Vivian Campbell Quotes

Ireland, Guitarist
August 25, 1962

Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish rock guitarist. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as a member of Dio, and has been a member of Def Leppard since 1992 (replacing Steve Clark). Campbell has also worked with Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Sweet Savage, Trinity, Riverdogs, and Shadow King.

I still have people saying to me, 'Oh, you're still together?' They don't realize Leppard's been around this whole time, because people just don't get to hear us.

Vivian Campbell Def Leppard
My wife is my ultimate sexual fantasy. But there was this cute sheep back in Arclove ...

Vivian Campbell Def Leppard

When I first saw Marc Bolan I was like nine years old, I said, 'That's what I want to do.' The long hair, the makeup, having girls around was cool.

Vivian Campbell Def Leppard
- First
- Makeup
- Girls
I. Rishman, for obvious reasons and Stark Rousseau, the name of the hero in a crappy spy novel I read.

Vivian Campbell Def Leppard
- Hero
- Reasons
- Spy Novel
I've never been that good with pickup lines. I'd always let them come to me. The great thing about being in a band is if you wanted to meet a girl, most likely they'd find you. You don't have to work too hard. I was always pretty polite. I'd always ask girls' permission to kiss them.

Vivian Campbell Def Leppard
- Girl
- Band
- Kiss
Girls..... really um nah, I always just liked the sound of an electric guitar.

Vivian Campbell Def Leppard
- Sound
- Guitar
- Girls
If there is any justice in the world, then eighties rock will never again serve to blight humanity as it did in that dark decade!

Vivian Campbell Def Leppard
- World
- Dark
- Justice
I'm sure it appeared on the surface that I jumped from band to band for the sake of my career, but that's never been my intent. My whole desire in my career was to be in one band.

Vivian Campbell Def Leppard
- Desire
- Band
- Surface

This is a real band, a real organization. No petty bullshit. None of that, 'My champagne is not perfectly chilled, cancel the tour.' No eggshells to be walking on.

Vivian Campbell Def Leppard
The nature of touring is packaging acts together that have strong catalogues of music. It's about making sure that it's a winning combination. It's really about giving people value for their money.

Vivian Campbell Def Leppard
- People
- Strong
- Giving