Old Interview: Guitarist Magazine with Phil Collen
With a new album in the can, genial guitarist Phil Collen talks guitars, dispels a few myths and explains that legendarily exhaustive recording technique
As Phil Collen breezes into the foyer of the plush London hotel in which we're awaiting his arrival, it's hard to believe that this unassuming Londoner has sold the best part of 40 million albums since he joined Def Leppard a full two decades ago.
Certainly in the running for the Brian May Nicest Man In Rock(tm) award, Collen is aware of another Queen parallel, that of being continually derided by the media without the level of success ever being seriously compromised.
"Adrenalize went triple platinum and was at the top of the US charts for five weeks, but we got really slagged off for it." He grins. "Y'know, it came out at the height of the grunge thing so we got a battering for that."