Def Leppard Steve Clark Death Announcement Jan 9th 1991

[@gearhead2017]

I saw this on MTV and cried in 1991,you are missed Steve,RIP

[@gearhead2017]

@Lorie Mccarthy missed your meds today?

[@martinsmithson7292]

I was the same

[@OfficialCesarValdez]

Me too.

[@jadejj7948]

I was not born yet but it breaks my heart 💔 😢

[@jadejj7948]

Legends never die

[@majo7096]

Even though this happened decades ago, this still breaks my heart💔

[@barbaralefler6764]

One of the best guitar players So hated to hear that

[@paddycoombes9455]

I wasn’t alive and he was my inspiration

[@amelieholbrook3001]

Same

[@greysonira4536]

sorry to be so offtopic but does anyone know a tool to log back into an instagram account?? I stupidly forgot my password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me

[@bridgerenzo6857]

@Greyson Ira Instablaster :)

[@MarA-te5jc]

I was just 13 and i felt my knees fail me when i heard it. Nobody in my family understood my pain and i mourned him in silence. I remember seeing him in a very vivid dream days after his passing. He was very special.

[@Kristinapedia]

I guess no one mourned John Lennon or Elvis either?

[@rocketman1773]

The world lost a great talent and a beautiful soul the day Mr Clark passed away. RIP Steamin....

[@donnar365]

A beautiful young lad who just couldn't fight his demons😭

[@angelamartin-meyer7110]

His demons was his father. So full of jealousy, he could not tell him once that he was proud of him. He put him down and told him the band should have paid the audience for coming. He told Rick Allen that his dads voice was always in hid head telling him he wasn’t good enough. (I can’t quote the exact words).

[@gearhead2017]

@@angelamartin-meyer7110 yeah his father was like jekyll and hyde,nice one minute and the next evil,that's not right at all,from what I read he looked up to his father but you can thank him for his addiction issues

[@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251]

I still can't fight mine either and it is 2022, I am surprised I am still here to be trueful

[@markofsaltburn]

@@angelamartin-meyer7110That is awful; poor lad.

[@Kristinapedia]

I remember this like it was yesterday. I was 21. I learned Bringing on the Heartbreak on guitar that day in memory of Steve because he said it was his favorite song to play live.

[@mattclarknyc]

I was 14 in English class when my best friend at the time tapped me on the back and told me he heard the guitarist from Def Leppard died. I went home, turned on MTV, and saw this exact broadcast, and was heartbroken.

[@sprintbass]

I was 17 going on 18 when Steve died...I had bought pyromania in 83...cut grass for it and was very proud I bought my own records...when steve died it was no fault of the band obviously but at 49 now nothing ever moves me like hysteria did....

[@noroar3258]

man , 30 years old RIP steve . these guys were soooo young when they broke through

[@sarahbritt4478]

i was no where near even being born yet when he passed but he is the biggest inspiration in my life and is the reason i started playing guitar when i was younger. i wish i could have seen him play live :( rip to the legend that will never die in our hearts ❤️

[@chrissya3201]

I was a HUGE Def Leppard fan when I was a teen. I saw them 6 times in concert over the years and they were amazing. It’s sad to know that you admire someone and can never see them. I feel that way about Led Zeppelin and The Beatles.

[@carolynrebeccadick3907]

We always remember Steve Clark Rest In Peace he one of greatest guitar and music from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@spearhead787]

When i heard this sitting on my sofa watching BBC news back then in 91. I bloody wept and my heart went out to his family, and joe rick and phil. He was such a bright shining musical light. Rest in peace always. Remembered forever in your music you left behind.

[@leia5899]

I was in 7th grade and I was watching MTV at home after school when this came on. They have never been the same since he died and I miss him every day.

[@georgepyle6887]

Rest in peace Steve. You still rock up with the angels above man.

[@ginapike6468]

This still saddens me. He was so loved....still is.

[@RockBrigadeCommunityForum]

MISS YA STEVE

[@sandracrosbyguerrero1284]

I cried when i heard he died too!! Sad indeed he needed help not critisism..Hope to meet him on the other side...love forever for him...

[@kylekenan2321]

This is real MTV.

[@jerryallen1768]

Amen

[@alexabeyta1544]

2021 and we still miss Steve! 🕊

[@ilovesteveclark6084]

Steve's opening riff on Photograph is what caught people's attention!

