Joe Elliott

[S2M]

Perusing another site and found this absolute gem!



This is not the face of a rock star. This is the face of a middle aged dyke who lives with a lot of cats and runs a natural food market with her "life partner"

[Saint John]

Joe is a rock legend, but he doesn't seem really serious about staying in good shape and it shows in his live singing. He would be far better served for his sake and that of the fans if he went on a diet, lost weight and got into fantastic shape. He looks ridiculous these days. He's a rock legend and the Def Leppard fans deserve better. They're awesome fans and incredibly supportive. Hell, the Oreo baby maker Phil Collen seems to be able to stay in shape, so Joe has no excuse.

[Seven Wishes2]

He's running the risk of making himself out to be some sad Meatloaf / Fat Elvis caricature pretty soon.

[StevePerryHair]

Joe is a rock legend, but he doesn't seem really serious about staying in good shape and it shows in his live singing. He would far better served for his sake and that of the fans if he went on a diet, lost weight and got into fantastic shape. He looks ridiculous these days. He's a rock legend and the Def Leppard fans deserve better. They're awesome fans and incredibly supportive. Hell, the Oreo baby maker Phil Collen seems to be able to stay in shape, so Joe has no excuse.

I've heard he was really active, loved playing soccer, but ended up with a back injury that he still suffers with. I heard sometimes he wears a brace on stage too. That could account for his lack of being in shape.

[Seven Wishes2]

Bullshit. I've had two back surgeries, have a six inch rod at the base of my spine and am in constant pain, and still find the time to work out six days a week.

[Saint John]

Joe is a rock legend, but he doesn't seem really serious about staying in good shape and it shows in his live singing. He would far better served for his sake and that of the fans if he went on a diet, lost weight and got into fantastic shape. He looks ridiculous these days. He's a rock legend and the Def Leppard fans deserve better. They're awesome fans and incredibly supportive. Hell, the Oreo baby maker Phil Collen seems to be able to stay in shape, so Joe has no excuse.

I've heard he was really active, loved playing soccer, but ended up with a back injury that he still suffers with. I heard sometimes he wears a brace on stage too. That could account for his lack of being in shape.

I don't know about his back, but his front looks like shit. Eating well and accompanying it with moderate exercise would probably do the trick. He doesn't need to benchpress a Greyhound, just lose some fucking weight ... and the Chesticles.

[StevePerryHair]

Bullshit. I've had two back surgeries, have a six inch rod at the base of my spine and am in constant pain, and still find the time to work out six days a week.

Are you pushing 50 yet? Come back to me then, and let me know how it's going for you!

[Seven Wishes2]

Right. So it's easier to stay in shape at 40 despite having an immobilizing rod running half way up your back than it is to do ANYTHING at 50? One of my clients is in the best shape of his life now at 57, and is stronger and more fit than at any time in his life.

[Saint John]

I have a six inch rod at the base of my spine

You went to the zoo and snuck into the giraffe cage, didn't you?

[StevePerryHair]

Right. So it's easier to stay in shape at 40 despite having an immobilizing rod running half way up your back than it is to do ANYTHING at 50? One of my clients is in the best shape of his life now at 57, and is stronger and more fit than at any time in his life.

He has damage too. He's 52. I know 40 year old men in WORSE shape than him.

[Seven Wishes2]

Heh heh. Great one. I left that one out their for the taking like a Terry Felton curveball.

[S2M]

Right. So it's easier to stay in shape at 40 despite having an immobilizing rod running half way up your back than it is to do ANYTHING at 50? One of my clients is in the best shape of his life now at 57, and is stronger and more fit than at any time in his life.

He has damage too. He's 52. I know 40 year old men in WORSE shape than him.

I'm 42 and not on that list......lol

[Melissa]

Chesticles.

Oh I'm so using that this summer at the beach! Better than moobs!

[StevePerryHair]

Right. So it's easier to stay in shape at 40 despite having an immobilizing rod running half way up your back than it is to do ANYTHING at 50? One of my clients is in the best shape of his life now at 57, and is stronger and more fit than at any time in his life.

He has damage too. He's 52. I know 40 year old men in WORSE shape than him.

I'm 42 and not on that list......lol

What list? So you are muscular and fit? Is that what your claiming? Not everyone can be "superman" obsessed with their bodies, like 7wishes. Who would want to be. There are other things to enjoy in life.

