Phil Collins taken to hospital after suffering a fall from 'drop foot'

— -- British rocker Phil Collins, who just started to tour again, had to cancel a few shows after he suffered a fall in the middle of the night and was taken to the hospital.

"Phil suffers from ‘drop foot’ as a result of a back operation which makes it difficult to walk. He rose in the middle of the night to go to the toilet and slipped in his hotel room, hitting his head in the fall on a chair. He was taken to hospital where he had stitches for a severe gash on his head close to his eye and is recovering well," according to a statement on his official Facebook page. "He will be kept under observation for 24 hours."

Collins, 66, has so far cancelled two shows in London.

"Phil sends his sincere apologies and thanks to fans. He has had a fantastic week at his first shows in 10 years, cannot thank people enough for their warm reaction and is excited to return," the statement added.

Collins will reschedule those shows and plans to "carry on with this tour on Sunday in Cologne and then Paris before returning to London for his headline performance at BST Hyde Park on June 30."