Articles

This is a list of some pretty interesting articles I've collected over the years!

Random Quotes

"He was more interested in his girlfriend than in the band. I'll bet he's kicking himself now." Rick Allen, on Leppards original drummer, Tony Reuben

"We're so boring. Fans always want to know what exciting things we do backstage or after the show. The sad truth is that usually we just pack up our things, hop on the bus and go to sleep. We're not the kind of rock stars most people think of when they imagine the supposed "rock and roll lifestyle." Hanging out with us when we're not on stage is a sure cure for insomnia." Rick Savage

"We've learned to never take anything for granted." Joe Elliott, 1987

"Def Leppard were the chicken that laid the egg that was the New Wave of Heavy Metal." Joe Elliott, 1983 "The tour went amazingly well. But I guess the dues we paid over the last four years more than made up for that. We were owed a little time without a major catastrophe." Steve Clark, After Hysteria tour "We're a pretty level-headed group. Most people think that it's wild parties and girls,girls,girls every night. We only wish." Rick Savage, 1984

"What happened to Def Leppard can only happen to one band in a million." Joe Elliott, 1983

"What you think will take a day takes a month, what you think will take a month takes two years."

"That I could still play was my high point. My low point was discovering I couldn't wear a watch anymore." Rick Allen, after the accident

"We can't spell deadline, never mind meet one." Rick Savage

"A little melody isn't going to hurt anybody." Steve Clark, 1984

"I don't think of myself as a singer; I'm a failed drummer and guitarist." Joe Elliott, 1983

"We're really not a heavy metal band, I mean, we read. We can think." Steve Clark, 1988

"The worst thing is what a lot of girls do to get into the show." Phil Collen, 1989

"The only woman we've been able to get into our hotel rooms have been the cleaning ladies." Phil Collen, 1984

"I should think that the average British heavy-metal fan sees us as rich, arrogant bastards who ought to go back to America." Joe Elliott, 1983