Phil Collen of Def Leppard, 2002

"My first gig was the Marquee Club in London. Then we came to America and supported Billy Squier; while we were doing that tour, the whole thing f--king blew up, just went nuclear. It was very quick. It went from playing the Marquee Club to -BANG! -playing stadiums. It was pretty trippy."
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Interview by Lyndsey Parker, May, 2002