PHIL COLLEN

Blues artists now try and stay in a box. Back in the day at all the clubs you would see James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Little Richard and Etta James all play the same venues. It was a mix of funk, soul, blues and rock 'n' roll.

We'd played for years to half-empty clubs in England.

Every night is a joy; you get an hour and a half of all these hits. It's a lot of fun.

I think if you're inspired, you don't let a little thing like scheduling and deadlines get in your way.

If you want to achieve something, you have to work a little harder and get out of your comfort zone. That is with everything: relationships, the band, music, athletics. All of the above.

The big thing that everyone forgets, you're famous and on TV and everything, but I think there's something very rewarding to be able to write a song, record it, and have it turn out as you heard it in your head, or even better.

Zeppelin were a blues band but [also] so much more, [as were] The Stones.

A lot of people go, "I'm influenced by the Beatles and Zeppelin," and they just sound like a karaoke.

That was the most exciting period, I think: at first, when you get the success on that really large scale.

That was the most exciting period, I think: at first, when you get the success on that really large scale.

We'd played for years to half-empty clubs in England.

Every night is a joy; you get an hour and a half of all these hits. It's a lot of fun.

The big thing that everyone forgets, you're famous and on TV and everything, but I think there's something very rewarding to be able to write a song, record it, and have it turn out as you heard it in your head, or even better.

A lot of people go, "I'm influenced by the Beatles and Zeppelin," and they just sound like a karaoke.

Zeppelin were a blues band but [also] so much more, [as were] The Stones.

Blues artists now try and stay in a box. Back in the day at all the clubs you would see James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Little Richard and Etta James all play the same venues. It was a mix of funk, soul, blues and rock 'n' roll.

I think if you're inspired, you don't let a little thing like scheduling and deadlines get in your way.

If you want to achieve something, you have to work a little harder and get out of your comfort zone. That is with everything: relationships, the band, music, athletics. All of the above.