If you spend any amount of time talking to Def Leppard's Joe Elliott , one of the best things you'll discover is that he's a real music fan, rabidly passionate for the things, artists and bands that he loves, just like you.

With Bad Company's pending induction this weekend into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame , we got together with Joe for a lengthy conversation where he shared plenty of stories with us, tracing his love of Free , Mott the Hoople and eventually, Bad Company.

"No band deserves it more," he told UCR via Zoom. "I'm happy that Mick Ralphs knew he was in before he passed . I remember Paul [Rodgers] saying to me, 'You should have seen the smile on his face when I told him.' Those are the things that make me happy. You know, the music's what we're there for, really

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