[conversationpc]

I have a six inch rod at the base of my spine

You went to the zoo and snuck into the giraffe cage, didn't you?

[S2M]

Right. So it's easier to stay in shape at 40 despite having an immobilizing rod running half way up your back than it is to do ANYTHING at 50? One of my clients is in the best shape of his life now at 57, and is stronger and more fit than at any time in his life.

He has damage too. He's 52. I know 40 year old men in WORSE shape than him.

I'm 42 and not on that list......lol

What list? So you are muscular and fit? Is that what your claiming? Not everyone can be "superman" obsessed with their bodies, like 7wishes. Who would want to be. There are other things to enjoy in life.

LMAO...no. I'm not obese, but have packed a few pounds. I remember back in the day when I could eat WHATEVER I wanted with NO consequence. I need a time machine.

[StevePerryHair]

Right. So it's easier to stay in shape at 40 despite having an immobilizing rod running half way up your back than it is to do ANYTHING at 50? One of my clients is in the best shape of his life now at 57, and is stronger and more fit than at any time in his life.

He has damage too. He's 52. I know 40 year old men in WORSE shape than him.

I'm 42 and not on that list......lol

What list? So you are muscular and fit? Is that what your claiming? Not everyone can be "superman" obsessed with their bodies, like 7wishes. Who would want to be. There are other things to enjoy in life.

LMAO...no. I'm not obese, but have packed a few pounds. I remember back in the day when I could eat WHATEVER I wanted with NO consequence. I need a time machine.

Me too once you hit 40, that metabolism PLUNGES! And then it's really hard to do with just eating less or even just moderate exercise. It takes a lot of time to stay fit with each decade added! Just wait you 30 somethings

[Ratgirl]

Joe is a rock legend, but he doesn't seem really serious about staying in good shape and it shows in his live singing. He would be far better served for his sake and that of the fans if he went on a diet, lost weight and got into fantastic shape. He looks ridiculous these days. He's a rock legend and the Def Leppard fans deserve better. They're awesome fans and incredibly supportive. Hell, the Oreo baby maker Phil Collen seems to be able to stay in shape, so Joe has no excuse.

Man.. your a mean ole' grumpy thing.

You dont know his medical condition so you shouldnt be commenting. Not everyone can have that awesome physique that you have.

[Melissa]

I remember back in the day when I could eat WHATEVER I wanted with NO consequence.

Me too, I miss those days lol. That lasted until I hit 30, so this crap that it happens only after 40 is false

[StevePerryHair]

Def Leppard's Joe Elliott talks about, yeah, staying in shape
by Tom Lanham
Oakland Tribune
August 25, 2006

SURE, THE FACTS are impressive, says Joe Elliott.

The little pop-metal outfit he started with his Sheffield, Britain buddies back in 1977, Def Leppard, went on to sell more than 65 million records, and land coveted RIAA Diamond Awards -- certifying 10 million units sold -- for its'80s classics "Hysteria" and "Pyromania."

But that doesn't mean it's been a cakewalk career for the 6- foot, 2-inch singer, who's finally trimmed down to his fighting stage weight of 180 pounds for the group's current VH1 Classic tour with Journey. The show hits Concord's Sleep Train Pavilion tonight and Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View Saturday.

Elliott swears he's suffered for his fans, for 29 years. Few high- profile rockers are willing to talk about the health regimens that keep them spry in concert. But Elliott, 46, could write a book.

As a teen, lifting boxes incorrectly in a steeltown factory, the future star developed a bad back.

"And once you've got one, as everybody who has a bad back knows, you've got it for life," he says.

Of course, there's the cold reality that everybody in the band is conscious of the fact that, especially coming up through the MTV years, image and the way you look are partly as important as how you sound. He admits, "Never as important -- an ugly band can make great music and get away with it, and PInk Floyd would be a great example."

But Elliott was programmed to think of his audience first. Often to humiliating degrees. The spotlight would beam down on him, he says, "And people would go, 'Wow. Look! He's portly!'"

But people didn't realize that sometimes he was wearing a back brace under his shirt. He says he once saw 41 chiropractors in 43 days: "Every single day except for two we had to get somebody in to fix me, because I was bent in half, I was crippled. And every time they'd fix me up, I'd get onstage and do a jump here, a twist or shimmy there, and pop! Out goes the back again. And that was when I got my first steroid injection."

Steroids eased the throb of Elliott's herniated discs. He was pumped full of them again in'03, when he tore his rotator cuff.

