said he’s been off the sauce for more than two years.

“He’s out and about a lot more now and feeling so much more clearheaded since he got sober,” a source says. “But there’s good reason why he’s under strict orders not to overdo things.”

Still, in the January podcast, Collins insisted, “I’ve got some things that are half formed or were never finished, and a couple of things that were finished, which I like.”

“[There] may be life in the old dog. You’ll see.”

An insider says the “Against All Odds” singer doesn’t know how to take on anything without diving in completely, and many fear he doesn’t know his own limitations.

“He’s had five knee operations — not to mention all the other medical hardships he’s faced,” the source says. “A full-on comeback is a recipe for disaster as far as his loved ones are concerned.

“They fear he’s like a boxer who keeps climbing back in the ring well past his prime. Pushing himself too hard could cost him everything.”