1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.BZ 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.BZ 3 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:15,000 It doesn't matter, whether you are male, female, - 4 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,480 - Muslim, Christian, Catholic or Jew. 5 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:21,400 If you are a Maiden fan, are you a Maiden fan, - 6 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,920 - and then you are part of one world and one big family. 7 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,840 It's always been about the fans. 8 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:09,680 Always. 9 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,320 When you get to a new country or a new city, - 10 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,480 - then you never know, what to expect. 11 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:24,080 But the reaction is incredible. 12 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,440 Thanks. 13 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,640 It was all like a dream. 14 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,360 Everything was running in slow motion. 15 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:03,480 We were surrounded by fans in the hundreds around the clock. 16 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,840 Any long career has its ups and downs. 17 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,480 You have to take it as it comes. 18 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:26,360 But the die-hard fans follows one through thick and thin. 19 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:31,560 It is quite amazing to experience. 20 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:39,120 I'd rather be with our fans than with anyone else. 21 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:43,360 Girl! Girl! Girl! 22 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:50,720 There is a sense of belonging. Be part of the Iron Maiden family. 23 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,640 We have a community and a cohesion - 24 00:04:55,720 --> 00:05:00,000 - through our love for the music and the melodies. 25 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,200 They touch us in the same way regardless of our background. 26 00:05:03,280 --> 00:05:05,840 - I'm a bookkeeper. - I'm a psychiatrist. 27 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,200 - I am a history teacher. - I'm a bomber. 28 00:05:09,280 --> 00:05:13,040 - I'm a musician. - Lecturer in war studies. 29 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:14,560 I play heavy metal. 30 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,520 I am a partner in Latin America largest investment bank. 31 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,960 - Director of Metal Blade Records. - I am a retired policeman. 32 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:24,920 I am a music journalist. 33 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:31,960 You join an exclusive club, when you just love the band. 34 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,640 When you see someone wearing a Maiden shirt, if you just give them the nod - 35 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,560 - and throws up horns. 36 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,960 Over the years I have been to several hundred concerts. 37 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:47,240 I've been in the pit, - 38 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,720 - and I fired it. 39 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,400 Nowadays I stand down behind, but I still go crazy. 40 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:59,160 You could tell it was real. That the musicians loved the music - 41 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:02,320 - and got into the music in the same way as us. 42 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,240 Even in the early days. 43 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:12,640 LONDON IN THE 1970s 44 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:20,320 I never played anything I didn't care to play. 45 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,360 Neither other forms of rock music. 46 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:28,840 I couldn't dream of that. Then I would rather sweep streets. 47 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:34,120 And I did a transition. I don't play for money. 48 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:41,360 It is Steve Harris who lays Iron Maiden's uncompromising course. 49 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,240 Steve Harris is the boss. He is the mastermind behind it all. 50 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,560 He's from the East End like us. 51 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,200 He was a street sweeper. 52 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:57,920 But he was the coolest street sweepers worldwide. 53 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,840 He had long hair and wore a military belt. 54 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:04,160 I just knew he would become something. 55 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:09,520 He had the right mentality, the right determination. 56 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:14,320 Iron Maiden and the new wave of British heavy metal was a reaction - 57 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,640 - on everything that was going on in England at the time. 58 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:22,720 Will we have another winter of despair, as some politicians have predicted? 59 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:27,320 Large parts of the country suffered inflation and unemployment. 60 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:32,400 We didn't have very much, but no one had. 61 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:38,160 We didn't think much of it. It was the same for everyone. 62 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:44,120 It was mostly about getting grab a decent amp - 63 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:48,080 - and a pair of speakers and then come out to play. 64 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,760 Steve asked, if I wanted to be a roadie for them. 65 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:58,160 I would like that, and then I stood for the light. 66 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:04,000 Back then we broke into old ones warehouses and ribbed them - 67 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:10,680 - for anything that could be used for to make some kind of light. 68 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:15,560 Already for our earliest gig jobs we got fans, - 69 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,920 - because we played our own material. 