Hopefully, with that in mind, we can somehow put this behind us in the not-too-distant future.” We all need something to look forward to. We’re in this terrible situation with this worldwide pandemic, and I feel ‘Wings of Hope’ is something that we all need at the moment.
“I did a piece a long time ago called ‘Wings of Hope.’ I just felt like it was very fitting. Themes among the pieces in “Wings of Hope:” “I would take those images, and I would print those onto canvas and then further enhance the imagery that we discovered.”
And obviously, with a long exposure photograph, that would excite the whole idea of being able to paint in mid-air,” Allen said. So every time I hit one of the drums or one of the cymbals, the stick had these LED lights inside the stick, so the stick would glow. What we would do is we would set the camera up in a dark room, and then I would sit behind the drum kit with a stick that lit up. “ actually started out as long-exposure photography. Not many people know this, but I suffer from PTSD, and I find that music and art are actually really healing very therapeutic activities.” “You know, I still kept going with my photography and just abstract art in general, but it wasn’t really until my youngest daughter was born eleven years ago, and it wasn’t long before we discovered painting together, which was really nice because it reignited my passion for art, and it was a great thing we could do together to connect…. I think that's been really important for us, and it's really sad to see other bands not quite being a team.“It’s well documented that I joined Def Leppard at the age of 15, so then music kind of consumed me at that point,” said Allen. Like, losing (founding guitarist) Steve Clark and, y'know, my accident.
But honestly, I think a band grows from some of the not so good times. And I think a lot of the success we had was fantastic. We can all hang out in the same room, y'know what I mean? We don't take separate cars, we don't have separate hotels. I needed the time to build my confidence and realize that I could do it.”Īllen said that at no point did his bandmates pressure him or give him an ultimatum, realizing he was dealing with a myriad of health and emotional issues at the time: “Nobody ever said, 'Well, you have to make a decision now.' I think that was the most important thing - just that time that they gave me just to find myself.”ĭef Leppard drummer Rick Allen revealed that although some bands that span the decades soldier on despite deep inner-band turmoil, Leppard are still a bunch of dudes that love hanging out and making music together: “I think the saving grace is we still like each ( laughs) other. But right now, I'm super busy with everything else.”ĭuring a recent chat with Modern Drummer, Allen, who revolutionized one-armed drumming with the help of the Simmons drum company, recalled how his bandmates were nothing but supportive after his accident: “They left the decision to me, whether I wanted to go on or not, and they gave me time to grow and develop, really, a whole new style (of drumming) and that's all I needed - I just needed the time. I wanted to write something that was more inspirational - something that delved into what it takes to go through what I went through and come out the other side with some sort of dignity and grace. And I didn't particularly wanna write that kind of book. Music webcast and explained, “I started one many moons ago, but at that time, I think what the publisher was looking for was shock value. Allen, who lost his left arm in a 1984 car accident, appeared on the Dr. Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen revealed he's already started writing his memoir, according to Blabbermouth.
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