Ini adalah scan majalah HAI dari tahun 1992 mengenai kehadiran Def Leppard di Jakarta kala itu. Tiga member Def Leppard promo album Adrenalize ke Indonesia, Phil Collen, Rick Allend dan Vivian Campbell. Hanya Phil dan Rick yang hadir di sesi wawancara dengan HAI.
Translations :
HAI: Can we say The Atomic Mass is embrio of Def Leppard?
Rick Allen: I don't think so. That band is only for fun. Sav (Rick Savage) and Pete formed the band to fill their time only. At that time, the band only played other band's songs. I think after me and Steve joined, then we begin to write our own stuff. ........... I don't think there was releation with Def Leppard.
HAI: How is the news about ex The Atomic Mass, Tonny Kenning (drums), Andy Nicholas (bass), and Paul Holland (Vocal)?
Rick: I don't know exactly. They did not become Def Leppard because their dedication is not thoroughly as Pete and Sav. Tonny Kenning, for example, more into his personal life than practicing with the band. Can be said that it was Tonny own problem to not become Def Leppard.
HAI: Can you tell again, how you joined Def Leppard?
Rick: I had been in three band before joined Def Leppard. The first two, I was kicked out, the last band I decide to resign by myself, to join Def Leppard. Because D.L. is the band that has the same direction as I wanted. Rather than playing just for buying beers, drugs, Def Leppard doing gigs to buy new rigs, so that we can played better. I read in newspaper that Def Leppard wanted a drum player, I called and met Joe and Steve, and I accepted.
HAI: Oh, so you joined Def Leppard by reading newspaper ads?
Rick: Not ads, but an article about them. In the article they said they wanted a new drummer.
HAI: How is your feeling, Sav, Joe and You, when you know your mini album, Getcha Rocks Off, sold more 24,0000 copies?
Rick: We are very happy. Because we fund our own recording expenses. The album success to enter UK chart became special, because we did not got helped by recording company. I think not many band can have that success.
HAI: Did you predicted the success?
Rick: Not at all. We were amateur, not yet professional. At the time we only think it will be fun to recorded our own songs. So the success is a sweet surprise.
HAI: How many songs did you write?
Rick: About nine to ten songs. All the songs is in our first album, On Through The Night.
HAI: Did the success on Getcha Rocks Off made you guys confidence about Def Leppard in the coming years?
Rick: Yes. Because that is a success for school band, like us at that time, it made us happy. Usually we only sell the album to our friends, but now the whole UK bought our album. It is very pleasant to know that people heard our stuffs and buy it.
HAI: Do you always played your songs after the mini album released? So that fans get to know the album before On Through The Night released?
Rick: There were already fans. But not many. Only after our second album High 'N Dry, we got into international market. More people from around the world buy the album and get to know Def Leppard.
HAI: I read in a book Heavy Metal Thunder, your parents support your music?
Rick: Yes. They always and up to now, support us. Even the last tour, we bring our parent to the tour.
HAI: At the time, your parent allow you to out from school. Do you do the same for your son, if he asked?
Rick: Yes, of course.
Def Leppard Show di kantor majalah HAI, interview dalam bahasa Indonesia
Def Leppard, We Have Five Frontman is the title of 1992 interview article in Hai Magazine, 1992
