Freeing up space now that i have itunes match...

Can I delete all the music off of my iphone to free up space now that i've got all my music on the cloud with itunes match?  Even the stuff I downloaded from itunes with my phone?  I'm just paranoid about clicking delete and loosing anything.  Thanks!

Hi,
Make and keep a backup of your iTunes library, and only stream from the cloud.
Jim

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