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- His father gave him his first guitar at the age of 11, under the condition that he take lessons to learn to play it properly. Steve took classical lessons for a year, providing him with a musical background that would be instrumental in his later success.
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Clark was a classically trained musician who knew the rules of music and could read and write music and understood the theory and science of the art, as well as studying/being influenced by Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin; whereas Collen, like Willis, was self-taught and developed his fast, alternate-picking technique from studying Al Di Meola and ...
Oct 26, 2015 · In this exclusive extract from his autobiography, Adrenalized, Def Leppard's Phil Collen recalls the tragic death of Steve Clark, and reveals why he didn't go to the funeral.
- Phil Collen
Stephen Maynard Clark (23 April 1960 – 8 January 1991) was an English musician. He was the principal songwriter and lead guitarist for the British hard rock band Def Leppard, until 1991, when he died from alcohol poisoning.
Steve Clark was an English musician who belonged to the popular hard rock band of the 1980s, ‘Def Leppard’. He was famous for his guitar prowess which earned him the nickname “Riffmaster” and Steve “Steamin” Clark.
Jan 8, 2021 · Clark was inspired by Jimmy Page – of course – and his guitars were slung low. Very low. That made it impossible for the five feet, two inches tall Mortimer, who started life in Leppard as Steve’s guitar tech, to tune them in the usual manner. “I couldn’t reach the bloody tuning pegs!” he laughs.
Steve took classical lessons for a year, providing him with a musical background that would be instrumental in his later success. A pivotal moment came when Steve heard Led Zeppelin for the first...
Clark was a classically trained musician who knew the rules of music and could read and write music and understood the theory and science of the art, as well as studying/being influenced by Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin; whereas Collen, like Willis, was self-taught and developed his fast, alternate-picking technique from studying Al Di Meola and ...
