Phil Collins has confirmed that he will not be performing during his upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction later this year.

The legendary musician, who was previously inducted as part of Genesis in 2010, has faced several serious health challenges in recent years. While he says he is feeling better now than he has in a long time, he admitted he is not physically prepared to return to the stage for the ceremony in November.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast about the possibility of performing live again, Collins explained: "I can’t really see it happening, but I’m healthier now than I have been for quite a while.

“I mean, this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thing, they asked me if I would perform and I said no, [because] you’ve got to be match fit to do something like that.

“You can’t just go onstage – you have to rehearse, and by that point if you’ve not been singing then your voice is going to be shot, and then that’s not going to be good, so I’d rather not do it."

Despite ruling out a Hall of Fame performance, Collins did not completely close the door on future live appearances and admitted he would still consider touring again one day.

He added: “But whether I’d go out again, I would contemplate, yes.”

The 75 year old artist, who performed seated while his son Nic Collins handled drums during Genesis’ final concerts in 2022, insisted his overall health has improved significantly over the past year and a half.

He said: “The last 18 months has been fine. Before that, not so good.

“Everything health-wise caught up with me at the same time. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong, but everything is fine now.

“I had problems with my knee, which I had for a while but I played through it, I toured through it.

“But eventually I had to have a knee operation and I had to have it done five times because it either kept getting infected or it broke.”

Collins has also been open about how emotionally difficult it has been stepping away from drumming after spending most of his life behind a kit.

During a recent appearance on BBC Two’s Phil Collins: Eras – In Conversation with Zoe Ball, he reflected on the adjustment.

He shared: “It’s still kind of sinking in.

“I’ve spent all my life playing drums. To suddenly not be able to do that is a shock.”

Still, the music icon has not fully ruled out returning to perform if his health continues to improve.

He added: “If I can’t do what I did as well as I did it, I’d rather relax and not do anything. But if I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks, then I’ll have a crack at it. But I just feel like I’ve used up my air miles.”