Joe Elliott has no problem addressing huge crowds at concerts and festivals. But when his band Def Leppard gets inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday, it's the speech that will make him uneasy.
"Getting up and going 'How's everybody doing? Are we ready to rock?' is a lot easier than standing there, for God knows how long, trying to acknowledge and hope to God you haven't forgot anybody -- people that go back all the way to the beginning of the band, which is 40-odd years ago. So, no pressure," Elliott joked.
Def Leppard had been eligible to join rock gods such as Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley in the hall since 2005, but Elliott credited fans for creating a headwind during voting late last year. The top five artists make up a special fan ballot that's tallied along with other ballots that are submitted by industry officials, music writers and selected artists.
"And we'd been told the last six years whoever won the fan vote was, you know, inducted. So, we kind of figured if we win it, we'll probably get in and here we are."
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