70 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:24,920 We played mostly locally in London's East End, - 71 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:28,280 - but then the ball started to roll for us. 72 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:44,960 It's Friday night at the Marquee, - 73 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,560 - and Iron Maiden gives their second of three concerts at the venue. 74 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:52,600 The event is the end of a 40-concert long tour - 75 00:08:52,680 --> 00:08:56,520 - as thanks to their devoted fans. 76 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,000 It is sold out. It's ten to eight, and the Marquee is crammed full. 77 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,080 If I gained a pound, every time I saw them, I would be rich. 78 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,720 The heavy metal wave has gone over well with the audience - 79 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,240 - and at the record companies' offices. 80 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:16,960 But before it was punk that sold, and Maiden was offered a record deal, - 81 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:20,000 - if they wanted to play punk. 82 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:24,760 I didn't bother playing punk or new wave. I didn't want a cock comb - 83 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,840 - or wear ridiculous clothes. I wanted to play rock music. 84 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:36,800 The record companies wanted to do us more marketable because punk was popular. 85 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:42,440 The next thing was that we had to get a haircut. The powers that be could forget that. 86 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:47,360 Rod appeared on just the right time, - 87 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:52,360 - and later Andy came and took care of all the business. 88 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:56,840 They took care of the things we didn't want to spend time on. 89 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:03,120 Root is hellish. He gets down to business. 90 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:09,000 I fence the band in with barbed wire purely creative, so no one can get in. 91 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,960 They do exactly that. what they want, - 92 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,760 - with those they want to do it with. Period. 93 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,680 We were never played on the radio at the time. 94 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:51,320 It was like that for many years. 95 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:55,680 The industry couldn't handle us. They couldn't see the quality. 96 00:10:55,760 --> 00:11:02,240 But it just bonded us and the fans even closer together. 97 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:09,680 We were under-recognized in the music industry, and it was true in all respects. 98 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:22,080 I never broke down to stand in front of a camera. 99 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:27,800 That's why we'd rather show you something other than us speaking. 100 00:11:27,920 --> 00:11:31,240 We're not anyway almost as beautiful as Eddie. 101 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,800 We didn't know who the band members were. 102 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:43,000 We didn't know their names, because on the album covers you just saw Eddie. 103 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:48,240 He is the external face of the band. He's on all the album covers. 104 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,280 He pulls a even if you don't know the music. 105 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:14,520 When I saw Eddie as a child, I just thought, "What is that?" 106 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,360 He was awful. 107 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,840 Eddie actually appeared, - 108 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:25,000 - because everyone in the band were rather shy. 109 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:31,240 So I got the idea to create a figure, that could convey the band's vibe. 110 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,600 I was at a meeting at EMI - 111 00:12:34,680 --> 00:12:38,840 - and spotted some artwork on the wall by Derek Riggs. 112 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:45,240 Derek showed me some of his work, and among them was the first album cover. 113 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:49,080 Then we knew that we had found the right one. 114 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:53,920 Eddie can be anything, and that's why he's on the covers. 115 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,120 Then we don't have to participate. 116 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:01,280 Eddie is so cute. I love him. 117 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:07,280 He's the mascot, but he is also a diva. Eddie is the star. 118 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:11,520 He has existed in so many guises - 119 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:17,520 - and so many figures over the years, that one feels he is immortal. 120 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:22,120 He has experienced so much in so many civilizations, - 121 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:26,920 - that he is perceived as a sage. A metal sage. 122 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:32,760 He has been a may mummy and a monster rising from the grave. 123 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,640 Eddie can be anything. 124 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:40,160 Eddie is a beautiful picture of, that one must be ugly and angry. 125 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:43,480 That you have to express yourself well and be authentic. 126 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:46,680 For me, Eddie is the best piece marketing in the history of metal. 127 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:50,800 The band created their own universe. 128 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:57,280 You didn't need to hear the record. The artwork grabbed me beforehand. 129 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:02,120 It's not just about music, but about image, narrative and style. 130 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:08,000 I was 16 when I saw the cover and saw Eddie staring at me. 131 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,360 I bought the record home, - 132 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:16,720 - put the pickup in the disc and out came the first guitar chords of "Prowler". 133 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:20,400 I thought it was the coolest heavy metal record ever. 134 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:53,360 Paul Di'Anno was the band's first singer, and he could really burst through. 