Hmm, if I’d known in advance that it was in such poor taste, I probably wouldn’t have said all that stuff about cutting my own arm off. Please do not confuse us with this complete disgusting and disrespectful behaviour”. But looking back now, Allen admits he was at. He joined them in 1978 when he was just 15 years old. We wanted to set the record straight that we have nothing to do with this ad and we are not looking for a drummer and feel it is in VERY BAD TASTE! We have much respect for Rick Allen and Def Leppard and we have a great love and honour for their music. Back in the ’80s, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen pulled off one of the more impressive second acts in music: After losing his left arm in a car accident, he taught himself how to drum with one arm and his feet and Def Leppard went on to release the best-selling album of their career, Hysteria. His name is Rick Allen, and he is the drummer for the rock band, Def Leppard. The drummer was just 21 when the accident occurred on the night of New Year's Eve. 1 single Love Bites, lost his left arm in an accident after crashing his Corvette Stingray on the A57 outside Sheffield in England in 1984. 'I really didn't want to be here and I felt very defeated,' Allen, 59, told Page Six. The drummer with Def Leppard who had the 1987 worldwide No. This band should not be confused with a Californian Def Leppard tribute act of the same name, who have issued this statement on the matter: “Seems there is a Def Leppard tribute band in Dallas who call themselves Pyromania and are looking for a one-armed drummer. Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has opened up about the 'defeated' way he felt after losing his arm in a tragic accident in December 1984. Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter November 18th, 2021. Must have pro gear, flame retardant kit and stick”. Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen opened up about the car crash in 1984 that claimed his arm and the difficult journey to his recovery that he has faced since then. How did the drummer from Def Leppard lose his arm The drummer with Def Leppard who had the 1987 worldwide No. However, the group never sought a replacement for their drummer, who is still on the kit now. The handwritten ad, a picture of which was posted on music blog Exile On Moan Street last week, reads, “Dallas, Texas’ hottest Def Leppard tribute band is seeking one arm drummer (no prosthetics). Def Leppard’s Rick Allen lost his arm in a tragic accident while he drummed for the band. Still, I should check, as a Dallas-based Def Leppard tribute act calling themselves Pyromania are advertising for a one-armed drummer. Unfortunately, I don’t think that would be much use in this case, as I think Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is missing his left one. I’d give my right arm to play in a Def Leppard tribute band. And Finally Def Leppard tribute act seeks one-armed drummer By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 11 January 2011
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