An Interview with Phil Collen of Def Leppard and Delta Deep
Def Leppard was the premier hair band of the 80's and MTV aired their videos almost hourly. After almost 30 years of performing with the band, guitarist Phil Collen has assembled a side band of deep rooted southern blues enthusiasts. Delta Deep is far removed from the glam drenched arena rock that def leppard honed to perfection. This is a return to the southern delta sound of blues purists. Collen squeezed a lot of emotion and love of the genre into this disc. Collen explained how it all started. "My wife's Godmother has one of those voices. Like Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner. We would just sit around the house singing and playing and it developed from that. As soon as we got together it just clicked. We just wanted to create this sound." Collen explained how Delta Deep compares to Def leppard. Def leppard is structured. It is such a huge production. But the show is amazing. I love that. I wouldn't change it at all. With delta deep w