Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal
movement. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, Rick Allen, Phil Collen,
and Vivian Campbell.
-Wikipedia
From:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Originally Called:
"Atomic Mass"
Genres:
Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
Years active:
1977-present
Awards:
Kerrang! Classic Songwriter Award, Kerrang! Inspiration Award
Associated acts:
Atomic Mass
Cybernauts
Worldwide Sales:
Estimated at over 70 million units worldwide
Members:
Rick Savage - bass guitar, backing vocals, additional guitar, additional keyboards
(1977-present)
Joe Elliott - lead vocals, additional guitar, additional keyboards
(1977-present)
Rick Allen - drums, percussion, backing vocals
(1978-present) electronic drums (1985-present)
Phil Collen - guitar, backing vocals
(1982-present)
Vivian Campbell - guitar, backing vocals
(1992-present)
Past members:
Tony Kenning - drums, percussion
(1977-1978)
Pete Willis - guitar, backing vocals
(1977-1982)
Steve Clark - guitar, backing vocals
(1978-1991)
Frank Noon - drums, percussion
(1978)
Live members:
Jeff Rich - drums, percussion
(1986; supplement to Rick Allen)
Sinéad Madden - fiddle
(2012)
Def Leppard Quotes:
My manager, Cliff Bernstein, gave me a phone call. I wasnt surprised because I thought I would get that call one day. All he said was, They found Steve. I was shocked but I wasnt surprised.
Phil Collen
The real difference with the whole thing associated with Steve is very tragic. The whole thing with Rick ended up such a positive thing. Rick was a guy overcoming a full blown, @#$%& your life up and commit suicide kind of tragedy. Instead of doing that, he came back and said, What is this then? This is going to be like playing with one arm tied behind my back. No arm? No problem. It really turned into a great human story of a person overcoming a really shitty situation.
Phil Collen
Some of the songs are really catchy and commercial sounding. It is just great to release this stuff and get it out there. People ask me what it is like singing and playing the guitar and I tell them it really great. There are not a lot of places anymore that you can decide in a split second if you are going to sing the next verse or just jam out a little bit. You just cant do that with a really structured five piece or four piece. With a three piece you can just go nuts.
Phil Collen
The great thing was that I was in London and I didnt have all my shit there. I had my guitar and my little combo amp. No one could hear it so I had to really crank it up. It was really exciting. It is very different than what I do with Def Leppard where I have my really big ass @#$%& expensive guitar rig and in ear monitors. I can hear everything perfectly. With Man-Raze we rehearsed in this gritty little room where people were stealing the rims off our car outside. It was so London. Even though Def Leppard is British, they are from Sheffield. London is a different vibe. I am not patriotic by a long shot but I kind of tip my hat to the fact that I am from London and the other guys do too. The band sounds really fresh and cool.
Phil Collen
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