Joe Elliott
Joe Elliott
Joseph Thomas "Joe" Elliottis an English singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute band the Cybernauts and the Mott the Hoople cover band Down 'n' Outz. He is one of the two original members of Def Leppard and one of the three to perform on every Def Leppard album...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth1 August 1959
song horse crazy
Even Crazy Horses is a good song, by the Osmonds. I've known many bands who have covered that. It's just a great song. I bought it in a brown, paper bag because I didn't want anyone to know I had it.
long majority feels-right
You don't just go with a majority because it's the majority. You go with it because it's right. If it feels right, do it. As long as it's legal.
thinking hair wrinkles
If you don't physically age gracefully, it's a bit sad. I think Steven Tyler can get away anything, because he still looks like he did in '73. Especially from row Z backwards in an arena. As long as the Stones keep their hair and don't get fat they'll get away with the wrinkles.
responsibility writing handle
If you can't handle the responsibility of a hit single, don't write one.
two america rocks
Every town in America had at least one, two, or maybe three radio stations that played rock 24 hours a day. In England, we had a rock specialist on for two hours a week.
believe alternatives way
Just follow your gut. If you seriously believe that something is the right thing to do, if you are so convinced that your stomach is knotting up every time someone suggests an alternative way of doing all this, take a deep breath and just say, "You're wrong."
people faces wanted
We just wanted to put a smile on people's faces. That's all we ever wanted to do.
breaths
The Vatican takes your breath away.
song together rubbish
Any idiot who knows five chords can bang a song together. But it's probably going to be rubbish.
things-in-life get-better want
You see mock death in movies every day, but when it really happens, you're not used to it. Most things in life, you get better the more that you do them, but this is one of those things you don't really want to get any better at.
beer play want
The most frustrating thing for musicians who want to play stuff from the new album is when everyone goes out to buy a beer.
years mind-blowing stones
I saw the Stones three years ago at the Wiltern Theater in L.A. and that was mind blowing.
song rocks rock-song
There were incredibly few rock songs making it out to the airwaves until the '80s came along.
people way ledges
Humor is an amazing way to talk people down off a ledge.