The song 's stature has grown over the years : it inspired Slash , the former guitarist for Guns N ' Roses , to be a musician , while Joe Elliott of the band Def Leppard first heard it as a factory worker in Sheffield , England , and dreamed of becoming a rock star .
Joe Elliott
Sheffield
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Joe Elliott
Sheffield
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Joe Elliott
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Slash
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Joe Elliott
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Sheffield
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England