>DEF LEPPARD Classic November 1987 HYSTERIA Band Interview

Thursday, 18th February 2021

DEF LEPPARD Classic November 1987 HYSTERIA Band Interview

Def Leppard 1987

Def Leppard were interviewed in November 1987 during the Hysteria world tour and talked about their history.

Circus magazine interviewed the band in November 1987.

The album was currently enjoying a five week run at Number 6 on the Bilboard Top 200 chart and had been in the Top 10 since 29th August.

The 'Animal' single would started November 1987 inside the Top 50 before ending it at Number 31 and would peak inside the Top 20 in late December.

This archive interview focuses on the band's history from 1977 to 1987.

Read the full interview via the link below.

One of many old interviews which will be added to the site including all the ones from previous site versions.

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Def Leppard 1987.

Hysteria - November Interview Quotes

"When I was in school, I used to write imaginary reviews of gigs instead of English essays," he admitted once. Art class was taken up with making posters for an equally imaginary band called Deaf Leopard. As for career counselling, Joe told them he had it all figured out; he was going to be a rock star.

In another part of town, bassist Rick 'Sav' Savage was apprenticing as a British Rail technician when he and original Def Lep guitarist Pete Willis formed Atomic Mass in 1975, playing Thin Lizzy and T-Rex covers. Def Leppard was born when Elliott replaced the group's first singer and convinced the other to adopt his old fantasy band name (the spelling was changed when Deaf Leopard confused audiences who thought they'd be seeing a punk band).