Adrenalized: Life, Def Leppard, and Beyond

A revelatory, redemptive, and 'wild...juicy' (Rolling Stone) memoir from the lead guitarist of the legendary hard rock band Def Leppard--the first ever written by one of its members--chronicling the band's extraordinary rise to superstardom and how they maintained it for three decades. Meet Phil Collen. You may know him as the lead guitarist in Def Leppard, whose signature song 'Pour Some Sugar on Me' is still as widely enjoyed as when it debuted in 1988. Maybe you've heard of him as the rock star that gave up alcohol and meat more than twenty-five years ago. Most likely you've seen him shirtless--in photos or in real life--flaunting his impeccably toned body to appreciative female fans. But it wasn't always like this. Collen worked his way up from nothing, teaching himself guitar from scratch and slogging it out in London-based pub bands for years; that is, until Def Leppard formed and transformed from unknowns to icons, from playing openers in near-empty arenas to headlining in