Roots in mind, Def Leppard covers revered ground

Def Leppard, the British pop-rock-metal band whose songs ruled the radio in the mid-'80s, have had enough ups and downs in their 27-year history to fill three episodes of VH1's "Behind the Music."

So where was Campbell on this Thursday afternoon? A rowdy bar? A thrashed hotel room filled with hungover groupies? No. He's calling from Sea World near San Diego, where he's with his two daughters, ages 7 and 5. (The girlish shrieking in the background was definitely not for him.)

  • So why an album of covers?
  • How did you choose the songs that would be on the record?
  • Are you doing many of these songs on the tour?

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