135 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:07,080 He was intense, energetic - 136 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:12,560 - and a little bit scary. All that. He was tough as nails. 137 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,240 I really felt we had accomplished something - 138 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,440 - after performing all the small, dingy places. 139 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:24,680 So when the album came out, I was really proud. 140 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:28,120 The first album was a great success. 141 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:33,680 It went in at No. 4 on the charts, and we haven't looked back since. 142 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:38,520 There was no one who sounded like us. 143 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:45,640 It was packed every night, and people went completely berserk. 144 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:51,320 They will do anything, so therefore we will do everything for them. 145 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:55,800 I'm still pretty overwhelmed by it all. 146 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:05,680 Paul just had it a bit too funny on the road. 147 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:09,360 It is well documented that that he went hard at it. 148 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,760 He was not known for his pleasant lifestyle. 149 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:17,120 He drank himself down every night and walked backwards onto the stage. 150 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:22,040 They had to cancel concerts, and it was really bad - 151 00:17:22,120 --> 00:17:26,400 - for a band like Iron Maiden, that were becoming popular. 152 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:32,000 Steve had a clear vision of, what they were. 153 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,320 And if one spoiled that vision, - 154 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,040 - then you didn't hear at home in the band. 155 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:48,160 I have been called the Sergeant, The Ayatollah, the Rector and much more. 156 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:53,200 But the problem with Paul was, that he did not take care of his health. 157 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:59,040 He was really hard to dance with, and we wouldn't let him drag us down. 158 00:17:59,120 --> 00:18:02,800 The vocals are a large part of our sound, - 159 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:07,120 - and I was afraid, that it would ruin our careers. 160 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:12,080 He was fond of booze and drugs. 161 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:18,200 And we played four or five times a week, which didn't exactly help the voice. 162 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:25,360 I felt a pressure of expectation that I helped out with cocaine and stuff like that. 163 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:30,120 Yes, I had a problem. I have to admit that. 164 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:35,480 He was absent from concerts, so we had to cancel an entire tour. 165 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:37,640 He just had to get out. 166 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:44,040 There was nothing to rave about. We had to replace him. 167 00:18:44,120 --> 00:18:48,560 And though it was sad, was it Paul's own fault. 168 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:51,160 He's a worse gift thief. 169 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:55,280 I could not give 100% for Iron Maiden, - 170 00:18:55,360 --> 00:19:00,160 - and it was neither fair to the band, myself or the fans. So I slipped. 171 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:05,600 Dear Steve. It hasn't gone as I had hoped for. 172 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:09,240 I think You must find a new vocalist. 173 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,560 You will probably be a great success. Kind regards, Paul. 174 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:16,680 I was very sad about it. Downturn. The singer steps. 175 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:22,720 When I heard Paul was out, I thought the band was done. 176 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:30,360 I was in the band Samson, and we performed at the Reading Festival. 177 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,640 Steve and Rod had come to hear me. 178 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:40,000 Rod was very against me, but Steve thought they should look at me. 179 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:43,640 So they came and saw my performance, - 180 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:48,120 - and then Rod decided to have a talk with me. 181 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:00,440 Hello? Yes, that's Bruce. 182 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:05,560 He asked if I was interested in the job, and of course I was. 183 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:12,960 Then he lined up a big line of coke and asked if I wanted anything. 184 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:18,400 I said I didn't take that kind of but then he himself embarked on it. 185 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:23,160 Well, but then I sat there, until he said: 186 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,280 “I will offer you to come to audition for Iron Maiden." 187 00:20:26,360 --> 00:20:31,040 I replied, “Rod, let's go lay the cards on the table. 188 00:20:31,120 --> 00:20:36,160 You know, I'll get the job. That is not the question. 189 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:42,720 The question is whether you want it a pestilence like me in your life. 190 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:46,680 Because I'm not going to be as your current singer." 191 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:50,360 In Bruce, Steve found one, who was as ambitious as himself. 192 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:55,480 Bruce is deeply professional and focuses on healthy living. 193 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,680 He takes care of his voice and on his health. 194 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:05,040 He wants to do his best, and more you can't ask for a lead singer. 195 00:21:05,120 --> 00:21:07,960 It really divided the waters. 196 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:12,440 Half liked Paul better and didn't care about Bruce. 197 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:17,000 Bruce was having a hard time, because Paul Di'Anno was so loved. 