2006-08-21 05:48:33 · 12 answers · asked by Major Pane 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
it was cut off in a car wreck-he totalled a Corvette
On December 31, 1984, tragedy first struck the band when Rick Allen lost his left arm in a car crash on the A57 in the hills outside Sheffield when his speeding Corvette left the road on a sharp bend and went through a drystone wall. Despite the severity of the accident, Rick was committed to continuing his role as Def Leppard's drummer.
2006-08-21 05:53:48 · answer #1 · answered by Comfortably Numb™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On December 31, 1984, tragedy first struck the band when Rick Allen lost his left arm in a car crash on the A57 in the hills outside Sheffield when his speeding Corvette left the road on a sharp bend and went through a drystone wall. Despite the severity of the accident, Rick was committed to continuing his role as Def Leppard's drummer. He practiced drumming with pillows, and realized that he could use his legs to do some of the percussive work previously done with his arms. He then worked with Simmons to design a custom electronic drum kit.
The other members of the band fully stood behind Rick's determination and never sought a replacement. During his recovery, Mutt Lange eventually returned to the fold as producer, and Rick's triumphant comeback was sealed at the 1986 Donington Monsters of Rock festival, with an emotionally charged ovation after his introduction by Joe Elliott.
2006-08-21 05:58:29 · answer #2 · answered by daanzig 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
New Years Eve 1984 a car overturned, Rick Allen's arm was severely damaged and microsurgery could not help. Sad.
2006-08-21 05:58:38 · answer #3 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the 80's he was in a car accident.
He was such a great drummer,(check out On Through the Night)
and his determination to continue they didnt replace him.
2006-08-21 06:02:38 · answer #4 · answered by Matthew D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Car accident in 1984 I think.
2006-08-21 05:55:41 · answer #5 · answered by Lyrical Goddess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It got sliced off by his seat belt when he was in an auto accident. The dr.s tried to reattach it but it didn't work.
2006-08-21 05:54:47 · answer #6 · answered by Ha Ha Charade You Are................... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh, my dad like just told me that like a few days ago, uuuuuhhhh, it'll come to me. i'll get back to you with an answer in like a little bit, just let me jog my memory.
Ohh i remember, there was a car crash and stuff
2006-08-21 05:55:33 · answer #7 · answered by murdoc_is_cool 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think that he had it removed for a joke.
I believe that he "lost" it in a car crash
2006-08-21 05:54:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
got cut off by his seatbelt in a car crash, they tried restoring it, but it wouldn't take and got infected
2006-08-21 05:54:33 · answer #9 · answered by unforgivenIII 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
car or motorcycle accident
2006-08-21 05:54:01 · answer #10 · answered by Eric D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