The same thing happened in the '80s where a lot of bands started having international appeal and there was a format to it. Why do you think it took them so long to break in the U.K.? So yeah, I've definitely heard all the stuff. When I started listening to music, I was aware of "Dreamboat Annie" and stuff like that. How familiar are you with the music of your tourmates, Heart?Īll the hits, absolutely. They're not really places where I'd hang out. You know, I've probably been to five strip bars in my life, and I've been taken to them. Starting the tour in Florida could be a special time to honor them. It's one of the things that you want to watch happen to every song and say, "Yeah, that was great." The album came out and kind of tanked initially, and then they started playing it for their routines, and because of that, we started getting played on local radio stations. Phil Collen: It's funny how the stripper thing spreads that wealth by us, but yeah, absolutely. New Times: It's great that you guys actually give credit to all of the Florida strippers for making "Pour Some Sugar on Me" such a big hit. Now, Collen and his cohorts are fresh from a slot on Celebrity Apprentice, the Rock of Ages musical is about to become a major motion picture starring Tom Cruise, and a tour with Heart is nearly under way to support a recently dropped live album, Mirrorball.Īlthough Collen lives in California and spoke to New Times from London, he's got a load of love for South Florida - but more as an ideal spot for a wedding than a strip-club destination. At the time, lead guitarist Phil Collen was a new recruit in a band that had its share of lineup changes in the early years. "It's better to burn out than to fade away" was all fine and good for a 6-year-old band to proclaim on "Rock of Ages," but nearly three decades have since passed. English hard-rock act Def Leppard has turned out to be equally durable and prophetic.
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