198 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,720 We are still some who loves Paul Di'Anno. 199 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:26,040 It was a bit strange, but I am who I am. 200 00:21:26,120 --> 00:21:29,360 You have to get used to it or not. 201 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:31,600 Some couldn't stand it. 202 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:36,120 There was one who said it was like hearing your favorite songs - 203 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:40,720 - be sung in a cement mixer of an anti-aircraft siren. 204 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:45,560 To which Rod said: “That's brilliant! The human anti-aircraft siren!" 205 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,400 They wanted someone who could - 206 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:54,520 - form spearhead when they had to out to conquer the world, and they got it. 207 00:21:55,160 --> 00:22:00,240 No one has been better equipped to submit to the world - 208 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,480 - than Bruce Dickinson in his mid-twenties. It was completely absurd. 209 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:43,840 Bruce took them to new heights with his voice and his performance. 210 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:49,120 It's not just his superior vocals. It's like watching a Broadway musical. 211 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:53,680 He has incredible stamina. 212 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:57,320 And it's contagious. He whips real audience in action. 213 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,520 Bruce, you're new to the band, right? 214 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,680 Yes, since August or last September. 215 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:07,760 Iron Maiden has long had a relatively permanent crew. 216 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:12,920 Was it difficult to find right in a fixed band? 217 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:18,120 No, because we already knew each other, when I was in my former band. 218 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:23,520 We get along well, and we like the same music. 219 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:35,840 We started performing together, and since I am the lead singer, - 220 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:38,600 - I stood in the middle of the stage. 221 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:42,440 But suddenly I had Steve's bass in the ear. 222 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:46,080 He pushed me aside. 223 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:52,600 He scolded me full of skin, and it went on and became quite serious. 224 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:56,000 It went completely wrong at Newcastle City Hall. 225 00:23:56,080 --> 00:24:00,480 Steve was furious and said, that I got in the way. I replied: 226 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:04,960 "When I sing, it's me, who stands in the middle of the stage. Not you. 227 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:09,920 When I finish singing, then you can come to." 228 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:14,000 It was just before we ended up fighting about it. 229 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:18,280 But then Rod came and separated us. 230 00:24:18,360 --> 00:24:21,800 Steve just said: "He's going out! He's going out!" 231 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:25,760 But Rod said: "He's not going anywhere!" 232 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:31,160 I think that's where we started - 233 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:34,480 - to understand each other better. 234 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:42,000 They got better when Bruce came along. They got more power, more charisma. 235 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:45,160 They gained a more visible intensity. 236 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:48,800 But Bruce was only one part of it. 237 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:56,400 Basically the songs were strong, and Maiden were really good musicians. 238 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:15,840 For us, Maiden's sound always has been defined by the guitars. 239 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:22,240 The double guitar harmonies with the rhythm group behind. 240 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:31,640 No other guitar duo has a chemistry like Adrian and Dave's. 241 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,960 Two lead guitarists, that makes men of a certain age - 242 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:39,560 - and probably also ladies with soft knees. 243 00:25:41,120 --> 00:25:45,160 Dave and I have been friends, since we were children. 244 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:49,720 And that the personal worked, affected the collaboration. 245 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:55,400 We grew up in East London a few blocks apart. 246 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,480 Because we are such good friends, - 247 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:03,760 - can we hit the harmonies, that must sit right in the cupboard. 248 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:08,920 They communicate without words. They are like fish in water. 249 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:13,400 They just float away and turn the difficult into an art. 250 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:24,080 The pieces fit together perfectly. And they had the wildest bass guitarist. 251 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:28,080 Steve's game constantly impresses me. 252 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:34,360 The galloping bass formed the core. His playing style made Maiden unique. 253 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:40,120 Steve uses a lot of chords. Best as he gallops away, - 254 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:43,440 - he spices it up with a chord. 255 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,040 It adds so much to the sound. 256 00:26:47,360 --> 00:26:51,480 Clive Burr played drums on the first three plates. 257 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:57,760 He was an excellent drummer. I really admired his playing. 258 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:04,320 Clive was great and we came get on well with each other. 259 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:10,560 Blessed was Clive Burr an eminent drummer. 260 00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:16,040 But when he went out, they got Nicko. 261 00:27:16,120 --> 00:27:19,360 And everyone just thought: "Where the hell did he come from?" 262 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:33,960 Nicko? Could you imagine to get us as a backing group? 263 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,240 Finally you ask. 264 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:42,720 Nicko is a huge ray of sunshine. 