Collins 'left Mojo Awards Over Back Pain'

Phil Collins was reportedly forced to leave the Mojo Honours awards ceremony early on Thursday night (21Jul11) due to a recurring back injury.

The Genesis star was slated to present fellow drummer Ringo Starr with the Mojo Icon award at the prizegiving in London, but he was in too much pain to hand out the trophy, according to Sky News.

a BBC reporter at the awards show added in a post on Twitter.com, "Elderly rocker news from Mojo Awards. Phil Collins has put his back out and can't present Ringo with his Icon Award".

Collins was forced to stop drumming in 2009 as years of performing had caused damage to his spine and the nerves in his hands.