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Adrenalized

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by Phil Collen


  Vivian Campbell joins, 138–39

  Phil Collen joins, 47, 53–55, 56–58, 68

  death of Steve Clark and, 132–35, 137

  debut show of, 68–70

  Ded Flatbird moniker of, 194

  Diamond Awards and, 156

  Euphoria album, 154, 155, 157

  Euphoria tour, 157–59

  European festivals tour, 195–96

  Far East acoustic tour, 149

  finances of, 81–82, 90–91, 115, 141–42, 195

  groupies and, 77–78

  High ‘n’ Dry album, 53, 60

  High ‘n’ Dry tour, 74

  Hysteria album, 44, 59, 60, 78, 95, 97–99, 102–10, 112–15, 120–25, 127, 135, 144, 150, 156, 193, 199

  Hysteria album promo in Australia, 141, 150–51

  Hysteria tour, 115–25

  “in the round” presentation by, 115–20, 123–24, 142, 150

  KISS tour, 198–99

  Lange’s influence on, 60

  Las Vegas shows and, 193–95

  management of, 45, 80–81, 90, 158, 172–73

  Mirrorball album, 159

  MTV and, 61, 62, 76, 79, 114

  Pyromania album, 55, 59, 60, 62, 65–71, 73–78, 80, 85, 88, 89, 95, 97, 113, 115, 123

  Pyromania tour, 70–73, 76–89, 95, 100

  reviews of, 65–66, 69, 70, 113, 115

  Rock of Ages album, 171

  Rock of Ages tour, 187

  Slang album, 147–50, 155, 199

  Slang tour, 141, 150–51

  Songs from the Sparkle Lounge album, 175, 178–79

  Songs from the Sparkle Lounge tour, 176, 178–82

  Squier tour, 66, 73–75

  Taylor Swift and, 175–76, 180

  touring bus rules of, 80

  Union Jack insignias of, 64, 74, 82

  Vault album, 149

  videos by, 62–65, 74, 82, 114, 121–22

  X album, 160–61

  X tour, 165

  Yeah! album, 173, 179

  Yeah! tour, 173, 175

  DeLeo, Dean, 197

  DeLeo, Robert, 197–98

  Delta Deep, 173, 179, 191–93, 196–98, 200, 201

  Delta Deep album, 201

  Dewing, Garry, 17

  Di Meola, Al, 16, 35, 39

  Dial MTV show, 121

  Diamond Award ceremony, 156

  Di’Anno, Paul, 51

  DiCioccio, Tony, 122, 131

  Dickinson, Bruce, 48

  Dio, 138

  Disco, 20

  “Do You Love Me?,” 49

  “Doctor Doctor,” 36

  Doctor Dot, 82

  Donington Festival, Ireland, 106

  Dorfsman, Neil, 99

  Doris (girlfriend of Ken Collen), 22, 164

  Dorothy, Aunt, 2, 6

  “Down in the Delta,” 196–97

  Download Festival, Ireland, 180, 185

  Duke, George, 39

  Dumb Blondes, 28–35, 38

  Duran Duran, 62, 65, 86

  Dylan, Bob, 170, 171

  Ekland, Britt, 36, 42, 48

  Elizabeth II, Queen of England, 163, 206

  Elliott, Cindy, 48, 50, 63

  Elliott, Joe, 34, 47–51, 53–56, 63, 64, 66–67, 69–71, 74, 86, 87, 91, 96, 104, 108–9, 114, 115, 119, 124, 129, 133–34, 138, 140, 145, 154, 161, 168, 172, 193. See also Def Leppard