265 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,240 I was going to spit on the lens. 266 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:55,120 You can tell that he is not himself controls his game. It's a gift - 267 00:27:55,200 --> 00:28:01,560 - from the gods of metal music. He is just their tool. 268 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:12,000 Maiden was a strong band with Clive and Paul Di'Anno. 269 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:17,120 They had created something magical right back at the beginning. 270 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:21,200 But that I came to felt quite natural. 271 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:27,120 I certainly played four or five songs for my audition, - 272 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,680 - but we had good chemistry. 273 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:34,320 We formed an invisible bond almost immediately. 274 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:45,560 The 80s were great. 275 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:49,960 For each new album we grew bigger and bigger, - 276 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:55,240 - and we could feel that we were standing facing something quite special. 277 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:40,160 You could feel that they would be huge. 278 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,680 From zero to 100 in no time. 279 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:03,440 I had never been abroad before. It was wildly exciting. 280 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:07,480 All the time there were new experiences. 281 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:13,440 And there was no time to think. We just had to follow along. 282 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:20,040 Iron Maiden are exponents of the British heavy metal scene. 283 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:25,360 The fans have been queuing for hours their first concert here in Canada, - 284 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:28,520 - and fans in particular is Iron Maiden's ransom. 285 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:31,200 To get this far - 286 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:35,160 - without being played on the radio was big then. 287 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:39,000 They enjoyed great respect among metal fans. 288 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:41,680 What makes them special? 289 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:45,240 They are different, because they come from England. 290 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,760 It's the best music out there. 291 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:51,480 i love heavy metal and i love your music. 292 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,760 It was the beginning of - 293 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:11,600 - an eternal roller coaster ride, that never bottomed out. 294 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:14,520 It just kept accelerating. 295 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:17,480 We achieved top speed - 296 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:21,280 - and stayed there for five fucking years. 297 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:32,160 During that period, Iron Maiden's logo did and Eddie the more recognizable ones - 298 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:37,280 - than any other band. It was a super dynamic logo. 299 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:43,520 I can't think of a more recognizable mascot - 300 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:47,960 - attached to a hard rock band than Eddie and Iron Maiden. 301 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:52,240 He just was an absolutely fantastic figure. 302 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:56,600 Eddie was very important for Iron Maiden's success. 303 00:32:56,680 --> 00:33:01,200 Here we had a picture of a figure or creature, - 304 00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:04,120 - that people could relate to. 305 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:07,360 Eddie speaks to all generations. 306 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:11,800 You can always lure the young ones with a figure. 307 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:14,360 Eddie is a monument. 308 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:21,280 Maiden understood that with tabs gives the fans a national feeling. 309 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:24,440 Eddie developed year by year. 310 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:28,800 I built the wandering figure, which no one else had. 311 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:34,760 Every year I surpassed it, I had done the year before. 312 00:33:34,840 --> 00:33:38,720 We basically created a monster. 313 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:42,080 Today it came out, that the young man, - 314 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:46,840 - who shot and killed last year a rich man, his wife and daughter, - 315 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:53,240 - was strongly inspired by a mascot for a rock group as well as books about Satan. 316 00:33:53,320 --> 00:33:56,760 Notification is made Satanism everywhere in Texas. 317 00:33:56,840 --> 00:34:01,040 This music is no different than blasphemies of Satan. 318 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:07,600 This is what it looks like when you burn plates for 10,000 dollars. 319 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:11,240 Many of the songs are occult. 320 00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:14,440 There are songs about witches and the Devil's Daughter. 321 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:17,960 It undoubtedly affects the young - 322 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:21,200 - to do the opposite of, what the Bible teaches us. 323 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:28,480 According to Cardinal John O'Connor leads the music the listeners over in Satan's camp. 324 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:33,440 Groups like Iron Maiden use it of skulls, monsters and pentagrams. 325 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:37,680 PMRC will tag all plates with offensive lyrics. 326 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:42,560 It seems like religious madness. There are many other things, - 327 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:47,000 - you can get involved in for to make the world a better place, - 328 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:51,160 - than to file a lawsuit. It's a waste of time and money. 329 00:34:52,240 --> 00:34:55,200 All the Bible freaks were scared. 330 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:59,440 It was fantastic. For us young people it was just great. 331 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:04,320 You love a band, which people are demonstrating against. 332 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:08,080 You guys just make us love them even higher, you clappers. 