Aboutcarla smith Expertise I can answer almost any question on Def Leppard as a group and individual band members past and present and their music. I can answer some personal questions but I cannot answer personal questions that only a band memember, relative or close personal friend would know.
Experience I have listened to, followed and researched Def Leppard for 25 years. I have every cd, 3 dvd's and the biography book. I also have a myspace page dedicated to Def Leppard, it's myspace.com/luv4joe/luv4defleppard and I have spoken to Rick Allen and his wife Lauren via e-mail on several occasions.
Publications I have had poems and a short story published in literary magazines.
Expert: carla smith Date: 8/30/2007 Subject: Joe Elliott
Question I saw a question and answer about a disagreement in a hotel room with his ex-girlfriend back in 1995 where they both went to jail, To your knowledge, has Joe been involved or accused of being involved in any disagreements or scuffles involving the police since? Thanks for the info.
Answer The only thing on record about any desupte among the Leps and their spouses is this incident in 1995 with Rick Allen and then wife Stacy and he went to jail. Here's the article.
Def Leppard drummer arrested for spousal abuse
Copyright 1995 Reuters Ltd. All rights reserved.
LOS ANGELES, July 6 (Reuter) - Rick Allen, the one-armed
drummer of the British heavy metal band Def Leppard, was arrested
for spousal abuse after beating up his wife at Los Angeles
International Airport, police said on Thursday.
The 32-year-old musician was free on bail a day after his
arrest and subsequent booking, said police spokeswoman Diane
Scully. Police said Allen, who lost his left arm in a car
accident 10 years ago, slammed his wife Stacey into a wall at the
Delta Airlines terminal and tried to choke her.
A spokesman for the band said details about the incident were
sketchy.
"He and Stacey are fine," said Howard Paar of the band's
Mercury Records label. "Beyond that, I really don't know too much
at this point."
Def Leppard, for which Allen still drums with the help of
technology, has sold millions of records. Their hits include
"Animal" and "Pour Some Sugar On Me."
