Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish rock guitarist who is a member of Def Leppard and was a member of Thin Lizzy from May 2010 to November 2011. Prior to joining Def Leppard in February 1992, he had been a member of Whitesnake, Sweet Savage, Trinity, Riverdogs, and Shadow King. He first rose to prominence in 1982 as the guitarist of the band Dio.
Is This Love, Still of the Night, When Love & Hate Collide, Def Leppard, Dio, Whitesnake, Last in Line, Thin Lizzy, Riverdogs, Sweet Savage, Shadow King
Star Sign
Virgo
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Trademark
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Gibson Les Paul
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To me, guitar playing is not just a technical thing. Jeff Beck is the most creative guitar player, I think. What impresses me is not so much how he plays something, but where do it come from? How does he think of it? He seems to be able to pull these ideas from nowhere. He doesn't seem to think the same as most guitar players.
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In Leppard, we use a lot of stereo delay. Our tempos are the same every night - Rick Allen is a stickler for tempos, so if a song is 105 BPM we know it will be every night. The sound is very produced, not what you'd call organic, and we do a good job of recreating it live. To ensure that happens, we're very specific with our delays.
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[on "Black Rose" by Thin Lizzy] I was a huge Lizzy fan, but I became a massive Gary Moore fan as a result of this. He was a phenomenal influence on me. I heard Gary first in Colosseum II, when he was doing jazz fusion. I was trying to learn his licks but didn't have enough comprehension of music to understand what he was doing.
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Fact
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He and wife Julie have two daughters, Lily Rose and Una Marigold.
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Is a Vegetarian, like fellow Band members Rick Allen, Joe Elliot, and Phil Collen.
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Lives in Los Angeles.
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Was a co-founder of Irish heavy metal band Sweet Savage (1979-1982), a major influence on thrash bands such as Metallica and Megadeth.
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Will play on the same bill as former bands Whitesnake and Sweet Savage at the Sweden Rock Festival in Summer 2008.
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Released his first solo album, a blues CD called 'Two sides of if', in late 2005.
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Joined the rock band Def Leppard in 1992. He was called in to replace guitarist Steve Clark who died due to an overdose of drugs and alcohol.
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Was the lead guitarist in the rock band Whitesnake from 1987 to 1990.
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Was the guitarist in the rock band Dio from 1982 to 1986.
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Shares a birthday with Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford and KISS frontman Gene Simmons.
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Replacement guitarist for Def Leppard.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sound City
2013
Documentary writer: "Rainbow in the Dark"
Bad Teacher
2011
writer: "Rainbow in the Dark"
Bones
2010
writer: "The Last In Line"
Welcome to Paradise
2007
performer: "Come and Go With Me", "Steal Away"
Ash Wednesday
2002
performer: "Shout It Out Loud"
Highlander II: The Quickening
1991
performer: "One Dream"
Shocker
1989
"Shocker"
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Zero Degrees of Separation
2005
Documentary additional support
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Northern Light Orchestra: The Spirit of Christmas
2009
Video very special thanks
Renegade Live @ the House of Blues
2009
Video documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Def Leppard Viva! Hysteria Concert
2013
Video
Himself
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs
2008
TV Movie
Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael
2007
TV Series
Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2006
TV Series
Himself
Chutzpah, This Is?
2005
Video short
Himself
Def Leppard: Rock of Ages
2005
Video
Himself (as Viv Campbell)
Spinal Tap Goes to 20
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Classic Albums: Def Leppard - Hysteria
2002
Video documentary
Himself
Def Leppard: RockWalk Induction
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
The Howard Stern Radio Show
1999
TV Series
Himself
Behind the Music
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Top of the Pops
1992-1995
TV Series
Himself
MTV Video Music Awards 1992
1992
TV Special
Himself - Def Leppard Guitarist
Whitesnake: Trilogy
1988
Video documentary short
Himself
Known for movies
Bad Teacher (2011) as Soundtrack
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) as Soundtrack
$20 Million
