Rick Allen
Rick Allen
Drummer with the rock band Def Leppard, known for his talents despite the complete loss of his left arm early in his career.
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth1 November 1963
CityDronfield, England
And more importantly, I wouldn't be the person I am today, I wouldn't be where I am now and I may not even have been here if it wasn't for the accident.
almost although america feels goes home land situation strange vote
America feels like home as much as it does here. Although it's a strange situation as I feel almost like I'm in no-man's land some of the time, because although I'm a resident, I still can't vote so I don't really have a say in what goes on where I live.
character prefer
I prefer the rather old and battered, things with character, to the brand new.
rights situation survived
My situation should have been a lot worse. By rights I shouldn't have survived the crash.
anybody aware based credible evidence source three
There is no evidence that I have been aware of, or anybody has made me aware of. I mean, we had Glendon here for two-and-a-half, three years and he's just not a real credible source for information, based on our experience.
desire hits oldies package proven record tour wrong
We've proven that we can go out on tour and play a hits package for years to come. But we don't want to become an oldies act, not that there's anything wrong with it. We've still got the desire to write and record new music, too.
music people
People want to be entertained again. Our music is like 'Star Wars' for the ears. The production, the music -- it's all about entertainment.
beat join
So, we decided, if you can't beat 'em, just join 'em.
city coming hoping industry marine
I'm hoping that the city understands what the marine industry is all about by coming to the show.
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No matter how many times we play these songs live, we don't tire of them. We love that some of them have become a soundtrack to people's lives - that people remember where they were when that song became important to them. Hey, that's the way we feel when we hear an old David Bowie or T.Rex song.
citizens coming
It's what the citizens give from their hearts. They just keep donating here at HEB and we have 12 to 15 pallets right now, and they're still coming in,
key music
The key is that we're music fans, too,
emphasis good larger life nice return
The emphasis is back on really good songs. And it's nice to return to our larger than life sound.
over-the-top
I have never been one for the over-the-top.