Thursday, 23rd February 2012
Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen took part in his first Twitter chat last night on the band's official Twitter account.
The event began at 6pm EST/11pm UK and lasted for one hour with Phil answering just over 50 fan questions (including two of mine). Hundreds of questions were sent in and here are a few of the more newsworthy/interesting answers.
Phil said there was a strong possibility of UK dates by Manraze in 2012 and that the Def Leppard tour is still being routed.
Phil Collen - 22nd February Twitter Chat Highlights
Question - @ollathy "Just curious: what time were you born? Thank you, Phil! :)"
Answer - "12:02 AM-PC"
Question - @dltourhistory "Any memories of that Brit Awards show in 1989?"
Answer - "mick fleetwood was very tall and samantha fox was tiny- PC"
Question - @imarocker18 "if you were to colaborate with anyone you've never worked with before who would it be?"
Answer - "Prince!"
Question - @ladystrange73 "So many great songs in the Lep catalog. What goes into picking a setlist for tour?(other than the hits)"
Answer - "depends on how much time we've got, but recently in japan we added 10 songs. we'll jumble it up a bit this year"
Question - @who_likes_pie "Could you pick one song that defines Def Leppard as a band?"
Answer - "rocket has a bit of everything-PC"
Question - @awinch01 "are you guys working on any new material ?"
Answer - "yeah, always!"
Question - @AndyLGR "Do you feel the success & sound of pyro hysteria & adrenalize has constrained the band in any way?"
Answer - "yeah to a degree because you cant stray too far from that when you write new songs, so you cant be completely experimental"
Question - @GaryFunston "Who would you say is the most influential person you've worked with musically...??"
Answer - "mutt!"
Question - @dltourhistory "Did you once play guest guitar at a Cinderella concert? if so where?"
Answer - "i think it was in florida- PC"
Question - @heyitscarly_28 "What's your favorite Def Leppard album and why?"
Answer - "hysteria-so much effort went into it and they are solid songs that really stood the test of time-PC"
Question - @AndyLGR "Ballads used to be the main way for rock bands to get a hit. Are they difficult to write?"
Answer - "theyre the easiest ones to write for me actually-PC"
Question - @BobbyYoung74 "What is one of your favorite bands to listen to besides Def Leppard Music?"
Answer - "the Police, I love listening to the Police still-PC"
Question - @lucazerbini "What are your memories of your first gig with Def Leppard?"
Answer - "my strap broke on the first song, but it was great! it was at the marquee club in london- PC"
Question - @BethanyRomance "What's your guilty pleasure music?"
Answer - "not that i should be guilty about it, but i love electronic dance music- PC"
Question - @DecembieeLynn "when are you guys gonna announce the tour dates?"
Answer - "when they announce them all to us, we'll let you know--still planning the routing! -PC"
Question - @TigerLily_2703 "What's your all-time favourite album by any band/artist?"
Answer - "ghost in the machine the police, nevermind nirvana, achtung baby by u2...definitely not just one -PC"
Question - @kmlb526 "Any chance Man Raze will be in/around Kentucky this summer?"
Answer - "more likely to be doing some english dates, but would love to"
Question - @redli9 "Will we ever hear those 1 or few new songs being kicked around with Mutt mentioned on rockline? It'd make an epic ep!"
Answer - "maybe!"
50+ questions answered.
And not one person asked if he was a "Belieber"! :(
Recap the full chat at - twitter.com/def_leppard