However, no official statement from Phil Collins\' management camp or web site has been released so far.

Phil Collins recently completed a reunion tour with Genesis. He announced to The Times that he will not be releasing any more albums or do any further tours. Comments the musician: \"It\'s not that unusual for a man of my age, who grew up reading Davy Crockett.\"

Phil will continue to write, simply because he does not know how to stop. He hopes to use his time to indulge in his favorite hobby, which is collecting memorabilia from the Battle of the Alamo, and wants to help raising the two sons he has with Orianne Cevey, whom he married in 1999, three years after divorcing his second wife.

Phil\'s retirement should not come as a complete surprise. July 2007 saw the release of the dvd \'The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins\'. Commented Phil Collins:

\"In 2004 I came to a major decision in my life. I decided to stop my seemingly endless days of touring. I had been on the road for the last 30 years, and now with 2 young children I decided that enough was enough. It was time to say goodnight. This film documents the last stage of that goodnight tour. It covered many places I’d never played before, and some places no one had played before.\"

Check out this flawless drum duet by Genesis members Phil Collins and Chester Thompson, recorded during Genesis\' \"The Way We Walk\" tour: