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Lead Vocals, Guitar
Full Name: Joseph Thomas Elliott
Birthdate: Sat, 08/01/1959
Birthplace: Sheffield, UK
Current Residence: Dublin, Ireland
Instruments: Lead Vocals, Guitar
Previous/Other Projects & Bands: Cybernauts, Down N'
Outz
In his youth, Joe was caught by the music of the late
60s/early 70s 'glam' bands such as T.Rex, Mott The Hoople and (David Bowie's)
Ziggy Stardust. Joe's dream to be a member of the imaginary band Deaf Leopard
came true when he joined Atomic Mass, originally formed by Rick Savage and Pete
Willis. Partly because of Joe's dream, the band was renamed to Def Leppard.
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OUTZ
Bass & Vocals
Full Name: Richard Savage
Birthdate: Fri, 12/02/1960
Birthplace: Sheffield, UK
Current Residence: Sheffield, UK
Instruments: Bass & Vocals
Sav co-founded Atomic Mass together with Pete Willis and
Tony Kenning in the late 70s -- the band that would become Def Leppard. In his
teens, Sav was considered a football/soccer-talent and he was asked to join
Sheffield United (despite the fact that he was a fan of rival Sheffield
Wednesday), for which he played a couple of years -- but he chose to be in a
band after all.
Drums
Full Name: Richard John Cyril Allen
Birthdate: Fri, 11/01/1963
Birthplace: Derbyshire, UK
Current Residence: California, US
Instruments: Drums
Previous/Other Projects & Bands: Raven Drum Foundation,
Lauren Monroe
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- or live setting.
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Guitar & Vocals
Full Name: Philip Kenneth Collen
Birthdate: Sun, 12/08/1957
Birthplace: London, UK
Current Residence: California, US
Instruments: Guitar & Vocals
Previous/Other Projects & Bands: Dumb Blondes, Lucy,
Tush, Girl, Cybernauts, Man Raze
Phil
replaced Pete Willis in 1982 during the recordings of PYROMANIA. After
Steve Clark's tragic death in 1991 and before Vivian Campbell joined, Phil took
care of all the guitar parts during the recordings of the 1992 album
ADRENALIZE. Since then, Phil developed himself as one of the main songwriters
of the band.
Guitar & Vocals
Full Name: Vivian Patrick Campbell
Birthdate: Sat, 08/25/1962
Birthplace: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Current Residence: California, US
Instruments: Guitar & Vocals
Previous/Other Projects & Bands: Sweet Savage, Dio,
Whitesnake, Riverdogs, Shadow King, Clock, Last In Line
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
(1992 & 1993).
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Guitar & Vocals
Full Name: Stephen Maynard Clark
Birthdate: Sat, 04/23/1960
Birthplace: Sheffield, UK
Instruments: Guitar & Vocals
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.
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