You could say Elliott is on a rock ‘n’ roll mission when it comes to Mott the Hoople and his idol, Ian Hunter. “It became a mission. Yeah, I’m definitely on a mission,” he tells me. “I don’t have to sit here and talk about me; Def Leppard takes care of itself. I’m happy to talk about it, but I’m not me, me, me, me, me. I’d rather talk about other bands.”