Controversies
In 2010, Elliott criticised the British music press, which he accused of ignoring his band and narrowing popular taste:
| “ | It's nice to walk down Oxford Street without being recognised but then again when music magazines write about us they take the piss because we’re not as cool as Johnny Marr, who isn’t as successful as us by a million miles Rock’s ploughed its own furrow for 30 years but still music magazines don't give rock its due How many more front covers do Paul McCartney and Morrissey need? Our album will sell more than Morrissey’s so why don’t we get the same kind of respect?" | ” |
In 2008, Def Leppard performed live on stage at a Detroit Red Wings National Hockey League game. Midway through the set, Red Wing forward Darren McCarty drove a motorcycle across the stage with the Stanley Cup on the back. Another Detroit player, Kyle Quincey, handed the cup to Elliott, who unintentionally placed the Cup upside-down on its stand. Upon realizing his error, Elliott quipped to the crowd, "Oh it's upside down. Well never mind. We're soccer boys, what do we know?" The incident aroused the ire of many hockey fans. Elliot later said, "very other sporting cup I've ever seen, was wider at the top than the base Like most of my fellow Brits, I'd never seen it before until it was handed to me sideways by which time I had a 50/50 chance of getting it right."
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