AUDIO: Def Leppard's Joe Elliott (1991)
Mat Snow, Rock's Backpages audio, December 1991
The Leppard frontman looks back at guitarist Steve Clark's descent into alcoholism and eventual death: how it impacted the making of latest album Adrenalize; guitarist Phil Collen stepping up in Clark's absence; how it is possible for rockers to grow old; the essential escapism of metal, and how marvellously uncool it is.