Def Leppard had more than its fair share of tragedy, many people will be aware of drummer Rick Allen's terrible road traffic accident in which he lost his left arm. Ace guitarist Steve Clark was not a founder member but joined the band in 1978 following an audition in which it is said he performed Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird" in its entirety, without accompaniment.
Steve was, therefore, playing with Leppard during its commercially most successful period in the 1980's in which saw the release of such epic albums as Pyromania, (later certified as Diamond with 10 million copies sold), Hysteria and High n' Dry.
The success, however, took its toll on Steve and he became a heavy drinker. In 1991 he was spending some time away from Leppard when he was found dead at his London home. Steve's death was attributed to an overdose of Codeine and high levels of alchohol together with Valium and Morphine. He was buried in Sheffield, his home town and that of most of his band mates.
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