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Philip Kenneth Collen (born 8 December 1957) [1] is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard. Collen joined the band in 1982 during the recording of the Pyromania album. [2] . Before joining Def Leppard, Collen had performed with a number of bands in the burgeoning British glam metal scene.
May 12, 2023 · The guitarist of Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Def Leppard talks about their latest collaborative album with the Royal Philharmonic, Drastic Symphonies, and how they adapted to the changing music scene in the 1980s. He also reflects on their recent tour, their role models and their legacy.
- Collen is color-blind. The condition isn’t an occupational hazard in his current life as a rock star, but it was a disadvantage in his first job working at a burglar-alarm factory, where he would solder wires incorrectly because he couldn’t tell the colors apart.
- The guitarist has always taken the glam aesthetic literally. When Def Leppard started, Collen was in a glam-rock band called Girl. The two groups were friendly, and at one Girl gig, Def Lep guitarist Steve Clark and Joe Elliott joined them onstage — that night, everyone ended up crashing at Elliott’s mother’s house.
- Hysteria producer Mutt Lange’s aesthetic was anti-harmony, pro-scream. The Def Leppard mission statement, from genius producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange: “Def Leppard will be all about great pop songs that resonate with the punk ethos.
- MTV helped the Leps conquer Middle America. The band’s early success was hugely dependent on geography: specifically, on whether your town had been wired for cable television.
Sep 24, 2021 · Guitar Showcase 2021: It would be fair to say many great electric guitar players have helped build the Jackson brand into what it is today – though perhaps none more so than Phil Collen, who partnered up with the Californian company in the mid-'80s.
Mar 26, 2024 · Def Leppard's Phil Collen tells UCR in a March 2024 interview how Mutt Lange helped them make Pyromania an album which became a timeless classic.
Learn how Phil Collen, the lead guitarist of Def Leppard, recorded his iconic solo in "Photograph" from Pyromania. He reveals his influences, his gear, and his secrets behind the ear candy solo.
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Mar 21, 2014 · Three decades into a remarkably successful career, guitarist Phil Collen looks at each day as a new beginning. Best known for his work with rock band Def Leppard, Collen is also involved with a gritty blues-rock trio, Manraze, where he is joined by Paul Cook and Simon Laffy.
