<div>A revelatory, redemptive, and &#8220;wild...juicy&#8221; (Rolling Stone) memoir from the lead guitarist of the legendary hard rock band Def Leppard&#8212;the first ever written by one of its members&#8212;chronicling the band&#8217;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 &#8220;Pour Some Sugar on Me&#8221; is still as widely enjoyed as when it debuted in 1988. Maybe you&#8217;ve heard of him as the rock star that gave up alcohol and meat more than twenty-five years ago. Most likely you&#8217;ve seen him shirtless&#8212;in photos or in real life&#8212;flaunting his impeccably toned body to appreciative female fans. But it wasn&#8217;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 those same stadiums and selling them out every night. But as Collen discovered, true overnight success is a myth. Like the other band members, he had to struggle and fight his way to the top; in the end, he says, &#8220;our work ethic saved us.&#8221; Just as it still does. Adrenalized is an amazing underdog tale featuring a bunch of ordinary working-class lads who rose to mega-stardom, overcoming incredible obstacles&#8212;such as drummer Rick Allen losing an arm in a car crash and the tragic death of guitarist Steve Clark, Phil&#8217;s musical soul mate. Featuring personal, never-before-seen photos of Collen and his band mates on stage and off, Adrenalized is a fascinating account of the failures, triumphs, challenges, and rock-solid dedication it takes to make dreams come true.</div>

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