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
close everybody far guys
I wanted to be as far away from everybody as I could be. I found it difficult to be close to anybody, not just the guys in the band.
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.
best brings enthusiasm excited fit good hopefully kid love model nice opportunity role seems
I think he brings enthusiasm and love for the game. He seems to get the best out of a kid and is a good role model for the kids. He is a nice fit for us. We are excited to have the opportunity to have him here hopefully for a long time.
That was incredible. I really couldn't say no.
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.
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.
bob dylan great knew last nelson summer willie
We knew that Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan did it last summer with great success,
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.
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,
biggest leaving reason talked time
We actually really like each other and that's the biggest reason why. Every person has talked about leaving at one time or another, but we never did because we couldn't think of anything else we'd like to do. And besides, it would be like leaving your family.
albums appreciate buy buying fact given grammy industry means mtv nice people recognized records though
We do appreciate this kind of success, and it means more to us than a Grammy or an MTV Award. It means the people who buy your records have given (the award) to you. Though it's nice to be recognized with industry awards, the fact that people are buying the albums still means so much.
america break harder laying loads money roots spend time visit
If we had loads of money as a family, things would be different and they'd come to visit more and I'd get to spend more time here. But I'm laying down roots in America so when I'm there, just being at home, it's harder to break away from that.
certain front towards
At the end of the day, they're happy if you do the obvious songs towards the end of the set and you've got to try and make yourself happy by doing certain songs at the front end of the set.
casualty forgot major
But unfortunately, in my unrelenting drive to get back on that drum stool, the major casualty in all of it was that I really forgot about me.