Rick Allen talks Def Leppard: Topics include new music, touring with other bands and why their back catalog isn't on Spotify
Def Leppard’s Rick Allen is calling from his California home on the 25th anniversary of the death of his bandmate Steve Clark.
The co-lead guitarist on the British hard rock band’s first four albums, Clark died from alcohol poisoning in 1991, but not before notably contributing to the song writing for the triple-platinum-selling “Adrenalize.”
Quoting one of his tweets from @rickallenlive, Allen said, “It never gets any easier.”
“Losing anyone that you’re close to is tragic,” he added.
Several weeks after the interview, Allen’s Twitter account revealed that singer Joe Elliot was under doctor’s orders to rest his voice for a month. According to www.defleppard.com, their Feb. 17 concert date with Styx and Tesla at Allentown’s PPL Center will be rescheduled.
“Styx are great. We toured with them in 2008. Fantastic bunch of guys — no drama. It’s refreshing to work with people like that,” Allen said, hinting that he’s witnessed plenty of rocker prima donna behavior over the last 35+ years.
In 2014, Def Leppard was asked by Kiss to tour with them as part of their 40th anniversary tour. “A lot of Kiss fans that were on the periphery about Def Leppard really loved it,” Allen said. “It was nice getting to know the guys in Kiss. Everyone was really cordial and having a good time. And we stay in touch.”
On that tour, Def Leppard’s set was a solid, greatest hits playlist that even revived the ‘90s ballad “Two Steps Behind.” But now, there’s new music in the set, from an album titled “Def Leppard” — most notably the singles “Dangerous” and “Let’s Go,” which was featured during broadcasts of Monday Night Football last fall.
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