Wednesday, 24th June 2015
Phil Collen April 2013
Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen was interviewed recently by Guitar International and mentioned the new self titled studio album.
Phil talked to Robert Cavuoto mostly about Delta Deep and their newly released debut album, his guitar playing and the new self titled Def Leppard studio album which is currently due for release in October.
Phil insists it was made only for the band themselves and no one else and that no first single has yet been chosen.
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Guitar International - Phil Collen Interview Quotes
RC - Do you have a release date for the new Def Leppard CD or name of the first single?
"I don't think we have the single figured out as of yet, but the CD will be released in the Fall."
RC - Is there a concern about the fans reaction to this style of music [Delta Deep] or how they will compare it to the new Def Leppard CD?
"Fuck them, I don't care. On the Def Leppard CD we didn’t make it for the fans, we made it for ourselves. We didn’t make it for the record industry or to appease fans, we did exactly what we wanted to do. That's how we got played in the first place."
"If you try to keep pleasing people you lose yourself. When I say fuck them and fuck everyone else, I sincerely mean it. These are for the reasons we got into music in the first place and to create something new and express ourselves in getting something out. The songs that give me goose bumps or brings tears to my eyes are the ones where people were expressing themselves."
- Read the full interview at - guitarinternational.com
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