Phil's got a few serious and life-altering health issues: the hearing in his left ear is nearly gone, he suffers from tinnitus and a dislocated vertebra in his neck has forced him from playing the drums that made him famous in the first place.

But those aren't the reasons why Phil has decided to call it quits. He's fed up with the constant barbs from all the people's critics.

In a recent interview with FHM Phil Collins bizarrely apologised for his success:

"I'm sorry that it was all so successful. I honestly didn't mean it to happen like that. It's hardly surprising that people grew to hate me."

Phil Collins was the former drummer and leaad vocalist for Genisis. As a solo artist, Phil Collins has sold 150 million records, won seven Grammys plus an Oscar. His last record, 'Going Back', was released 2010.

In 2008 Phil also announced his retirement, but this time Phil seems certain:

"I don't think anyone's going to miss me. I'm much happier just to write myself out of the script entirely. I'm serious. When I say I'm stopping and I don't care about all this, I'm serious. I mean, I will write songs, and I will have fun making demos, but I may well not make another record. My deal with Atlantic is over with this Motown record 'Going Back'. It's sobering and quite liberating."