![]() The band downsized and became the Kings of Chaos. In 2012, Elliott went on tour with the Rock N Roll All Stars, a band that consisted of many of rock's most recognized performers. Released in September 2003 through Sanctuary Records, Ricky Warwick's Tattoos & Alibis was produced by Elliott.Įlliott sang the vocals in the Mott the Hoople cover band, Down 'n' Outz on their album My ReGeneration Vol. The project was short-lived, and the internet album that was available online has been deleted since its 2001 release. He appeared alongside guitarists Brian May and Slash along with the other members of Def Leppard at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 to perform " Tie Your Mother Down".Įlliott also has worked on several projects including guitarist Ronnie Wood's solo album Slide on This, Lori Spee's Those Faces, Ricky Warwick and The Almighty.Įlliott and fellow Def Leppard member Phil Collen once had a side project together called Cybernauts. ![]() Side projects Įlliott has worked with several side projects through his career such as participating in numerous tributes to other artists like Freddie Mercury, Alice Cooper, Mick Ronson, Ian Hunter and David Bowie. He also plays guitar and drums as well as piano and keyboard.Įlliott currently hosts a radio show on Planet Rock radio on Saturday nights. ![]() He has noted that the lyrics to Def Leppard's music are rarely personal they are meant to be easily accessible to the listener. Elliott soon became an integral part of the band while also contributing his songwriting skills.Īs a songwriter, Elliott has drawn from his eclectic tastes in music (ranging from pop-rock to folk) as sources of inspiration. The band claims that any apparent similarity of the name Led Zeppelin to Def Leppard was unintentional. Tony Kenning suggested they change the band name to " Def Leppard" to distinguish them from contemporary punk bands like The Flying Lizards and Boomtown Rats. The other members also took Elliott's suggestion to change their name to "Deaf Leopard." Elliott had invented the name for a band in his youth. Elliott tried out as a guitarist and, though the band had not heard Elliott sing, they were impressed by "his attitude and his ideas about being in a band" and he became the band's vocalist instead. The band spent hours talking and listening to records in Elliott's bedroom. Upon finding out that they were both musicians, Willis invited Elliott to meet the rest of the Atomic Mass members. Elliott met Pete Willis (a member of a local band called Atomic Mass) in November 1977 after missing a bus. He was educated at King Edward VII School. Joseph Thomas Elliott was born in Sheffield to Joseph William Elliott (1930–2011) and Cynthia Gibson. Elliott is known for his distinctive and wide ranging raspy singing voice. He is one of the two original members of Def Leppard still in the band and one of the three to perform on every Def Leppard album. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute band the Cybernauts and the Mott the Hoople cover band Down 'n' Outz. Joseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English rock singer, best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. ![]()
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