Rick Allen,the famous drummer with the Irish rock band Def Leppard,joined the band on his fifteenth birthday after playing the drums for six years.A year later,in 1979,the band became famous.Then,in 1984,Rick had a very bad car accident and he lost his left arm. His life changed in ...
a 19 year-old from Ohio, ran full speed towards Allen and struck the drummer, “knocking him backwards.” The report further states that “as a result of (Hartley’s) actions, (Allen) hits his head on the ground causing injury.” ...
a 19 year-old from Ohio, ran full speed towards Allen and struck the drummer, “knocking him backwards.” The report further states that “as a result of (Hartley’s) actions, (Allen) hits his head on the ground causing injury.” ...
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police have charged an Ohio teenager with felony assault after he allegedly attacked the drummer for the rock band Def Leppard. According to police, 19-year-old Max Hartley is accused of assaulting Rick Allen on Monday while Allen was standing outside of the Four Seas...
Def Leppard’s Rick Allen is speaking out after being attacked by a 19-year-old spring breaker in Florida last week.In a statement shared with ABC News, the drummer thanked fans for their “overwhelming support” following the violent the assault.“Your love and prayers are truly helping. My...
Rick Allen, the drummer of Def Leppard, issued a statement exclusively to ABC News on Sunday in response to being violently assaulted in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, last week. "Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support. Your love and prayers are truly helping. My wife Lauren [M...
Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he is recovering from an attack earlier this month outside a Florida hotel. Allen, 59, who was in South Florida to perform a show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, was attacked while taking a smoke break outside the the Four Seasons hotel...
Rick Allensaid one of the first letters of support he opened after losing his arm came fromPhil Collins. TheDef Lepparddrummer was coming to terms with thecar crashthatalmost left him without both arms, as he began dealing with the stack of goodwill notes he had received. ...
They showed up at The Chatterbox in Allen Park and claimed they were better than what we had on stage. As I recall, Tim Machnik wasn’t all that dedicated to the cause and only in it for the girls; Cary’s dad didn’t like him being in a band. There was another member alongside...
Probably the most famous Rick ever Rick Allen Richard John Cyril "Rick" Allen is an English drummer who has played for the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978. He overcame the amputation of his left arm in 1985 and continued to play with the band, which subsequently went on to its mos...