Steve Clark

Stephen Maynard Clark (April 23 1961 - January 8 1991) was the Co-Lead guitarist for Def Leppard until his death. Steve was 5'11, blue eyes, blonde (naturally red/auburn/brown) hair. He was known not to be a very technical guitar player, but his sloppy style fit perfectly with fellow Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen. Clark was found in his flat by his girlfriend at the time, Janie Dean, after he had overdosed on anti depressants, painkillers and alcohol after long periods of battling alcoholism and depression. He is best remembered for the powerful riffs that drove Def Leppard's first four albums in the 1980s, especially on the songs "Wasted" (from On Through The Night) "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" (from High 'N' Dry) "Die Hard the Hunter" (from Pyromania) and "Gods of War" (from Hysteria) where all four personified his talent on guitar because of their intensity and emotion. He can be heard on the albums On Through The Night, High 'N' Dry, Pyromania, Hysteria as well as on some of the songs that were featured on Retro Active. And he is very well represented on the Def Leppard compilations Vault, Best Of and Rock Of Ages: The Definitive Collection. He also contributed songwriting on the band's 1992 album Adrenalize before his untimely passing. Stephen Clark was one of the Terror Twins. The other twin was Phil Collen.

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