Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Steve.

Full name? Stephen Maynard Clark

Date of birth? April 23rd 1960

Place of birth? Hillsborough, in north-west Sheffield, England

Any other instruments other than guitar? No, all Steve ever wanted to play was guitar. He got his first guitar as a Christmas present when he was 11 years old, on condition that he learned to play it properly. He took classical guitar lessons for one year.

When did Steve decide he wanted to be a rock musician? After hearing 'How Many More Times' by Led Zeppelin.

First groups? Electric Chickie/Electric Chicken, The Chicken Brothers etc.

How did he originally hear about Def Leppard? He met Pete Willis in Stannington College library - they got talking about guitars when Steve noticed Pete was flicking through a book on guitar effects. Pete told him about his band and Steve asked if they needed a second guitarist. Pete sugested Steve drop by at Def Leppard's next rehearsal session.

When did he join Def Leppard? January 29th 1978, after impressing them with a perfect performance of Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Free Bird' at their rehearsal session.

Where does the title of the track 'Switch 625' come from? When the High 'N' Dry sleeve was being designed, the tracks weren't all finished, so track titles had to be made up to put on the sleeve instead of existing titles. The made up titles were also accompanied by their (also made up) running times. One of these titles was 'Switch', which was accompanied by a running time of 6:25. There was no title as yet for Steve's masterpiece, so as the guys in DL liked the way it looked on the sleeve with it's running time, they chose Switch 625 as the title. The actual running time is less than half of the made up running time, at just over three minutes.

Was he married? No.

Did he have any children? No.

Date and cause of death? January 8th 1991, in Chelsea, London. Coroner's verdict recorded as an accidental overdose of alcohol and prescription drugs.