Rick Savage

Rick "Sav" Savage (born December 2, 1960, Sheffield, England) is the bassist and founder of British rock band Def Leppard. He is affectionately called "Sav" so that there won't be any confusion between him and another Rick in the band - drummer Rick Allen. He is the only musician to remain in the band since they first began under the name "Atomic Mass" in 1977.

Biography

When he was very young, Savage learned to play guitar along with his older brother, playing to songs like Rod Stewart's "Maggie May" and Don McLean's "American Pie". During those years, he also pursued a career as a professional football player with the Sheffield United. When it came time to decide, Savage chose music and formed a band with a few school mates including Tony Kenning and eventually Pete Willis. The young band was called Atomic Mass and they mostly played Queen, Slade, Deep Purple and other popular covers.

At one point it was decided that Pete was the better guitar player so Savage picked up the bass. The band was also looking for a singer around the time, when they met Joe Elliott. After auditioning him, the band regrouped and changed their name to Def Leppard.

Personal life

Savage currently lives in Sheffield with girlfriend Paige and their two sons, Tyler and Scott, and Paiges two other daughters Alicia, 18, and marissa, 16 from a previous marriage

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