[@mitho123]

Changed my life

[@michellegonçalves7860]

I AM SOOOOO HEARTBROKEN!!!!! 😔😔😔😔 I was only 16 when he passed away! I love him sooooo very much and miss him every single day! He will always be in my heart! Thank you Steve for all of the beautiful memories!!!! I love you forever my sweetie!!! ❤ Steve Clarks girl Chelle 🌹

[@hollyboyd520]

He passed away 7 days after I turned 19. I'm now 51 and it still makes me sad.

[@OnTheRunSinceBirth]

We miss you Steamin Steve. I loved his riffs and solos. Kinda like how I miss Robbin Crosby both excellent guitarist who played with feelin not flash.

[@STETTRACE]

I remember the day very well. I stopped in at the local bar to salute Clark. Met another guitarist on the way in doing the same thing. We slayed High N Dry ALL night as we toasted Steve.

[@jamescarey9197]

I miss his playing and his stage presence, he was the edginess in the band, they don't seem as hard rock like they were, R.I.P. Steve Clark😥😢😭

[@wolves2502]

Hi - Brought up less than 2 miles from Fairview Studios in Willerby, where they made their first EP in 79 and went to school less than a mile and a half from where they made their first EP.

[@brendaberkelback7552]

Such a big loss for rock n roll again. RIP STEVE CLARK KEEP ROCKIN THE HEAVENS. ❤❤❤❤🙏🏻😇

[@williambroadstreet3353]

The loss of 'The Riffmaster' is in and of itself incalculable, but to put Steamins real value and greatness into context look at Leppard's lack of success since he passed. Steve had it all, he oozed rock star but he was the primary song writer and was the architect of Leppard's wonderfully heavy and artful melodies, riffs, hooks and bends. Thank God we still have video of this genius. One of the most under rated criminally so guitarists in rock history.

[@muzicaempathica6479]

Quite right‼You're bloody well right❣ 🤘😎

[@schecter6l6]

Def Leopards Iconic sound was Steve Clark! Innovative, unique and very melodic..We Miss you Steve..R.I.P

[@RockBrigadeCommunityForum]

I still get chills watching this.

[@adrianj3198]

I just did

[@jarusgiri007]

Guitar hero half of fame Steve Clark 🎸 We miss you in 2021 again

[@BarryGGould]

r.i.p. mr Clark. may you forever rock out in the heavens 🎸🎸🤘🤘

[@leeco9811]

RIP STEVE 2019 NEVER FORGOTTEN

[@robertproctor7771]

28 years ago!! R.I.P Steve Clark

[@13vanhalen]

24 years today hes still missed

[@pb12661]

now 28 years (almost 30!)

[@rynoitch6982]

Now it’s been 30 yrs. RIP!!!

[@heathbarker3004]

I'm still pissed about his death. DAMN what a great talent lost.

[@32springstreetnyc94]

I was driving down Hollywood Blvd with my girlfriend Milene listening to KNAC 105.5 Pure Rock when they broke this news. So sad! R.I.P Steve!

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

Leppard definitely lost an "edge" to their sound when Clark passed. RIP....

[@Matthew-fi6xv]

I idolized this man as a teenager growing up in the 80's i would've have liked to have met him but for obvious reasons i never got the chance. I still would like to visit his grave before I go to mine tesla's "song and emotion" and of course def leppard's very own (turned into) a tribute song "white lightning" from their adrenalize album quickly come to mind. steve clark 1960-1991

[@beansandcornbread]

I've got this on tape somewhere but haven't seen this in a long time. I remember the DJ on the local radio station cutting in with news of his death. Sad.

[@scuba369me]

my theory on why the media put January 7 instead of the 8 on Steve Clark death is because London is 6 hours ahead of the USA east coast ... When the media got the news it was still January 7 on the east coast of the USA. and no one gave it any thought of the time zone differnts of the two...

[@jamesconrad4958]

So sad! 😔 I wish that i could have known him! He's very special to me! I miss him every single day! RIP...... MY LOVE! 🌹 your michelle

[@cody.dw8]

This hurt me so deeply... Alexa, play Bringin' on the Heartbreak.

[@kevinb3307]

Please don't insult Clark with that far Alexa

[@jadejj7948]

RIP Steve Clark gone but never forgotten

[@raindeerprojekt4119]

I remember this news break word for word.... I miss MTV BUT Not as much as Steve Clark... I still remember KISW in Seattle taking to the Air in the day and dedicating a song an hour to the man!!! Thank you For all your effort and battle... You were a spit fire pilot in a war we never understood

[@ringonor4298]

Steve Clark, what a blowtorch on guitar, sorely missed to this day, RIP.

