Ross HalfinDef Leppard and Mötley Crüe played together 40 years ago, but on their current co-headlining tour, which resumes August 5 in Syracuse, New York, they say things aren t quite as debauched as they were back then.
Whereas there were plenty of drugs around back in the day, Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott tells People magazine that nowadays, the only thing that Crüe drummer Tommy Lee gets high on is pranks.
Elliott says if you fall asleep around Lee or touring Crüe guitarist John 5, they ll put "plant pots" on your head and "take pictures" of you while you re asleep. “So God help you just don’t shut your eyes," he says. Guitarist Phil Collen cracks, “At least Tommy’s smuggling plants now instead of cocaine. Bonsai trees, that’s his latest obsession.”
Childish hijinks aside, Collen says, "It’s been really nice being semi-grown up and actually appreciating all that we do.” However, guitarist Viv Campbell notes, "You never
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