Video: DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Visits Performing Arts High School In Santa Ana

April 21, 2014

The day after the big press conference announcing his band's summer tour with KISS, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen paid a special visit to the Orange County High School for the Arts in Santa Ana, California. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, the program included an interview with Phil and then, as a surprise to Collen, four groups of students each performed their take on a DEF LEPPARD classic: "Photograph", "Rock Of Ages", "Hysteria" and "Pour Some Sugar on Me".

Video footage of the "Hysteria" performance can be seen below.

"You learn from kids like this," Collen told Ultimate Classic Rock after the event. "They remind you of where you come from and they give you an idea what the next generation will be like."

Vasil Chekardzhikov, coordinator of the school's guitar program, said: "Phil left an inspiring mark in the hearts of each student that will lead a path to a successful future in years to come."

Daryl Hernandez, instructor for the school's guitar program, added: "Phil's advice on staying straight and working hard was an important lesson he learned from his life experience. I believe the most important lesson all the students learned wasn't through what Phil said, but what he did. He was generous with his time and gave us all an experience we will never forget. To be an internationally renowned musician/rock star and to be as humble, generous, kind and genuine as he is, is the most important thing. That lesson, for my students and I, is the most important lesson we will ever have. I look forward to my students having the opportunity to teach that lesson someday."

Find more on Def leppard

Prev More News Next

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).