[@lorigibbs2379]

remember hearing this on the radio.. my life fell apart

[@shreddersteve2663]

RIP guitar legend.

[@KingBeevr]

I was a senior in high school and I vividly remember when the announcement first came across the television. I was gutted.

[@y_ringoffire]

I was so shocked after read the newspaper Asahi in Japan. I could not speak any words for 1 week. Many coworkers worried about me. A lot of things happened in the year. I t was very hard time.

[@BeRaptureReady42]

Truly miss you Steve, God Bless

[@JayKhwaja]

Steve Clark & Rowdy Piper, you are missed by all!

[@claudiastead8804]

Loved Steve clark you will be sadly missed forever beautiful man x

[@annetteslife]

I saw this on the news and was saddened. He passed away right on my birthday, to which was the worst gift I ever received

[@maryacooper5521]

IT was my BIRTHDAY the day he died big fan of deff leppard my biggest crush was Steve I was heartbroken I remember it every year LOVE AND MISS YOU STEVE RIP

[@paulshamblin6260]

Truly missed.He played what we liked to hear.

[@dorotheamorgan6114]

I was devastated and still am still am I really miss him.

[@robynsanders4379]

Such a tragic loss. RIP sweet angel.

[@soulcrew30]

Forever remembered ❤

[@heftyalan1152]

The best albums were the early albums and a large part of that was Steve Clark but also forgotten man Pete Willis who played that great solo on Rock Brigade.

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

I agree wholeheartedly....

[@shreddersteve2663]

Such a sad loss! he'll always be remembered for what he was!

[@eddiethehead4791]

Love your profile picture 😂 UP THE IRONS blood brother!

[@zentan651]

if only Steve is still alive today Def Leppard will still make a lot of good songs.

[@selenafanparasiempre]

He was such a tortured soul. I feel he would have made some amazing music over the years had he lived. I miss him all the years later.

[@brincolinesgatopiolin4586]

I'm still missing Steve Clark. Great Lost.

[@louiecarr1686]

RIP Steve....✌

[@frozenheart8486]

God loves Steve Clark so much that’s why he was taken away from us so early... I wonder what he look like now 2018... 😇 He was missed

[@rhomotor]

Sad. He died way, way too young.

[@kylegoss469]

R.I.P STeve Clark

[@dianecelotto9234]

What a great guitar player!! He was a really cool 😎 guy with a great sense of humor! Gone but not forgotten!! Absolutely Amazing 😻😻😻

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

😢😢😢Steve 😢😢😢🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@tomflake1486]

I heard it on the radio in my car on the way home from work. The dumb disk jockey mistakenly said maybe Def Leppard could get Pete Willis back that Steve Clark replaced on guitar.

[@danasmith9481]

Stupid, insensitive buffoon of a DJ!

[@ginapike6468]

Steve Clark didn't replace Pete Willis. Phil Collen did.

[@micheladerry5681]

miss u very much...

[@pyrosteria9864]

Steve was not a big fan of bands like Poison and other make up hair bands like that, had he not died in '91 he would've loved the arrival of grunge.

[@sashizakura9124]

He was already into The Cure (said Phil in an interview) so it would not surprise me if he could see that the tide was turning, and bands like DL were about to go out of style. Maybe Steve, in his depressed state, felt it would be the end of the road for his success - Dad would have been right after all. OR, maybe he felt a calling into alternative rock, grunge or some new style of rock that would stimulate his creativity, and just had no way to articulate that to the band in a way that wouldn't let them down.

[@glenkepic3208]

Been on a Live At Fresno bender lately (lost this for awhile). Steve lit this gig up !! Had forgotten how young he was when he passed. What a waste. RIP. SC.

[@hussamelnory8398]

r.i.p steve

[@axelamustdie]

💔😭

[@brandonlee9791]

I'm really Sorry I never new, that's😔 sad Steve♉Clark, I guess it's true we all go through pleasure & pain. I struggle with my sister's passing but I still look forward to hear more of Def Leppard hysteria is Awesome👌🏻🇺🇸 god bless America Rock Orlando.

