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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 · 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...
16. Juli 2020 · A huge grass sod flies up and hits guitarist Pete Willis square in the bollocks. “Some of it was self-inflicted,” Leppard singer Joe Elliott admits today. “I went on stage in a pair of bright-red trousers, and a white shirt covered in hearts.
27. Juni 2017 · Pete Willis was one of the original members of Def Leppard, a band that he formed with Joe Elliott and Rick Savage in the late 70s. He was fired in 1982 due to his alcohol problem and his inability to handle success.
Pete Willis co-founded Def Leppard in 1977 and played on their first album, but was sacked in 1982 due to his drinking problem. He will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2019 with the band and has a 60th birthday today.
24. Sept. 2023 · Guitarist Pete Wills had remarked that ‘bludgeon riffola’ sounded like canned Italian food. The joke stuck. The Def Leppard E.P. was released in January 1979, and within a week, all one thousand copies sold out. A second pressing of 1500 also sold fast. “We didn’t make any money out of it,” Joe says, “but as a promotional ...
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.
