Def Leppard's heroes covered on its newest CD
Ask Vivian Campbell if he is under the influence and the answer is a resounding "Yeah!"
More accurately, the Def Leppard guitarist and his Sheffield, England, bandmates are promoting an album called "Yeah!" featuring cover songs originally recorded by the group's pre-1980 glam-rock heroes.
"I must admit that I wasn't pushing for ELO," Campbell jokes while gently placing that blame on bassist Rick Savage. "The songs on this album basically reflect the artists that made each of us want to play music for a living. For me it was Marc Bolan and T. Rex. In 1971, I was 9 years old and I remember seeing Marc Bolan on TV. I was smitten by the image and knew I wanted to play guitar."