[@eirikrsland1399]

I met him and the band in 88 and 93. 93 was great, but 88 was insane. 16 year old me and my friend the only fans backstage. Steve who was alive in 88 stood in front og a full sized mirror hairspraying and combing the entire time but said hello, smiled and signed my jeans and Hysteria Lp. Viv was not cool in 93.

[@stevenkitchen53]

I saw Def Leppard in concert before and after Steve Clark's death. They just didn't sound the same without him. I love the group, but they sounded half as good without him. RIP Steve Clark, you will always be missed and were a rock legend

[@OGDweeb]

I saw this live as it was announced. Just terrible. Def Lep is still my favorite band all these years later.

[@rooh5825]

@Def Leppard RockBrigade - This announcement was not made on August 9th, 1991, this announcement was made on JANUARY 9th, 1991. I remember it to this day, it was a Wednesday, just a few months before my high school graduation. I was headed into town, in my 83' Dodge Colt, and the sun was in my eyes, making it hard to see. The local radio station Sweet 98.5 announced it, and suddenly it was way harder to see, as the tears streamed down my face... my sister couldn't understand what was wrong. They were my favorite band, he was my favorite guitarist.

[@RockBrigadeCommunityForum]

oh i know, but i have no idea why i wrote august? lol thx

[@Charlesriemer43]

I was -16 when he died😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@amyntut]

Sad year in rock, 1st Steve then Eric Carr (Nov.)..

[@brokenteethalbumreviews5388]

30 years now :(

[@SandiiCom]

Sending love to Steve's family and love ones, wherever ye be... ❤

[@lisawaldman7609]

Gone but never forgotten 😢

[@superman31172]

guitar hero was named after steve

[@Mitzi73]

I was a huge Def Lep fan and didnt find out Steve died until years later. I was still in high school when he died, didn't have Mtv and of course no internet.

[@jfeal]

He was such a classy player, low strung, I saw him twice, yes I'm 50. Funny how Phil kinda takes credits for those sounds ( but he dosent) Nice big man! I'm going back to nylon this winter, I just want to be the best I can be

[@larrystudent39]

One of my hero's Steve Clark met him once years ago in Cleveland. Great guy played a les paul. him like me he loved Jimmy Page. Jimmy Page is god.

[@VaporwaveLover2000]

Fuxk u Steve Clark is god not jimmy page

[@kelseygraham4684]

I miss Steve my best friend

[@scottcaldwell663]

cannot believe he has been gone as long as he was here

[@vincenzosallusto1648]

R i p ,,,,,, Steve 🎸🎼🎵🌠💉☄️

[@ethanbarc]

Rip 🪦 Steve Clark 1960-1991 get too soon 😢

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

RIP

[@charleneabbott5071]

It still till very same day here breaks my heart ❤ to here that that actually happened to him the alcohol poisoning. I truly miss him so much here. I actually really did have a crush on Steven Maynard Clark. He was my number one crush. But I now have a crush on Mr.Rick Savage here!P.S.Please do edited this column here for me. Thanks!

[@johnbarfield6297]

The 4 Steve Clark albums with def leppard was their best

[@MR.CHarming-i5x]

{ Mark 8:36 For what does it profitt a man to gain the whole world but lose his own soul .} I grew up loving Def leppard in the 80s I was young so long ago . I am old now middle aged all these years later I saw this and remembered how tragic it was . And also looking back now as a born again Christian how important accepting Jesus Christ as our personal savior is . You can gain the whole world in the end iot means nothing . When we die we either go to heaven with Jesus if we know him as our personal savior . And you go to hell if you have rejected him . Eternity will be forever . Jesus is the only way . RIP Steve Clarke .

[@jasonpeacemaker8218]

Absolutely agree. I grew up with the 80/90’s hair bands & DL has always & will be my fav secular group. I was 14 when SC passed on. I’m also a guitarist. At 24, I accepted Christ as my Lord n’ Savior. Nowadays, I mostly listen & strum to Christian music, but I will admit there’s a part of that ‘old creation’ that likes to break out some DL & jam to it. Not cuz it brings back memories of my unsaved life, but cuz of the rock riffs that were unique to DL. I pray, somehow, Jesus touched SC’s heart before Leavin’ this world.

[@mythologicalmyth]

Harsh report....no emotion

[@pb12661]

Kurt Loder was/is a prick.

[@jeanluc1313]

Kurt Loder was the typical snobby NYC rock journalist who worshipped at the altar of punk and tuneless noise political shit rock a monkey could play.

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

26 -1/2 years LAter............still missed ....................