DEF LEPPARD Guitarist PHIL COLLEN Pays Tribute To JIMI HENDRIX

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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently spoke to Classic Rock magazine (web site) for its latest issue in which the stars of rock (plus some assorted rock-loving comedians, sportmen, MPs and other riff raff) nominate their "rock icons." The following is Collen's explanation for why Jimi Hendrix belongs on the list: "I was obviously very aware of Jimi Hendrix in the early 1970s.

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