  Eminem, 158

  Emotions in Motion (Billy Squier), 66, 73

  Epting, Chris, 191, 192, 197, 198

  Euphoria album (Def Leppard), 154, 155, 157

  Euphoria tour, 157–59

  The Eurythmics, 92

  “Everybody Wants You,” 66

  Faithfull, Marianne, 21

  The Fixx, 98

  Fleetwood Mac, 79, 159

  “Foolin’,” 53, 82

  Ford, Lita, 187

  Foreigner, 60, 70, 113

  Forks Over Knives (documentary), 188

  Frampton, Peter, 43

  Frankie Goes to Hollywood, 98

  Franklin, Aretha, 7, 198, 201

  Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness, 139–40

  Frederiksen, Marti, 161

  Fricke, David, 65–66

  Frieda, Nigel, 51

  Gadd, Steve, 197

  Gandhi, Mahatma, 207

  Gaynor, Dave, 40

  Genesis, 20, 105

  Gerson, Charlotte, 190–91

  Gerson, Max, 190

  Gerson Institute, 190–91

  Gibbons, Billy, 89

  Gibson SG guitar, 15, 198

  Gillan, Ian, 11

  Girl, 10, 16, 28, 34–45, 47–49, 51–52, 54–58, 69, 140, 169, 183

  Glencoe (crap name, crap band), 11

  Glover, Roger, 11

  Goldfinger (film), 176

  “Good Morning Freedom,” 194, 195

  The Go-Go’s, 61

  Goubier, Jean-Noël, 196

  Graham, Bryson, 43

  Grammy Award, 156

  Grandmaster Flash, 109

  Green, Nigel, 99, 102

  Green, Peter, 79

  Green, Trudy, 172

  Grundy, Bill, 19

  “Guilty,” 155

  Guinness World Record, 149

  Guitar Album, The, 15, 198

  Guns N’ Roses, 140

  Halfin, Ross, 41, 188–89

  Hammersmith Odeon, London, 165, 183

  Harris, “Whispering” Bob, 10

  Harrison, George, 6, 43

  Hawkwind, 13

  Hector, Wayne, 161

  Help! (film), 61

  Hendrix, Jimi, 7, 8, 15, 16, 18, 21, 39, 52, 171, 207

  Henley, Don, 159

  Hepting, Jeff, 28

  Hewer, Steve, 13

  High ‘n’ Dry album (Def Leppard), 53, 60

  High ‘n’ Dry tour, 74

  “Highway Star,” 12

  Hill, Faith, 175

  Hiroshima, 209

  Hit Parade, 70

  Hitchcock, Alfred, 61

  HK Management, 172–73

  Hole, 155

  Holiday, Billie, 201

  Holly, Buddy, 143

  “Hollywood Tease,” 35, 41

  Horn, Trevor, 99

  Human League, 50

  Humble Pie, 10, 193

  Hunter, Ian, 140, 145

  Hussein, Saddam, 162

  “Hysteria,” 120

  Hysteria album (Def Leppard), 45, 59, 60, 78, 95, 97–99, 102–10, 112–15, 120–25, 127, 135, 144, 150, 156, 193, 199

  Hysteria tour, 115–25

  I, Superbiker (documentary), 185

  “I C U in Everything,” 183

  “I Got You, Babe,” 21

  “I Love Rock ‘n Roll,” 61

  Idol, Billy, 34, 61, 74, 79

  Iggy Pop, 19

  Ilibagiza, Immaculée, 203–4

  India.Arie, 197

  INXS, 79, 98

  Iron Maiden, 29, 37, 48, 51, 52, 65, 89, 108, 138

  Ishiguro, Kazuo, 148

  “Italian Shoes,” 107

  “It’s Only Love,” 155

  iTunes, 81

  Jackson, Greg, 207

  Jackson, Michael, 74, 79, 85, 97, 98, 156

  Jackson guitars, 189

  Jagger, Mick, 25, 106–7

  Jamerson, James, 198

  Japan (band), 38, 48

  “Jeremy,” 136

  Jet Records, 37, 45

  Jett, Joan, 61

  The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 170

  Joe Sample and the Crusaders, 197

  Joel, Billy, 156

  John, Elton, 112–13, 140, 156

  John Paul II, Pope, 191

  Jon Butcher Axis, 78

  Jones, Grace, 41

  Jones, Joe, 207

  Jones, Quincy, 99

  Journey, 110, 173, 174, 176, 179

  Judas Priest, 65

  Junor, George, 27

  Kamilah (girlfriend of Phil Collen), 169, 171, 180

  Kaufman, Howard, 172, 173

  Kemp, Gary, 103
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  Kilmister, Lemmy, 34

