Def Leppard Quotes
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These are very difficult times for new artists. Back in the day, a hit song could really seep into a person's DNA with radio and MTV. A hit today is not the same as a hit twenty years ago. Now there is so much competition, it is very hard to reach the people. The music scene is so overly saturated. There are no gatekeepers like there used to be.
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I don't know how anyone could vote Republican. It's so obvious that their only interest is keeping the rich rich.
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But it just so happens that when you're in the public eye, everything gets reported.
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Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle for the intention.
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This is very serious. We're going to stand behind the resolution of this problem as a town.
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I feel so incredibly vulnerable and exposed when I have to talk into a microphone and bare my soul so to speak.
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Technology has made it much easier to make and manipulate music. Studio-driven, machine-driven music does not always transcend into being a good live act. Many current acts are great live, but many cannot cut it live. The music is not organic.
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A helicopter with pilot, Kashoggi's yacht with crew, and a small town with a female population.
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Good musicians are often difficult to hang out with; that's the hardest part, finding people you get on with.
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We have a fining system if anyone's late, a dollar a minute. It all goes into a cup and at the end of the tour we have a party.
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I've had a lot of fans come up to me and say, 'I love the video song.' It's like it's a soundtrack recording or something. We'll never forget that the music comes first. I sometimes find video a little distasteful for that reason. People associate a band with their video images rather than with the music they produce, that's a little scary.
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It was so new to us before, we used to all go rock & roll. Now we're more into getting on with our lives individually, not hanging out every moment. We all know what we like to do. If I want to go to the gym, I'll ring Phil. If I want to go to a bar, I'll ring Sav.
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We did spend a great deal of time together while making this album (Pyromania). We spent a month in Ireland during preproduction without anyone or anything except our instruments and our amps. And believe me, a situation like that can really test your friendship. It's even tougher than being on the road where you have plenty of diversions to occupy your time. When you're thrown together in close quarters with only each other to deal with, your really find out what everyone's like. We came through that with flying colours, and that cohesiveness carried over to the recording session as well.
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The band is a millionaire. We as individuals aren't.
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We try to look good and have style.
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I was happy in Dublin because it is very cosmopolitan.
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I still enjoy having my own idea about what a song means. I don't know if I'd have liked having videos on TV when I was growing up. I always found my own mental images to be very strong and appealing. I hope that we're not limiting the imaginations of the fans out there.
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The Internet has definitely opened doors and leveled the playing field for musicians.
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My 22nd birthday, live at the Philadelphia Spectrum with Dio. Tobruk was recording and invited us over for a very wild party.
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Chasing the sensation. Whether it was drugs or sex or whatever. Those things had become my main focus in life.
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Where I live now, in Laguna Hills, CA. It's brilliant, love the weather and going to the beach and all that stuff.
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I've only ever written two or three song parts in my life ... Er, no, actually I wrote the entire Slang album, but the band will never admit to that! I don't mind carrying those deadweights - at least they're decent company. I wish I'd written 'Happy Birthday', just for the royalties.
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Every night is a joy; you get an hour and a half of all these hits. It's a lot of fun.
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We've always had a plan for success. From the very start we've known what we wanted to accomplish. Everything's progressed amazingly.