DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Gets His First Tattoo; Video Available
October 14, 2010, 13 years ago
At 52, DEF LEPPARD lead guitarist Phil Collen got his first tattoo with his new wife Helen L. Simmons on the October 13th episode of L.A. Ink, which features tattoo artist Kat Von D.
Check out video footage of the TLC episode at this location.
UsMagazine.com has photos of the tattoos - designed by Kat herself - at this location.
When asked by UsMagazine.com why he got inked for the first time Collen responded: "I've never really conformed to the stereotype; I've always done things a little differently. I've never felt the urge to do that, and it's really not a mid-life crisis. For me, the not drinking, being a vegetarian, all that stuff that sort of goes against the grain a bit, but it's not done on purpose. I always appreciated tattoos, but it just seemed like a really real thing to do. I met someone who I was madly in love with and we wanted to do it, and it was actually really cool. We are thrilled about it and even this morning we go, 'oh we love our tattoos!'
Collen and costume designer Helen L. Simmons were married on the beach at Florida's Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach resort in sunset ceremony on July 16th.
