2006-10-27 18:14:15 · 10 answers · asked by sweet_leaf 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Rick Allen lost his arm in a severe auto accident when he lost control of his Corvette. After a lot of hard work and customizing his drum kit, he compensates for the loss of the arm by using his legs.
2006-10-27 18:18:02 · answer #1 · answered by Timothy W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On December 31, 1984, 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.
2006-10-27 18:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by Cris K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe he lost it in a car accident. He lets his legs do the drumming for the other arm. Like the bass drum.
2006-10-27 18:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by denverdude_80 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He lost his arm in a car crash .He hit a brick wall and was thrown into a pasture .He doesn't do normal drum rolls now it seems ,kinda mechanical,but with the aid of special pedals and drum triggers,he can easily hold down the groove with the rest of the band ! :o)
2006-10-27 18:20:36 · answer #4 · answered by sunkissedfwb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rick Allen lost his arm in a car crash. He invented a drum set that he could partly play with his feet.
2006-10-27 18:19:15 · answer #5 · answered by Zorlinda 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Car accident. He uses a custom kit and drums using both feet, to compensate for his missing arm.
2006-10-27 18:17:59 · answer #6 · answered by x_RadiantEclipse_x 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lost it in a car crash, New Years Eve 2004.
They sewed it back on, but it got infected and they had to amputate again.
He drums using specially adapted pedals.
2006-10-27 18:16:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
he lost it in a car crash in england in 1984. they customized an electronic drum set for him, with a lot more of the drumming through his feet.
2006-10-27 18:23:50 · answer #8 · answered by C_Millionaire 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it was a car crash.
They fixed up his drums so that he could play what his missing hand played with his one of his feet.
2006-10-27 18:19:09 · answer #9 · answered by julie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently he was in a car accident and was thrown from the vehicle. Please go to this website to find out all the details.....including info about his drum set.
2006-10-27 18:18:55 · answer #10 · answered by ssgbeth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