Phil Collen

Phil Collen is one of those guitarists who quietly became indispensable — when he joined Def Leppard in 1982 right in the middle of recording Pyromania, the band's sound locked into something massive. That album went diamond, and then Hysteria topped even that. Born in Hackney, East London, this guy helped write some of the most hook-loaded hard rock ever put to tape, and he did it alongside Rick Savage and Joe Elliott like they were all tuned to the same frequency. What I really respect is that Collen is a songwriter as much as a shredder — the melodic intelligence behind those riffs is obvious. He's also known for staying in seriously disciplined shape, which somehow feels very on-brand for someone who's been bringing that level of energy to live shows for over four decades. A craftsman who never phoned it in.

Name (English)

Phil Collen

Name (Japanese)

フィル・コリン

Reading

ふぃる・こりん

Born

December 8, 1957 (age 68)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rooster

Origin

Hackney Central, United Kingdom

Occupation

guitarist / songwriter / musician / rock musician / singer

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.defleppard.com/member/phil-collen/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3

Tags

• guitarist
• songwriter
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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