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
But I think that the most important thing was to really stop drinking.
business handled record
We're probably doing better business than we thought we would do especially considering the disappointing way the record company has handled the album.
fact felt free lauren life onstage onto perception persona
I think my perception of my own life is different and the fact that Lauren and myself are together. I've never felt this free or happy and so that permeates onto my onstage persona and to my working environment.
aware beneficial maybe obviously time wanting
I think at that time I obviously wasn't aware of what I really needed. But conversely, my wanting to prove something to everyone was beneficial 'cause if I hadn't done it then, maybe I'd never have done it.
booze brought certainly
I think all of those things, but certainly the booze really brought out the really unreasonable side of me, and I just didn't want to revisit that place again.
funny glad others past seen time
But it's funny that now I'm in such a happy situation, I look more objectively at my own past and see what others have seen for a long time and I'm just so glad I've been able to get to this point.
course interest playing
Yes, of course that's true but you know, the irony of all that is that before the accident, I'd pretty much lost interest in playing drums.
band chance irony member
But the irony is that because the band isn't the focus any more, it allows me the chance to enjoy being a member of Def Leppard much more.
And more importantly, I wouldn't be the person I am today, I wouldn't be where I am now and I may not even have been here if it wasn't for the accident.
almost although america feels goes home land situation strange vote
America feels like home as much as it does here. Although it's a strange situation as I feel almost like I'm in no-man's land some of the time, because although I'm a resident, I still can't vote so I don't really have a say in what goes on where I live.
character prefer
I prefer the rather old and battered, things with character, to the brand new.
rights situation survived
My situation should have been a lot worse. By rights I shouldn't have survived the crash.
beat join
So, we decided, if you can't beat 'em, just join 'em.
anybody aware based credible evidence source three
There is no evidence that I have been aware of, or anybody has made me aware of. I mean, we had Glendon here for two-and-a-half, three years and he's just not a real credible source for information, based on our experience.