STEVE CLARK’S APPRECIATION FOR FANS

INTERVIEW SEGMENT WITH STEVE CLARK
Hit Parader magazine | 1988 – Article by Jodie Summers

STEVE CLARK explains his appreciation for the fans and the bands’ approach to handling the attention that comes with Global Superstardom in an interview with Def Leppard titled “NEVER ENOUGH” from Hit Parader magazine in 1988.
“We take all the attention with a pinch of salt,” Steve Clark declares. “I suppose it’s a compliment, but we can’t take all the attention seriously. After all, we’re just normal glogs [blokes] at the end of the day…
“All of the fans are great,” Steve enthuses. “If it wasn’t for them, this wouldn’t be rock and roll. But we try not to let all of the attention go to our heads. We take a really light heart towards it all. It just goes with the turf.”
Photo: Ross Halfin

Down Down

Steve speaking in 1983

“It’s an incredible feeling to stand on stage and see so many people getting into your music. I can’t imagine there being a more satisfying feeling in the world. How many other professions have instant gratification like that? The crowds make us feel loved, make us feel wanted, every night. We’re so thankful to the fans who come out and cheer us on. They are the show.”
~ STEVE CLARK