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Joe Elliott
In his early days, Joe was caught by the music of the late 60s/early 70s 'glam' bands
such as T.Rex, Mott The Hoople and Ziggy Stardust. Joe's dream to
be a member of the band Deaf Leopard came true when he joined Atomic Mass,
originally formed by Rick Savage and Pete Willis.Later
the bandwas renamed to Def Leppard.
Phil Collen
Vivian was asked to join Def Leppard in 1992, to fill the spot that Steve Clark
left after his tragic death in 1991. After being officially introduced at the
Freddy Mercury AIDS-awareness gig at Wembley Stadium, his first job was to
accompany the band on their "ADRENALIZE"-tours in 1992 and 1993.
Vivian Campbell
Vivian was asked to join Def Leppard in 1992, to fill the spot that Steve Clark left after his tragic death in 1991. After being officially introduced at the Freddy Mercury AIDS-awareness gig at Wembley Stadium, his first job was to accompany the band on their "ADRENALIZE"-tours in 1992 and 1993.
Richard John Cyril Allen
Rick joined Def Leppard at the age of 15, right before the band signed their record contract. He lost his left arm in a car accident in 1984, but this didn't stop him from being a drummer; with the help from a (semi-)electronic drum kit, Rick became "a better drummer than he was when he had two arms" (as said by Joe Elliott). In 1986, the drumkit was completely electronic, but since 1995, some parts are acoustic again, depending on his studio- live setting.
Stephen Clark
Steve joined Def Leppard after being introduced to the band by Pete Willis. One of Steve's nicknames was "the Riffmaster", which he earned after coming up with the most original guitar riffs in Def Leppard's history (and the music history in general), over and over again. During the "ADRENALIZE" sessions, Steve died on January 8, 1991, after a long period of battling alcoholism.