  King, B. B., 15–16, 201

  King, Robert, 186

  King, Rodney, 135

  The Kinks, 7, 18

  KISS, 31, 49, 51, 198

  Kobayashi, Mike, 172–73

  Krokus, 78

  Ladanyi, Greg, 159, 179

  Laffy, Gerry, 34–36, 39, 40, 42

  Laffy, Simon, 39–40, 167, 169–71, 183, 185, 193

  Laker, Sir Freddie, 24

  Lange, Robert John “Mutt,” 45, 53–55, 58–60, 63, 65, 66, 70, 95, 97–99, 102, 105, 108–10, 112, 113, 127, 131, 154–55, 175

  Lashley, Nick, 138

  Learn, Mike, 191

  Led Zeppelin, 8, 14, 20, 37, 48, 69, 123, 124, 132, 156, 173, 198, 199, 201

  Lee, Bruce, 207

  Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust (Ilibagiza), 204

  Lennon, John, 6

  Lewis, Phil, 34–36, 40, 42, 44, 48–51, 176

  Liam (tour manager), 38

  “Like a Rolling Stone,” 7

  Ling, Dave, 69

  Linkin Park, 171

  Little Richard, 9

  Live Nation, 180

  Lord, Jon, 11

  Los Angeles riots, 135, 137

  Love, Courtney, 155

  Love, Roger, 138

  Love Supreme, A (Coltrane), 207

  Loverboy, 120, 151, 160

  Lucas, Huey, 138

  Lucy (band), 21

  “Lucille,” 12

  Lucy, Joe, 29

  Lynyrd Skynyrd, 143

  MacInnes, Colin, 7

  MacMahon, Phay, 116–18

  Maddock, Peter, 45

  Made in Japan (Deep Purple), 12

  Mallet, David, 62–63, 82

  Manraze, 169–71, 173, 180, 182–86, 193

  Marley, Bob, 10

  Marquee Club, London, 21, 34, 37, 44, 67, 68

  Marriott, Steve, 10, 29, 193

  May, Brian, 72, 83–84, 139, 140

  Mazzonelli, Valerie, 91, 94–95

  McCartney, Paul, 6

  McDonnell, Ger, 171, 185, 186

  McGraw, Tim, 175

  McHugh, Ronan, 179, 182

  Meader, Brian, 183

  Meat Loaf, 99

  Melody Maker, 34, 35

  Mensch, Peter, 45, 53, 55, 80–81, 91, 100, 115, 116, 131, 155–56, 158, 194

  Mercury, Freddie, 66, 139–40

  Mercury Phoenix Trust AIDS charity organization, 139

  Mercury Records, 149

  Metal Hammer magazine, 113

  Metallica, 140, 156

  Michele (girlfriend of Phil Collen), 164, 166, 168–69, 183

  Miles, Tony, 27

  Mink DeVille, 107–8

  Miriam (girlfriend of Phil Collen), 100

  Mirrorball album (Def Leppard), 159

  “Miss Me,” 192, 197

  Mogg, Phil, 40

  Moncrief, Scott, 196

  Money, Eddie, 84

  Monique (girlfriend of Phil Collen), 91

  Monkberry’s, London, 36, 41

  Moore, Gary, 78–79

  Moosejaw, 18

  Morissette, Alanis, 138

  Mork & Mindy (television show), 205

  Mortimer, Malvin, 58–59, 66–68, 104, 106, 114

  Mötley Crüe, 84, 186

  Motörhead, 34, 65, 89

  Mott the Hoople, 14

  MTV, 61, 62, 71, 74, 76, 79, 82, 113, 114, 120, 122

  Music Machine, London, 34, 38, 47, 48

  “My Generation,” 7

  “My Number,” 35, 39, 42

  Nagasaki, 209

  Nelson, Bill, 145

  Nelson, Willie, 171

  Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols, 19–20

  New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), 37

  New York Dolls, 19, 38, 50

  “Nine Lives,” 175, 179

  1984 (Orwell), 20

  Nirvana, 136, 171

  Norris, Cliff Sr., 28

  NSYNC, 155

  Old Grey Whistle Test, The (television show), 9–10, 42, 48, 76

  Omagh, Northern Ireland, 155

  Orwell, George, 20

  Osbourne, Ozzy, 50, 73

  Osbourne, Sharon, 37

  Ozzy Osbourne and the Scorpions, 73

  Page, Jimmy, 16, 59, 72–73, 156

  Paice, Ian, 11

  “Paper Sun,” 155

  Pearl Jam, 136

  Peel, John, 41

  Phillips, Simon, 107

  “Photograph,” 52, 61–63, 66, 73, 82, 85

  Pickett, Wilson, 192

  “Pigs on the Wing,” 61

  Pilger, John, 162

  Pink Floyd, 7, 20, 21, 61

  Pirate radio, 6–7

  Plant, Robert, 123–24

  Poison, 187

  The Police, 34, 39, 74, 98, 170, 171

  “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” 109–10, 114, 121, 187

  The Pretenders, 92

  Priest, Steve, 168

  Primitive Cool (Mick Jagger), 106–7

  Prince, 75, 98, 156

  “Private Number,” 179

  Profile Typesetting, 21, 26

  “Promises,” 153, 155, 157

  Pruess, Craig, 147

  Public Enemy, 109

  punkfunkrootsrock (Manraze), 183, 185–86

  Pyromania (Def Leppard), 55, 59, 60, 62, 65–71, 73, 75–78, 80, 85, 88, 89, 95, 97, 113, 115, 123

  Pyromania tour, 70–73, 76–89, 95, 100

  Q Prime Management, 122, 158, 171, 172, 187

  Queen, 14, 44, 60, 66, 83, 110, 139, 140, 145, 173

  “Queen Bitch,” 10

  Queensrÿche, 117

  Radio Luxembourg, 7

  Radiohead, 185

  “Rainbow in the Dark,” 138

  The Ramones, 19

  Real IRA, 155

  Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), 156

  Red Hot Chili Peppers, 147

  Remains of the Day, The (Ishiguro), 148

  Reno, Mike, 160

  Rich, Jeff, 105–6

  Richards, Keith, 25

  Riviere, Rudi, 17, 29–30, 167, 197, 203

  Robertson, Brian, 69

  Robinson, Forrest, 197–98

  “Rock and Roll,” 14, 69

  “Rock of Ages,” 53, 61, 63, 64, 69, 82, 85, 187

  Rock of Ages album (Def Leppard), 171

  Rock of Ages (movie), 187

  “Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop),” 53

  “Rocket,” 124

  Rogers, Mike, 104

  The Rolling Stones, 7, 8, 18, 20, 21, 90, 134, 173, 199, 201

  Rolling Stone magazine, 65–66, 137, 175

  Ronson, Mick, 9, 10, 14, 16, 140, 145

  Rosie, Aunt, 2

  Ross, Diana, 51

  Rotten, Johnny, 20

  Run-D.M.C., 98, 109

  Rundgren, Todd, 99

  Rwanda, 203–4

  Sabotage (film), 61

  Saint, Gary, 5, 27

  Sample, Joe, 197

  Samson, 48

  Sant Mat, 210

  “Satisfaction,” 7

  Savage, Ken, 148

  Savage, Rick, 47, 61, 67, 71, 74, 84, 91, 96, 103, 124, 138, 143, 148. See also Def Leppard

