Date of Birth
23 April 1960,
Sheffield, England, UK
Date of Death
8 January 1991, London, England (drug and alcohol overdose)
Birth Name
Stephen Maynard Clark
Nickname
Steamin'
Height
5' 11" (1.80 m)
Mini Biography
Guitar player for Def Leppard, Stephen Clark was considered to be lightning in a bottle. He auditioned for the band wearing his guitar two notches too low, playing the guitar solo from Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird". He adored the audience interaction and was a deeply troubled man. Stephen had a severely disapproving father who never approved of his rock and roll ambitions. The depression that came from that led Stephen to drink heavily. He died of a drug/alcohol overdose and complications arising from severe alcoholism at age 30.
Trivia
Was a "Terror Twin" along with band-mate Phil Collen
Shares a birthday with William Shakespeare
He and Phil Collen received the "Terror Twins" nicknames from Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith.
Many of the songs he recorded were released posthumously on the Retro Active compilation.
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