Rick Allen

"I didn't wanna do this anymore," drummer recalls thinking after 1984 car crash. "And then I started getting these letters from all over the world."

All-star lineup of participants also includes Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante.

A Brazilian biologist gave them the honor.

Def Leppard drummer’s opinion on upcoming induction differs from bandmate Phil Collen’s.

The Def Leppard drummer explains how the strange phrase became part of their hit song "Rock of Ages."

Teenage drummer had decided to quit music when his local newspaper reported “Leopard Loses Skins.”

Def Leppard frontman admits he thought “that’s the drugs talking” when drummer said he’d play again days after accident.