One of the great stories of perseverance in rock is the story of Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen who overcame losing his left arm in a 1984 car accident, but still remained behind the kit when the band ...

On New Year’s Eve, 1984, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen was in a car accident with his then-girlfriend in the countryside just outside of Sheffield, England, which resulted in the loss of his left arm ...

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen opened up about the 1984 car crash that changed his life and, in many ways, made him into the artist that he is today. Allen joined the rock group when he was 15 and ...

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen didn’t want to live after losing his arm in a tragic car accident. “I really didn’t want to be here and I felt very defeated,” Allen, 59, exclusively tells Page Six, ...

On New Year’s Eve 1984, tragedy struck Def Leppard’s drummer, Rick Allen. On his way to a party to celebrate the approaching year, he was involved in a car accident that took his left arm and nearly ...

In the first part of this interview series, drummer Rick Allen discussed the 1984 car accident that took his left arm. Pretty gritty stuff. This time, we lighten up a bit, with Allen opining on his ...