About Phil Collen: Philip Kenneth "Phil" Collen is the co-lead guitarist and one of the backing vocalists for the English rock band Def Leppard. He joined the band in 1982 following the departure of Pete Willis.
Every night is a joy; you get an hour and a half of all these hits. It's a lot of fun.
We'd played for years to half-empty clubs in England.
The big thing that everyone forgets, you're famous and on TV and everything, but I think there's something very rewarding to be able to write a song, record it, and have it turn out as you heard it in your head, or even better.
That was the most exciting period, I think: at first, when you get the success on that really large scale.
