I was 17 when punk happened but I was still buying Queen and Thin Lizzy. It's stressful and gets harder each time you make a record. As much as our music is anthemic rock'n'roll it's a business at the end of the day. Morrissey ( Morrissey) says he's a bigger fan but he isn't.Īfter you have a hit like Hysteria and you're signed to the corporate machine it becomes an albatross around your neck. I'm probably the biggest Mott ( Mott the Hoople) fan on the planet. I mean, when AC/DC comes back after years away, you're not going to get 'Bohemian Rhapsody' from 'em, you know? And you don't want it, either - you want 'Back in Black', or something like it.
The idea was, we wanted something familiar. And it has that swaggering, mid-tempo rhythm, like 'Sugar', and 'Rock Of Ages'. It's that three-minute pop-rock stuff with big chunky guitars and a big chorus.
Highway Star – A Journey in Rock (2007), Ian Hunter: Just Another Night: Live at Astoria (2004)įreddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992), Def Leppard Early Tours 1978–1979, On Through the Night World Tour, High 'n' Dry World Tour, Pyromania World Tour, Hysteria World Tour MTV Video Music Awards - Best Heavy Metal Video (1989), Best Stage Performance in a Video (1989), Best Special Effects (1992), Best Metal/Hard Rock Video (1992) 1989–1996)Ĭynthia Elliott, Joe Elliott Sr, Pour Some Sugar on Me, Love Bites, PhotographĪmerican Music Awards - Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist, Hard Rock Album (1989) Elliott married Kristine in 2004, and they had their first child, Finlay, in 2009. His first wife was Karla Ramdhani they married in 1989 and divorced in 1996. He owns a recording studio named “Joe’s Garage” in his home. When it comes to his personal life, Joe Elliott currently resides in Dublin, but has a house in Los Angeles, as well. “Yeah” in 2006 and “Songs from the Sparkle Lounge” (2008) came after, and the most recent of the group’s albums is called Def Leppard, released in 2015. The “X” is Def Leppard’s eight studio release, published in 2002. Def Leppard fifth album “Adrenalize” was published in 1992, followed by “Slang” (1996), and “Euphoria” (1999).Įlliott had a short-lived project called “Cybernauts”, with Phil Collen their only album was released in 2001. In 1992, he appeared with Slash and Brian May at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Joe Elliott has worked with other musicians and in several projects such as tributes to fellow artists like Freddie Mercury, Alice Cooper, Ian Hunter, and David Bowie. Def Leppard released another seven albums, and sold over 100 million copies worldwide which makes them one of the world’s best-selling music artists. However, the band’s fourth studio album “Hysteria” (1987) reached beyond the success of the previous one, and sold over 25 million copies worldwide – at that moment, Joe Elliot became a multimillionaire. Their next release “Pyromania” (1983) was a total hit and went Diamond with over 10 million copies sold in the US alone. Their debut album “On Through the Night” was released in 1980, but the second album “High ‘n’ Dry” (1981) was a big success and defined their style. Elliott became an integral part of it as a singer and songwriter.Įlliott and Def Leppard’s biggest commercial success came between the early ’80s and the early ’90’s. His suggestion of the band’s new name Deaf Leopard was well received by other members, but they wanted to be more “ear-catching” and distinguished, so Def Leppard became the band’s new name. Elliott tried to play guitar, but he had ideas to be a lead singer of a band. Willis was the member of the band called Atomic Mass, and he introduced Elliott to other band members. In 1977, Elliott met Pete Willis, entirely accidentally, after missing a bus.
The story how “Def Leppard” was formed is interesting. Joseph Thomas Elliott attended the King Edward VII School in Sheffield.
He wrote songs and was a leading singer in some other bands apart from Def Leppard, but arguably the best hard-rock band of the ’80’s is his primary source of income. Have you ever wondered how rich Joe Elliot is, as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Joe Elliott’s net worth is $70 million. The majority of is wealth he has made in the music industry since his career started in 1975. Elliott was also the lead singer of the “Cybernauts”, a David Bowie tribute band, and a cover band named Down ‘n’ Outz. He is a singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Def Leppard. Joe Elliott was born on the 1st August 1959, in Sheffield, England. Joe Elliott net worth is $70 Million Joe Elliott Wiki Biography
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