Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen opened up about his struggles after 2023 attack. ... The Def Leppard star re-taught himself how to play the drums, though, and carried on with the band.

Rick Allen, drummer from Def Leppard, ... Allen re-taught himself how to play drums after a near-fatal car crash in 1984 took his left arm. Getty Images for Live Nation.

It's been two years since Rick Allen, the legendary drummer from Def Leppard, was randomly attacked outside a Florida hotel, and the 61-year-old musician continues to struggle.

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen is still dealing with the traumatic effects of being the subject of a violent assault in Florida two years ago. On March 13, 2023, the drummer was assaulted by a 19 ...

Either way, Allen chose to face his new disability with the intention of playing the drums again. And that he did. Def Leppard went on hiatus for a couple of years until one fateful day on August ...

And then, when he visited Rick Allen, everything changed. Mutt was convinced that Rick could still play drums. He explained how modern technology could help Rick: how an electronic drum kit would ...

Growing up, M*A*S*H was one of my favorite television shows. And perhaps my favorite episode was "Morale Victory" (1980). In that episode, Charles Emerson Winchester, played by the late David ...

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen saw his career and life flash before his eyes. ... They gave him the chance to learn how to play the drums minus an arm. All Allen needed was time.

If Lauren Monroe and Rick Allen aren’t the oddest musical couple you’ve seen, they would have to be up there. ... because I’m playing acoustic drums with one arm.

Many know Rick Allen for his resilience after losing his left arm in a car crash in 1984. He was 21 years old and driving a Corvette, crashing violently. His arm was caught in the seatbelt and ...

File photo of Rick Allen, drummer of Def Leppard. AP Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he was blindsided during an attack on him outside a South Florida hotel following a concert earlier this year.