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Adrenalized : Life, Def Leppard and Beyond
Def Leppard - Book - by Philip Collen & Chris Epting
(2016)
Meet
Phil Collen. You may know him as the lead guitarist in Def Leppard,
whose signature song Pour Some Sugar on Me is still as widely enjoyed as
when it debuted in 1988. Maybe you've heard of him as the rock star who
gave up alcohol and meat more than 25 years ago.
Most
likely you've seen him shirtless - in photos or in real life -
flaunting his impeccably toned body to appreciative female fans. But it
wasn't always like this. Collen worked his way up from nothing, teaching
himself guitar from scratch as a teenager by imitating his heroes.
He
slogged it out in London-based pub bands for years, long before Def
Leppard formed and transformed from unknowns to icons (all thanks to a
little album called Pyromania), from playing openers in near-empty
arenas to headlining in those same stadiums and selling them out every
night. But as Collen discovered, true overnight success is a myth. Like
the other band members, he had to struggle and fight his way to the top;
in the end, he says, 'our work ethic saved us'.
Just
as it still does. This is Collen's story, starting with his first real
taste of success and wild rock and roll excess as a member of the
seminal glam rock outfit Girl. But once he joins Def Leppard, it's also
an amazing underdog tale featuring a bunch of ordinary working-class
lads who rose to mega-stardom, overcoming incredible obstacles - such as
the drummer, Rick Allen, who lost an arm in a car crash, and the tragic
death of guitarist Steve Clark, Phil's musical soul mate, who lost his
fight with alcoholism.
Featuring
personal, never-before-seen photos of Collen and his band mates on
stage and off, Adrenalized is a fascinating account of the failures,
triumphs, challenges, and rock-hard dedication it takes to make dreams
come true.
