Def and proud of it
These things happen when you're playing 80-odd shows in 90-some days.
First, he calls me "Todd."
Then Rick Allen, drummer with 1980s U.K. pop-metal survivors Def Leppard, can't remember what city he's in. Setting the phone down for a moment, he comes back to announce, "Dayton. Dayton, Ohio. Sorry. I ran into a dead brain cell."
Def Leopard's current blitz — which includes a stop at the Corel Centre Saturday night — has had the quintet careening all over North America as it toasts the 25th anniversary of On Through the Night, its debut album.