Talking Art with Rick Allen
By Mark Griffith
On 28th Feb 2023
On the cusp of another massive tour that will bring them through South America and Europe, Def Leppard is getting ready to go out on a tour with the recently unretired Motley Crue opening. And while Def Leppard doesn’t have a new record to promote since 2022’s Diamond Star Halos, drummer Rick Allen does have something new and exciting to talk about… Art?!?! But this is Modern Drummer, so I did ask a little about his drumming background and Def Leppard. MD: I can’t even remember the first time that I heard Def Leppard. It was probably 1981’s hit “Bringin on the Heartbreak.” How long has Def Leppard been together, and how did you get into drumming? RA: Around nine or ten I started getting really interested in drumming, The band started in the winter of 77, and I joined the band around my 15th birthday, November of 1978. I’m […]
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