Can't take away the scar
Def Leppard bassist Rick 'Sav' Savage could have been a very familiar name on football matters @ nationwide if his original career choice had gone to plan. As a budding centre-forward for Sheffield United schoolboys, Sav seemed destined for greatness in the beautiful game…
Despite an immensely successful and lucrative career as bassist for veteran rockers Def Leppard, Rick Savage would be the first to admit that he has made mistakes during his 25 years in the music business.
But he resolutely maintains that the worst decision he made in his entire life came prior to his pre-Def Leppard days. As a gifted young footballer he signed schoolboy forms for Sheffield United - but what followed was not the pathway to soccer stardom but a chastening experience which has scarred him for life.