The singer explains that when he said Def Leppard were better than Poison, he didn't mean Poison literally � and that, as a member of Def Lep, he's entitled to think his band is better than everyone.

Taking a break from the US trek with Poison and Cheap Trick, Elliott says: "I didn't say their music had no substance. I said ours had more. My belief is that we're better than them. But I would say that about any band, whether it be The Who or the Stones or the Beatles. Not because I'm an arrogant idiot � but because when you're in a band, you are absolutely 100percent allowed to believe you're the best band in the world. - more on this story

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