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A coincidence of scheduling allowedIron Maiden singers Bruce Dickinson and Paul Di’Anno to meet for the first time ever last night (July 13). The moment took place in Zagreb, Croatia, where the current frontman was playing a show in support of solo album The Mandrake Project. Di’Anno was in the same place to promote his upcoming debut album with his new band Warhorse. A brief video clip of the pair chatting can be seen below. READ MORE: The Best Song From Every Iron Maiden Album Di’Anno, 66, joined Maiden in 1978 in a period when the band lineup was yet to settle. He fronted Steve Harris’ grou...
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Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson reflected on some of his favorite albums in a new interview, going so far as to call one particular late ’80s album “just perfect.” Sitting in a record store surrounded by classics such as Deep Purple‘s In Rock, AC/DC‘s Powerage, Soundgarden‘s Badmotorfinger and a pair of his own records, one from Maiden and another from his Samson days, Dickinson chats with Qobuz about some LPs that have left a major impact on him. While most of the discussion is centered around albums that pre-date when he joined Iron Maiden, Dickinson singles out Queensryche‘s 1988 concept...
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Bruce Dickinson explained why he sometimes wonders if Iron Maiden pushes themselves hard enough. The singer said he faced the recurring concern that the band limits their creativity to keep their fans happy – and also discussed his solution. “Iron Maiden fans are on another level,” Dickinson told the Big Issue in a recent interview. “And it’s a whole life term. I don’t support a football team, but I look with astonishment at how supporters react. READ MORE: The Best Song From Every Iron Maiden Album “I don’t think there’s a word for the level of commitment and devotion people have to a footbal...
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Bruce Dickinson's third marriage is the "calmest" he's "ever had". The 65-year-old Iron Maiden frontman had been dating French fitness instructor Leana Dolci, 48, since 2019, and they tied the knot last year. He was initially married to Jane Dickinson from 1983 until 1987, and was then married to the late Paddy Bowden - with whom he has Austin, 33, Griffin, 31, and 29-year-old Kia - from 1990 until 2019, but she was found dead the following year at the age of just 58 in what was described as a "tragic accident." He told The Big Issue of married life this time around: "Because I’ve just got mar...
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Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson said he was the victim of beatings regularly during his teenage years. He attended a boarding school in England during the ‘60s, where bullying was rife and there was nowhere to hide after the day’s lessons had ended. “I was on my own in boarding school and I got the shit kicked out of me on a regular basis. Like, every night,” Dickinson told The Quietus in a new interview. READ MORE: The Best Song From Every Iron Maiden Album “The lights would go out in the dormitory and 15 kids would beat the crap out of me. It was pretty horrible, but it builds up a degr...
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Bruce Dickinson felt like he had a "golf ball" growing on his tongue when he was diagnosd with cancer. The Iron Maiden frontman couldn't understand why people said the tumour he had was "tiny" and he admitted the radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatments he had to go through were very "tough". Speaking to Pedro Bial on Brazilian TV show 'Conversa com Bial', he said: "I recorded the Iron Maiden album 'The Book of Souls' with that thing growing in my throat. What was it? Stage 3 cancer. "I had a 3.5 cm tumor on my tongue and a 2.5 cm one on the lymph node. People said, 'It was tiny. He caught it ...
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Bruce Dickinson chastised fans who were smoking during his April 27 concert at the Opera Hall in Brasília, Brazil. A statement from the promoted has been provided toward the bottom of this page. The Iron Maiden frontman, who is out touring in support of his recent solo album, The Mandrake Project, became irate when air quality began affecting his performance. “I can’t fucking breathe. Tanya [O’Callaghan, Bruce’s bassist] can’t breathe,” the singer declared (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). The metal legend then directed his attention to one fan in particular. “You with the fucking vape over th...
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Bruce Dickinson chastised fans who were smoking during his April 27 concert at the Opera Hall in Brasília, Brazil. The Iron Maiden frontman, who is out touring in support of his recent solo album, The Mandrake Project, became irate when air quality began affecting his performance. “I can’t fucking breathe. Tanya [O’Callaghan, Bruce’s bassist] can’t breathe,” the singer declared (as transcribed by Blabbermouth). The metal legend then directed his attention to one fan in particular. “You with the fucking vape over there. Yeah, it’s not you, but, please, fucking do that outside, all right? You kn...
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Bruce Dickinson says he wanted to front Iron Maiden from the first time he saw the band in action. In a recent interview with Record Collector, the vocalist said he’d already heard about Steve Harris’ group when Samson, his own outfit at the time, hired them as openers for the show at the Music Machine, London, in May 1979. “We were headlining because our management had bankrolled the gig and said, ‘We want the top slot’ – although we didn’t really deserve it,” Dickinson recalled. “That became obvious when Maiden came on, because the whole place was rammed. I’d heard rumors about how good they...
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Bruce Dickinson says he wanted to front Iron Maiden from the first time he saw the band in action. In a recent interview with Record Collector, the vocalist said he’d already heard about Steve Harris’ group when Samson, his own outfit at the time, hired them as openers for the show at the Music Machine, London, in May 1979. “We were headlining because our management had bankrolled the gig and said, ‘We want the top slot’ – although we didn’t really deserve it,” Dickinson recalled. READ MORE: How Bruce Dickinson Would Change Ticket Pricing “That became obvious when Maiden came on, because the w...
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