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Peter Andrew Willis (born 16 February 1960) is an English guitarist, best known as a founder member of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He was with Def Leppard from 1977 to 1982, when he was fired from the band and replaced by Phil Collen due to drinking problems.
Oct 10, 2018 · DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott has told Billboard that he was pleased to learn that original guitarist Pete Willis, who was fired after the band's second album, was included in the list of...
Jun 1, 2023 · While Def Leppard may have been a cohesive unit in the early days, Pete Willis's drinking habits earned him a one-way ticket out of the band.
Jun 27, 2017 · Everything seemed hopeful for Pete Willis at the end of the 70s. The future was open and bright as Def Leppard, the band that he formed together with Rick Savage and Joe Elliott, had inked a deal with Phonogram/Vertigo and the way to the top laid down ahead of him.
Jul 16, 2020 · Namely the band’s two wildfire guitarists: co-founder Pete Willis, and Steve Clark. The former was a super-solid rhythm player whose essentially shy character – happy to hide on stage behind curtains of dark hair – and diminutive stature belied an equally short temper, especially when he’d been drinking, something that was already ...
Jul 12, 2017 · Def Leppard were well into the recording of third album Pyromania when they decided co-founding guitarist Pete Willis would have to go.
For many Def Leppard fans, their best work included original guitarist Pete Willis. Sadly though, the last fans heard of his guitar playing were the rhythm tracks on Leppard's blockbuster Pyromania album, as he was fired while the band was recording it with producer Mutt Lange.
Sep 24, 2023 · The phrase had been used in a scathing review by Record Mirror of Leppard’s performance in September 1978 at The Limit, where they had opened for another rising group from Sheffield, electro-pop pioneers The Human League. Guitarist Pete Wills had remarked that ‘bludgeon riffola’ sounded like canned Italian food. The joke stuck.
May 9, 2024 · Pete Willis made a huge contribution to Pyromania, co-writing four of the songs and laying down rhythm parts that singer Joe Elliott called “phenomenal”. Producer Mutt Lange had relied on Willis for his Malcolm Young-like ability to play on the beat.
Def Leppard's original guitarist Pete Willis is celebrating his 60th birthday today in Sheffield, England. Pete formed local Sheffield band Atomic Mass with Rick Savage and drummer Tony Kenning which went on to become Def Leppard in 1977.
