Collins' manager called up the singer's five children — Lily, Joely, Simon, Nicolas and Matthew — while he lay unconscious in a Swiss hospital. While Collins has little memory of those harrowing days, his children carried the weight of believing they could be saying their final goodbyes. "I was very lucky to have come out of that," Collins told the publication, adding, "Needless to say, I haven’t had a drink since." Months later, Collins spent time reconnecting with his kids after surviving the frightening brush with death. Collins didn't shy away from describing how quickly his life unraveled after retirement.