![]() ![]() And that really was what we wanted to do. It gave the set three dimensions - start, middle and end. And doing the acoustic set in the middle was a really nice breather. Then obviously it's always a pretty major Hysteria set no matter where we play. We did mini High 'n' Dry sets then we did mini Pyromania sets. ![]() The Vegas shows were great fun because we did 12 and we didn't ever do the same one twice. But sooner or later it's not a standing ovation when it just peters out. Luckily you're kind of fishing and these things are coming out because they're hungry.īaltin: I am sure what is nice for you now is you get the victory lap with Def Leppard, but you are also firmly in the present with Down N Outz since most bands find the victory lap boring.Įlliott: That's the thing about victory laps, they're great. But sometimes you just lock them away in a little box in your brain and they just come out randomly. There have been so many and I don't ever take them for granted. I'm thinking, "Yep, best three minutes of my life I'll never waste."īaltin: For most people it's hard to pick those defining moments.Įlliott: It's hard to remember them! They're just popping into my head now. It doesn't get any better than that, does it? If you look along the line, there are me and Phil and Brian singing the chorus and as I'm looking down there's Mick Ronson, Ian Hunter, David Bowie and Roger Taylor and John Deacon. Me and Phil were up there with Bowie, Ronson, Ian and Queen. We did it at the Freddie Mercury tribute gig. I've done it with Ian loads of times, he's done it with us now two or three times. They all kind of got it because it's ground zero for that kind of music. Because it also, in its own way, affected Susanna Hoffs there was mutual respect for that song from Steve and from Manzanera. And that's why everybody else wanted to be up there. ![]() It was the most appropriate thing and everybody in our band got that. Made total sense they did it, but I really enjoyed their induction and Roxy's set.īaltin: It all started for you with "All The Young Dudes" and there you are singing it on stage at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.Įlliott: Yeah, that's going full circle. And they definitely deserve that because the music is obviously more leaning that way. I was really impressed by Simon and John induction of Roxy Music, I thought they nailed it. And when we did "All The Young Dudes" for the all-star encore if you like, Manzanera was doing backing vocals, so that was kind of neat. He played on "All The Way From Memphis" and a couple of other things. He just magically appeared on the stage and disappeared like a ghost. I was really bummed Paul Thompson didn't make it. So I'm sure that was very special for you.Įlliott: I spoke with ]Phil] Manzanera and Mackay. And we talked about your love of Roxy Music for example before you were inducted into the Rock Hall with them. But that was another one of those, "Wow" moments for me.īaltin: But what is so cool is you don't lose that sense of fandom. But where I stood where I was I could've almost spat to where I stood from the front of the stage. And when I stood on the stage looking back I thought, "Wow, this place has shrunk." Cause I thought it was Madison Square Garden as an 11 or 12-year-old kid. It was just mind-blowing to see all these people and it's only a 2,000 seater. Heads shaking and head banging, girls screaming and guys punching the air. The swing doors flew open, I went through and the room is just full of people going completely nuts. Nine years of rewind, this little kid.that was a moment too, the first time I saw an audience. It was the life flashes before you where you're about to die moment. Cut nine years, we're playing there and I stood where Marc Bolan stood, looking back at where I stood watching Marc Bolan standing where I was standing. Rex at the Sheffield City Hall in 1971 on the Electric Warrior tour. I'm like the first to go, "Dude, can you believe this?" Prime example: first gig I ever saw was T. They actually do feel it, but it's not cool to actually say it out loud. There are a lot of people in bands will not admit to that. And when we played certain venues that I'd read about other artists playing, I'm like, "I'm standing where so and so used to stand." As a music fan that was a big deal. ![]() But we did sessions for Andy Peebles and Tommy Vance on the Friday rock show. While we were still working to make the album it was like, "Got to get them to do something." So between the odd gig we did we got taken down to London and we did sessions, we never did one for John Peel, even though he was the first guy to ever play us on his show. Baltin: Does doing shows like that take you back to the early radio promo days of Def Leppard?Įlliott: We did our self-financed EP, which got us a record deal. ![]()
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