Def Leppard News - DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT On His Favourite Band Mott The Hoople (Video)

Tuesday, 19th December 2017

DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT On His Favourite Band Mott The Hoople (Video)

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Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott spoke about the 30th anniversary of the Hysteria album in August and more footage is available.

Joe talked to AP about the album's 30th anniversary and the new reissue.

In a new segment from the chat posted today he also talked about his favourite bands.

Part one was posted in August where he discussed the original Hysteria album's success.

In another video posted in August and filmed at the same location he spoke to TRT World news.

View the short video clip below.

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Hysteria 30th Anniversary - Joe Elliott Interview Quotes

Best Band Of All Time

"Best band of all time?. Well for me, it's Mott The Hoople. I don't know why, it's just there's something about them that I love."

David Bowie

"Of course, I'm a huge fan of David Bowie, but he's not a band. And T. Rex were essentially just a vehicle for Marc Bolan and I'm a huge fan of his early work, I didn't like the latter stuff. Bowie barely ever put a foot wrong, except maybe in the 80s. Which was difficult for a lots of bands from the 70s, artists from the 70s."

Mott The Hoople

"But Mott The Hoople for me were just. I don't know what it was, I - they caught me at the right time. I just loved their early work on Island, I love the stuff they did when they went commercial after Bowie gave them 'All The Young Dudes'."

"I'm still a huge fan of Ian Hunter. Queen, I love Queen. Queen were just a phenomenal band. And I love Led Zeppelin, but I think for me, my favourite band of all time it's goota be Mott The Hoople."