Joe Elliot

December 11, 2020

DUMB LEPPARD … Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffman says Def Leppard is a Dumb band name

Blabbermouth — ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann spoke to RJ Bayley of Metal Empire about the origin of the band’s unusual name. He said (hear audio below): “It actually existed before I joined the band, believe it or not. The guys had already performed under that name locally a couple of times. It was basically a neighborhood band, and they had that name. I was never completely happy with it, but, of course, it stuck and[…]

July 15, 2020

STILL GIVING IT TO US GOOD … Trixter guitarist Steve Brown talks Kiss, Van Halen, Def Leppard and Tokyo Motor Fist

Metal Sludge — When a teenage Steve Brown got his first taste of rock and roll stardom back in the late 1980s with Trixter, sure enough the MCA band fizzled by the second record. Grunge wiped Brown and hundreds of others off the glam planet in the early 90s — but not forever. The New Jersey rocker had the fortitude to keep going, and here we are in 2020, and even the Covid-19 pandemic will[…]

November 18, 2019

CONFIRMED REPORTS ARE SAYING … Motley Crue, Def Leppard & Poison will Tour Stadiums in 2020

CONFIRMED REPORTS ARE SAYING Motley Crue, Def Leppard & Poison will Tour Stadiums in 2020 “There is no amount of money that would ever make me do it again because I have such pride in how we’re ending it,” Nikki Sixx said in 2014 By Andy Green Rolling Stone — Mötley Crüe are ripping up their “cessation of touring agreement” and hitting the road next year for a U.S. stadium tour with fellow hard rock[…]

October 25, 2015

Joe Elliot of Def Leppard on vinyl craze; ‘What’s it sound like in the car?’

POUR SOME VINYL ON ME Joe Elliot on the vinyl craze; ‘What’s it sound like in the car?’ Maxim — There was a moment in the late eighties when Def Leppard were arguably the biggest rock band on the planet. You couldn’t turn on MTV without seeing videos for “Pour Some Sugar On Me” and a slew of other bubblegum metal hits from their monster album, Hysteria, that prominently featured frontman Joe Elliott in all his mulleted,[…]

July 5, 2015

DEF LEPPARD guitarist PHIL COLLEN on Spotify: “It’s bad, if not worse, than the whole Napster thing”

CT NOW — In theory, recording an album is easy: reserve studio time, jam until you’ve got 12 songs together that sound good, and pack it in. For an iconic rock band like Def Leppard, who’ll play Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, July 5, there are executives to please, memos to circulate, singles to perfect and expectations to exceed. “Pyromania” (1983) and “Hysteria” (1987), two of the best-selling rock albums in history (and still the[…]

May 15, 2015

DEF LEPPARD guitarist PHIL COLLEN to release ‘Adrenalized’ Memoir

Blabbermouth — Atria Books has acquired North American and audio rights to a memoir by Phil Collen, lead guitarist for rock band DEF LEPPARD for more than 30 years. “Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard, And Beyond”, written with veteran journalist and author Chris Epting and scheduled for publication on October 27, is the first book written by a member of the group that holds claim to being one of only five rock bands with two original[…]

May 7, 2014

Def Leppard's Joe Elliot releases new Down 'n' Outz CD "The Further Adventures Of…"

Def Leppard’s Joe Elliot releases new Down ‘n’ Outz CD “The Further Adventures Of…” By: Robert Cavuoto Guitar International — Def Leppard’s lead singer Joe Elliott has just released the third installment from Down ‘n’ Outz with a brand new CD, The Further Adventures Of… Down ‘n’ Outz was formed when Joe was asked to open for The Hoople in 2009, when they re-formed for five shows at the Hammersmith Apollo. The Quireboys’; Paul Guerin, Guy Griffin,[…]