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
key music
The key is that we're music fans, 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.
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.
city coming hoping industry marine
I'm hoping that the city understands what the marine industry is all about by coming to the show.
became bowie david hear lives love matter people remember songs soundtrack tire
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.
beat join
So, we decided, if you can't beat 'em, just join 'em.
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,
effort excellent facing good hits job lost needed pitchers top win
We had an excellent effort tonight. We lost facing one of the top pitchers in the area. We made a lot of contact, but we just couldn't get hits when we needed them. We did a good job defensively. If we keep that kind of effort we will win some games.
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.
encouragement play people
If I couldn't play drums it would have destroyed me. If you're thrown in the deep end you swim, and that's basically what I did. I had to do it and with the rest of the band behind me and the encouragement I got from people from all over the world, I knew that I was going to play
selfish blessed giving
Before my accident I was a little too... selfish and self-absorbed and for me, to now be at the place where I can kinda give back and inspire people. I'm blessed. I'm really blessed.
prayer moving people
Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle for the intention.
dublin
I was happy in Dublin because it is very cosmopolitan.
country strong allegiance
I really don't feel any strong allegiance to any country.