Def Leppard Aim To Crossover With X
During a long hiatus between albums back in the mid-80s, Def Leppard feared metal/pop crossover groups such as Bon Jovi had hijacked its core audience. In 2000, Bon Jovi returned to the airwaves with full force thanks to the single "It's My Life," a crossover Phil Collen and his bandmates are hoping to duplicate with their new Island album, "X."
"The rules have completely changed," he tells Billboard.com. "The reason Bon Jovi is having success now is they have a great image and it is appealing to a lot of younger people. It's crossing over to pop music basically. 'Hysteria' was that, crossing over to pop."