Watch Phil Collins test out his classic drum kit in over a decade
nme.comPhil Collins has reunited with his classic Gretsch drum kit and tested it out for the first time in over a decade.In a newly released video by Drumeo, the 73-year-old legendary drummer and former Genesis singer’s son Nic Collins and Drumeo Host Brandon Toews assembled the ‘Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)’ singer’s Gretsch kit which had been in storage for over a decade. “He could have definitely modernised his setup a little bit,” Nic joked while opening up the cases.Upon building the kit, Nic acknowledged how low the kit was set up. “No, there’s no way.
maybe. I refuse to believe it was this bad,” he said as he began air drumming, noting how intense the low positioning of the kit really was, meaning that it caused Phil to lean over a lot.
This potentially contributed to his bad posture and contributing in some parts to the drummer’s physical disabilities.Phil underwent a major spinal surgery back in 2007 and currently suffers from drop foot and chronic neck pain.
He uses a cane to help him walk.Nic then proceeded to test out the kit by playing Phil’s iconic drum fill from the musician’s legendary 1981 debut single ‘In The Air Tonight’.
