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
casualty forgot major
But unfortunately, in my unrelenting drive to get back on that drum stool, the major casualty in all of it was that I really forgot about me.
close everybody far guys
I wanted to be as far away from everybody as I could be. I found it difficult to be close to anybody, not just the guys in the band.
certain front towards
At the end of the day, they're happy if you do the obvious songs towards the end of the set and you've got to try and make yourself happy by doing certain songs at the front end of the set.
america break harder laying loads money roots spend time visit
If we had loads of money as a family, things would be different and they'd come to visit more and I'd get to spend more time here. But I'm laying down roots in America so when I'm there, just being at home, it's harder to break away from that.