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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collen/blues-artists-now-try-and-stay-in-a-box-back-in-the-day-at-all-the/)

[Phil Collen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collen/)

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## More by Phil Collen

> [That was the most exciting period, I think: at first, when you get the success on that really large scale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collen/that-was-the-most-exciting-period-i-think-at-first-when-you-get-the/)

[Phil Collen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collen/)

> [A lot of people go, "I'm influenced by the Beatles and Zeppelin," and they just sound like a karaoke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collen/a-lot-of-people-go-i-m-influenced-by-the-beatles-and-zeppelin-and/)

[Phil Collen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collen/)

> [We'd played for years to half-empty clubs in England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collen/we-d-played-for-years-to-half-empty-clubs-in-england/)

[Phil Collen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collen/)

> [I think if you're inspired, you don't let a little thing like scheduling and deadlines get in your way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collen/i-think-if-you-re-inspired-you-don-t-let-a-little-thing-like/)

[Phil Collen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collen/)

> [It's great to get insight into the era of 80's rock-n-roll via a treasure trove of photographs skillfully captured in front of Mark Weiss'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collen/it-s-great-to-get-insight-into-the-era-of-80-s-rock-n-roll-via-a/)

[Phil Collen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collen/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collen/the-big-thing-that-everyone-forgets-you-re-famous-and-on-tv-and/)

[Phil Collen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collen/)

> [If you want to achieve something, you have to work a little harder and get out of your comfort zone. That is with everything:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collen/if-you-want-to-achieve-something-you-have-to-work-a-little-harder-and/)

[Phil Collen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collen/)

> [Every night is a joy; you get an hour and a half of all these hits. It's a lot of fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collen/every-night-is-a-joy-you-get-an-hour-and-a-half-of-all-these-hits-it/)

[Phil Collen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collen/)

> [ Zeppelin were a blues band but \[also\] so much more, \[as were\] The Stones. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collen/zeppelin-were-a-blues-band-but-also-so-much-more-as-were-the-stones/)

[Phil Collen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collen/blues-artists-now-try-and-stay-in-a-box-back-in-the-day-at-all-the/)

[Phil Collen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collen/)

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