Steve Clark is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on April 23, 1960 in England, England, United Kingdom. Guitarist and songwriter for the English rock band Def Leppard.
He was replaced by Vivian Campbell in Def Leppard.
Before joining Def Leppard in 1978, Clark played cover songs with his small band, Electric Chicken, in Sheffield. Around that time, he met Pete Willis (Def Leppard’s original guitarist and founder) at a technical college. Willis spotted Clark reading a guitar book and asked if he played. He then invited Clark to come and audition for his band, as they were looking to add a second guitarist. Clark never showed up, but when Willis and singer Joe Elliott bumped into Clark again at a Judas Priest gig, Willis re-issued his invitation. Clark finally came down to their rehearsal room and joined Def Leppard in January 1978. According to Elliott in Behind the Music, Clark auditioned for Def Leppard by playing all of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” without accompaniment.
Whereas Collen stopped drinking alcohol during the mid-1980s in pursuit of a healthier lifestyle, Clark never managed to escape his addiction to alcohol.
He was engaged to Lorelei Shellist, a supermodel, at the time of his death. He had two brothers, Kevin and Christopher.