  Saxon, 37

  Schenker, Michael, 28

  Schon, Neal, 173

  The Scorpions, 73

  Scott, Bon, 34, 102

  Seagoat, 27

  Secunda, Danny, 45

  September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 161–63

  The Sex Pistols, 19–20, 34, 64, 136, 169, 171, 183, 185

  Shankman, Adam, 187

  Shaq (dog), 178

  Shawyana (girlfriend of Phil Collen), 178, 180–82

  Sheer Greed (Girl), 16, 39, 42

  Shellist, Lorelei, 91, 94–95

  Shipley, Mike, 110, 112, 127, 147

  Shorts, Liz, 41, 56–58, 94–95, 111–12, 126, 152–54, 161, 166, 169

  Shrimpton, Jean, 7

  “Silver Machine,” 13

  Simmon
s, Gene, 51, 198

  Simmons, Hattie, 184

  Simple Minds, 92

  Sinatra, Frank, 115

  Singer, Eric, 198

  Sklar, Leland, 105

  “Sky Show VIII,” 84

  Slade, 13, 31

  Slang album (Def Leppard), 147–50, 155, 199–200

  Slang tour, 141, 150–51

  Sledgehammer, 49

  Sloper, Mark, 185, 186

  Sly and the Family Stone, 201

  The Small Faces, 7, 18, 29

  Smith, Adrian, 52, 138

  Smith, Brandon, 152

  Smith, Donna, 151–52, 160

  Smith, Scott, 120, 151–52, 160

  Smith, Spencer, 152

  “Smoke on the Water,” 12

  Sollas, Vernon, 28

  Songs from the Sparkle Lounge album (Def Leppard), 175, 178–79

  Songs from the Sparkle Lounge tour, 176, 178–82

  Sotloff, Steven, 205

  Soul Train (television show), 25

  Soundgarden, 147

  Sounds, 69

  “Space Truckin’,” 12

  Spandau Ballet, 72, 103, 140

  Spears, Britney, 155

  Spiders from Mars, 8, 13, 145

  “Spiders Web,” 35

  Spooky Tooth, 43

  Sportin’ Life (Mink DeVille), 107

  Squier, Billy, 66, 73, 74, 78, 84

  “Stagefright,” 53, 55, 117

  Stanley, Paul, 198

  Starr, Ringo, 6

  Status Quo, 29, 105, 106

  Steinman, Jim, 99, 108

  Stern, Howard, 157

  Steve Marriott and Humble Pie, 10, 193

  Stewart, Rod, 48, 90

  Sting, 126

  “Stone Fox Chase,” 9

  The Stone Temple Pilots, 147, 197–98

  Strange, Steve, 91

  Stratton, Dennis, 51

  “Stroke, The,” 73

  Styx, 60, 180

  Surreal album (Manraze), 171, 184–85

  Sweet, 31

  “Sweet Sixteen,” 15

  The Sweet, 168

  Swift, Taylor, 175–76, 180

  Sykes, John, 138

  T. Rex, 9, 13, 30, 37, 173

  “Take on the World,” 186

  Talking Heads, 92

  Taylor, John, 86

  Taylor, Kim, 8

  Taylor, Pat, 8

  Taylor, Roger Meddows, 66, 145

  Taylor Roger Andrew, 86

  Thayer, Tommy, 198

  Thin Lizzy, 44, 69, 72, 78

  This Is Spinal Tap (film), 64, 72

  Thoener, Dave, 99

  Thompson, Chester, 105

  Thompson Twins, 50

  Thriller (Michael Jackson), 74–75, 85, 97, 98

  Tickton, Mickey, 27

  “Too Late,” 53

  “Too Rolling Stoned,” 27

  Top of the Pops, 8, 41–42

  Torres, Tony, 17

  “Travelin’ Band,” 69, 83

  Travers, Pat, 48

  Tree, Penelope, 7

  Trixter, 198

  Trower, Robin, 28

  “Turn It Up,” 185

  “Turn to Dust,” 147

  Turner, Tina, 193

  Tush, 27–28

  Twain, Shania, 175

  Twiggy, 7

  Tyler, Doris, 42

  U2, 79

  UFO, 39, 41, 42, 49

  Urban Bush Women, 207

  Uriah Heep, 32, 78, 84

 

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