Def Leppard’s Phil Collen: Vegetarian And Hard Rock Not Illegal
Written by Vegetarian Star on June 5th, 2009 in Male Musicians.
If you rocked out with Def Leppard in the 80s (and still rock out on the karaoke machine during the weekends), regardless of how much much your children make fun of you, don’t feel bad!
Guitarist Phil Collen is 51, still rockin’ hard, and the picture of perfect health. Just tell the kids they better hope they look this good at half a century.
When Collen was asked jokingly asked during an interview if there was a law against being a hard rock guitar player and vegetarian, Collen answered:
“I’ve felt weird about eating meat since I was a kid. I’m a picture of health at 51. I hardly eat any kind of food. I’m a vegan. You don’t need meat to survive. It’s a pleasure thing.”
Not to mention there are more faux pleasure meats than groupies lined up in the refrigerator or freezer section of the grocery store.
Rock on, Phil. Rock on man!
via independent.ie
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July 14th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
I wish this had a picture of Phil with his shirt off (his preferred stage attire). He’s not huge and bulky, but the dude is cut. He’s been a vegetarian since the mid 80’s, and it totally shows now. I hope I can look as young and be as fit as him when I’m in my 50’s. I also hope I can still rock like he does.