![]() ![]() What have been the band's low point and high point?Ī: "The absolute low point was Steve's (death). Q: The band has faced a lot of hardship, including the death of guitarist Steve Clark and drummer Rick Allen's car crash in which he lost an arm. We have more in common with the Rolling Stones than Iron Maiden." I still think there is a level of negativity attached to ''80s band'. Q: Do you consider yourself a hair band? Hard rock? Something else?Ī: "I detest the phrase "hair band" or "hair metal." It's insulting to us. When we went to one side, we had to go to the other side. It was very expensive and difficult to do and not make it look choreographed. How did that work out? Did it make performing difficult?Ī: "We were in our mid-to late-20s - at the peak of fitness. Q: I saw the band once in Dayton with the round stage. They were unwearable by the end of the tour. Q: How did you get your slashed-up jeans to look so good? When I tried to make my own they looked horrible - and landed me in trouble with my mother.Ī: "The truth is, my jeans got better and better. Instead of saying, "one, two, three, four," he started making things up. (Producer Mutt Lange) on part of the clips track would give counts of where to come in with the guitar part. When we were recording Pyromania, we did not have the lyrics written. Q: What does "gunter glieben glauten globen" in the song 'Rock Of Ages' mean?Ī: "It doesn't mean anything at all. Tony (Kenning) suggested the spelling change - to make it look equally good." Everyone except for one thought it was a good idea. When we got the band together, I suggested the name. Deaf Leopard happened to be one of my many feeble attempts to do art. ![]() Because it was art, I could do what I wanted. How did you come up with this and how did it morph into the current name?Ī: "When I was 13 or 14, I got a pretty good record collection. Q: I heard it was your dream to be in a band called Deaf Leopard. Below you'll find Elliott's answers to the questions I've been waiting 26 years to ask. I couldn't contain my silly grin on the afternoon leading up to this interview with my rock idol. I pitched the idea for a question-and-answer with Joe Elliott, Def Leppard's lead singer, to an editor and giggled with glee when he liked the idea. When I heard that Def Leppard and JOURNEY - another great '80s rock band - were playing at Blossom on Tuesday, I decided this deserved a special story. Because of a long line of cars in the parking lot, I had to pee in a cup in the back of my friend's car, but I didn't mind. After the concert, my clothes were so filthy, I threw them out. I once stood in a foot of mud, sandwiched together with other fans to hear the band at Buckeye Lake Music center near Columbus. I don't think it would be an understatement to call me a die-hard DEF LEPPARD fan. Akron Beacon Journal (has issued the following report from Stephanie Warsmith: ![]()
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