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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.
10. Okt. 2018 · October 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...
16. Juli 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 ...
3. Dez. 2015 · And Pete Willis, their diminutive, heavy-drinking guitarist, pulled a particularly stupid stunt – and not for the first time – by letting off a fire extinguisher in a hotel. The prank cost Willis £275. Def Leppard returned to Britain exhausted and frustrated, bloodied but unbowed.
25. Juni 2020 · By the time the band released their commercial breakthrough, Pyromania, in 1983, founding guitarist Pete Willis had been fired and replaced by Phil Collen. Hysteria, which followed in 1987, brought the band worldwide commercial success and etched them forever into the annals of rock history.
- Joe Matera
16. Feb. 2022 · Pete Willis co-founded Def Leppard in 1977 and played on their first album, but was fired in 1982 due to his drinking problem. He was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2019 and celebrated his 62nd birthday in Sheffield.
30. März 2019 · That kid was a guy called Pete Willis. Pete was a co-founder of the band and one of the best right hands in the business. Now sadly Pete couldn’t be with us tonight, but I want to emphasize how...
