Well, I didn't realize, but Monday was a sad day for Def Leppard and many others. Guitarist Steve Maynard Clark (04.23.60 - 01.08.91) died 10 years ago this past Monday...

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The loneliness just fades away
thoughts of you just memories
no cryin now for what we're missin
time won't forget what you meant to me

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Wahhhh, don't remind me! I played a lot of Def stuff on the 8th.

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Geez, has it been that long already?! Def Leppard has to be one of the most resiliant bands of all time! I don't think I could have gotten into a band more than I did with them. That's a tribute to you Steve Clark! RIP

I didn't realize it had been so long. I can still remember the day the news was released about his death. Was such a sad thing to see happen.

Jazzmyn

This article was written by Joe Elliot at defleppard.com:

So, here we are, January 8th, 2001, and I'm in Japan with the Cybernauts. Tonight I'll be singing a song called "Rock And Roll suicide"...... How ironic, don't you think? It's 10 years to the day since Steve passed away and I shall be dedicating that particular song to his memory.
Steve lived it like he wanted to, and if the truth be known, probably went the same way. Always one notch too low with the strap, always one step ahead with the ideas, he could be the most inspiring and depressive person you ever met. But I wouldn't change a thing. Yes, of course, I wish he was still alive, but I doubt he'd be in the band anymore..... But you never know do you???
I've seen women fighting over him, I've seen him fighting with his own demons, and I saw him lose the ultimate battle, the one for his own life. At the end, Steve wasn't happy, but he always meant well, even if he knew in his heart of hearts that he was letting us down. I think he enjoyed the success, but ultimately wanted to be Johnny Thunders more than he wanted to be Steve Clark. We all found out the hard way he couldn't be both.
I miss him, I miss his humour, I miss his spark, but I don't miss the heartache of seeing him slowly killing himself. Life moves on and so did we, and to borrow from one of his favourite bands, he's ten years gone.
It's almost nine years since Viv joined and we're still here doing our thing. In many ways we're a stronger unit now than we were before, but we wouldn't be in this position if it hadn't been for the contribution of one Stephen Maynard Clark. I love you, man, I always will, and I know that if you are up there (I doubt it!), you're watching what we do, and you're rooting for us. My guess is you're DOWN there, whooping it up with his un-holyness, beating him at cards and telling him why the Pistols were the world's second greatest band. You always did love the danger of it all.....
Love you,
JOE

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The loneliness just fades away
thoughts of you just memories
no cryin now for what we're missin
time won't forget what you meant to me

WOW! There is nothing more to be said than that.