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Phil Collins: 'Alcohol almost killed me'

Phil Collins Phil Collins says alcohol almost killed him. The 65-year-old musician will open up about his battle with booze in his new memoir 'I'm Not Dead Yet' and admitted that at one stage it was so serious he "came very close to dying". He told the New York Times: "The book is honest, it's self-deprecating. "I'm not shirking my responsibilities. You start drinking, then you start drinking too much - then it physically hurts you. "I came very close to dying at that point."...

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19:46 on August 20 2016

Phil Collins reveals 'I came close to dying' as he lifts lid on near-fatal battle with booze

The Mirror — The legendary musician tells of his agonising struggles with the bottle in a new, "self-deprecating" book, I'm Not Dead Yet more info

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18:30 on August 22 2016

Phil Collins: 'Alcohol almost killed me'

MSN Music — Phil Collins Phil Collins says alcohol almost killed him. The 65-year-old musician will open up about his battle with booze in his new memoir 'I'm Not Dead Yet... more info

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