Strange but true: when I first went online today, a story about Vivien Campbell getting divorced randomly popped up.
I thought the two domestic violence incidents happened earlier, but I correctly recalled they were within a short time of each other. I had no heard any explanations before. Maybe it's because musicians generally are volatile and very stressed at times - or maybe domestic violence is no different in frequency or reasons than for regular people.
As for producers' influences, many are musicians themselves, so it isn't rare that they help with lyrics. The problem with Mutt Lange is that he isn't good with lyrics. Maybe he boosted the humor in some Def Leppard songs, but I doubt he increased their depth. On Waking Up the Neighbors, many of the songs co-written with Lange are some of the worst of Bryan Adams' career, though mostly lyrically respectable songs were the album's singles.
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