"I was forever being injected with steroids, but I didn't realize what they did. They took the pain away, but they also make you balloon in weight."

A specialist sat him down for a life-threatening bulletin. He told the vocalist that it wasn't steroid abuse, but steroid use that would eventually hobble him permanently by tearing away his remaining spinal cartilage.

He quit, cold turkey.

"So now I'm officially getting back on track," Elliott says of the slim new him on the cover of "Yeah!" Def Leppard's new covers album.

"I'm pain-and-steroid-free for the first time in several years, and it's good not to wake up crippled, or just forever wondering why your trousers don't fit anymore."

His old workout plan? Five-a-side soccer. These days, with the other band members spending most of their off-hours with their wives and children, he says, "I can't get another nine people to kick a football around, so I have to use my home gym, and every day I exercise, without fail," Elliott says.

"It's just something you've got to keep your finger in, because it's hard work being a human being, never mind being in a rock band. From the second you wake up, you're going uphill. And then you realize that, for the rest of your life, everything is an uphill battle."

[StevePerryHair]

He WAS trimmer for the Journey/DL tour. So I wonder if he's back on steroids, or if it's just turning 50, and not being as active due to his back issues.

[Melissa]

The line about Pink Floyd is hilarious

[StevePerryHair]

I remember back in the day when I could eat WHATEVER I wanted with NO consequence.

Me too, I miss those days lol. That lasted until I hit 30, so this crap that it happens only after 40 is false

It drops more and more each decade. 30 is a decade too!

[Saint John]

Joe is a rock legend, but he doesn't seem really serious about staying in good shape and it shows in his live singing. He would be far better served for his sake and that of the fans if he went on a diet, lost weight and got into fantastic shape. He looks ridiculous these days. He's a rock legend and the Def Leppard fans deserve better. They're awesome fans and incredibly supportive. Hell, the Oreo baby maker Phil Collen seems to be able to stay in shape, so Joe has no excuse.

Man.. your a mean ole' grumpy thing.

You dont know his medical condition so you shouldnt be commenting. Not everyone can have that awesome physique that you have.

I'm not asking that he become Randy fucking Orton but, rather, just lose the unnecessary weight around the middle. I know people that NEVER work out, but look great because they eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, lean meats and stay away from fast foods and processed shit. Combine that with light exercise and you're healthier and look better. I work out very lightly to intensely 7 days a week. It's not hard ... 30 to 90 minutes a day.

[StevePerryHair]

The line about Pink Floyd is hilarious

I know!! That's why I like him. His mean sarcasm!

[S2M]

I think(and being no nutrition expert) that keeping yourself from ever getting overweight is easier to do than to lose the weight after the fact....a lesson learned.

[Seven Wishes2]

What list? So you are muscular and fit? Is that what your claiming? Not everyone can be "superman" obsessed with their bodies, like 7wishes. Who would want to be. There are other things to enjoy in life.

Fuck you, bitch! I have an extremely happy and complete life! 9 hours of exercise a week is NOT obsessive. Bitch. Up yours.

Oh, and it's you're, not your. Basic elementary grammar.

[StevePerryHair]

I think(and being no nutrition expert) that keeping yourself from ever getting overweight is easier to do than to lose the weight after the fact....a lesson learned.

Definitely! Once your body gets to a weight, it wants to go there. So if you don't make a permanent lifestyle change, it keeps going there, as soon as you resume normal eating. I am a human yo-yo But as soon as I hit that certain weight I hate, where im not comfy in my clothes, I go back down. I bet next decade, that could get harder!

[StevePerryHair]

What list? So you are muscular and fit? Is that what your claiming? Not everyone can be "superman" obsessed with their bodies, like 7wishes. Who would want to be. There are other things to enjoy in life.

Fuck you, bitch! I have an extremely happy and complete life! 9 hours of exercise a week is NOT obsessive. Bitch. Up yours.

So that old av of yours isn't you anymore? Because to stay fit and muscular, it takes way more than 9 hours a month.

[Seven Wishes2]

Fuck you, bitch. Have another doughnut.

I typed "month" instead of "week". You are SUCH a bitch to stir the pot like this and make a claim like that when you know NOTHING about me. I LIVE for my son, and I'm a devoted family man with numerous interests and passions.

I thought we were talking about the lead singer of Def Leppard. YOU managed to turn this into a conversation about ME, and started with me YET AGAIN. You are such an agitator.