Rick continues his work helping wounded warriors through Project Resiliency’s Warrior Resiliency Program sponsored by his charity foundation the Raven Drum Foundation.Īn integral part of Rick's creative life went public in 2012. He was awarded the Humanitarian Award by Maria Shriver’s Best Buddies of CA in 2002 and in 2012, was also awarded the prestigious Wounded Warrior Project’s Carry It Forward Award. Over the past 13 years Rick has reached out to teenage cancer patients, children with special needs, at risk youth in crisis, families of domestic violence and veterans who have served in Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan. Since then Rick has been reaching out and giving support to others all over the globe by sharing his personal experiences and his love of drumming.
While he was already a hero to millions of young people, he soon added millions of new admirers. Rick lost an arm, but turned personal tragedy into spiritual transformation and continued his musical career. As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Def Leppard have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, two albums with RIAA diamond certification (10 million albums sold) and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.Īt the height of worldwide fame in 1984, he had a car accident that changed his life. Rick Allen became the drummer for Def Leppard at age 15.
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