It’s my distinct pleasure to host one of the nicest guys in rock and roll in Episode 28 of NSTS, Def Leppard guitarist extraordinaire Phil Collen.

Phil and I cover a lot of ground in our chat – Hysteria’s 30th anniversary, Sting’s sublime bass lines, that he was asked to join Iron Maiden in 1981, his blues band Delta Deep, what he learned about being a guitar player from Mutt Lange, and the fact that my high school art class pencil sketch of he and Steve Clark was given an A+. Really wish I had saved that thing.
 

Collen’s playlist:

David Bowie – Moonage Daydream

Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen

Al Green – Tired of Being Alone

The Police – Walking on the Moon

Sly and the Family Stone – If You Want Me To Stay

Jimi Hendrix – Fire

Led Zeppelin – When The Levee Breaks

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