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INSANE: Phil collen talks about iron maiden guitarist adrian smith s audition for def leppard adrian s great | Rare Historical Photos

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Phil Collen and Adrian Smith

Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen has revealed that Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith and ex-Whitesnake/Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes were invited to try out for Def Leppard following the passing of original guitarist Steve Clarke, and explained why ultimately ex-Dio/Whitesnake guitarist Vivian Campbell was given the job.

Speaking to eonmusic at a press conference at Hellfest, Collen recalled the audition process to find him a new guitar partner after Clarke's January 1991 death.

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