333 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:13,400 It's a man in a red suit with long, drooping tail, - 334 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:17,920 - two plastic horns and small light bulbs at the end of his trident. 335 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:21,560 If it is devil worship, Am I in the wrong century? 336 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,240 I am from a strict catholic country. 337 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:27,760 If you don't follow the rules, you will end up in Hell. 338 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:34,440 And suddenly Eddie came and "The Number of the Beast" - 339 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:38,080 - and made Hell cool. Hell is not that dangerous. 340 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:43,720 Hell is a place where these musicians come and go. 341 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:48,120 So maybe there is Hell and Heaven not at all. 342 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:51,360 Maybe it's about us as humans - 343 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:55,800 - rather than someone sitting and dictates good and evil. 344 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:40,280 Panic over Iron Maiden just shows, - 345 00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:45,720 - that people don't read at all, what the songs are about. 346 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:49,080 And they don't understand that it is just fiction. 347 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:54,360 How important is the message in the lyrics? 348 00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:57,080 In your lyrics. 349 00:36:57,160 --> 00:37:02,560 Many of the early rock bands - 350 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:06,480 - was based on the blues, there was a lot about - 351 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:10,600 - life on the road and the love of a woman. 352 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:13,240 Today you can write about so much else. 353 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:17,520 You don't need to write about that my bitch doesn't love me anymore - 354 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:19,520 - and all that chatter. 355 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:24,600 It seems silly to write songs about drinking and banging ladies - 356 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:31,640 - and smoking strange drugs and go into town and so on. 357 00:37:31,720 --> 00:37:37,000 It is much more fun to do the things than it is to hear a song about it. 358 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:40,200 it is something everyone can go out and do it. 359 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:47,400 We'd rather write songs about things people don't do that often. Such as dying. 360 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:57,960 As you may know, we have a new album on the street titled "Powerslave". 361 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:07,320 One of the songs is 13 minutes long, and we want to play it for you now. 362 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:11,040 "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"! 363 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:21,800 When composing 12 minute long songs, - 364 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:26,520 - you probably want to lend them with an important topic. 365 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:29,560 Why write 12 minutes on something trivial? 366 00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:56,680 Maiden stuffs many stories into their music. 367 00:38:56,760 --> 00:39:01,480 They have these epic songs like "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", - 368 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:07,280 - that tells a story inspired by literature and poetry. 369 00:39:07,360 --> 00:39:10,960 There are songs about historical battles, Alexander the Great - 370 00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:13,960 - and people trapped in the ice. 371 00:39:33,560 --> 00:39:38,280 As a child I felt left out. "A stranger in a strange land." 372 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:43,400 But when exploring other worlds, are you allowed to be a stranger, - 373 00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:46,240 - because you are with others. 374 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:52,000 We enter the same world, when we listen to that song. 375 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:59,520 Some of the fun of it being an Iron Maiden fan is, - 376 00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:04,240 - that everyone else writes it off like some childish babbling. 377 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:09,120 But even you know that the themes are quite serious and weighty. 378 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:13,040 And the treatment of them is far from superficial. 379 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:18,560 It will convey what Coleridge meant with "Rime of the Ancient Mariner", - 380 00:40:18,640 --> 00:40:21,120 - or what the Battle of Ypres was like. 381 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:24,800 What do people think about the video? to "Run to the Hills" - 382 00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:29,400 - with you as civil war soldiers, running and killing Indians? 383 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:33,480 It's a song against it the Indian massacres. 384 00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:38,640 It tells what happened, and it's not like in the cowboy movies. 385 00:41:28,440 --> 00:41:34,200 Although Maiden's lyrics treat sad subjects like war, death and suffering, - 386 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:37,800 - they hold anyway a message of hope. 387 00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:40,960 I think that is important. 388 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:45,320 If you are having a hard time, can Maiden's music be a support. 389 00:41:46,040 --> 00:41:51,120 POLAND 1984 390 00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:59,760 By the time they reached 1984, they had already played the world thin. 391 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:04,120 Even behind the Iron Curtain, where the fewest bands came. 392 00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:08,160 After World War II - 393 00:42:08,240 --> 00:42:14,480 - were the countries in Europe under either European or Soviet influence. 394 00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:17,320 Unfortunately, Poland ended on the Soviet side. 395 00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:23,560 All concerts were monitored by people from the security police. 396 00:42:23,640 --> 00:42:26,600 All concerts were bugged. 397 00:42:26,680 --> 00:42:29,800 It was a totalitarian state. 398 00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:33,640 There were no record stores in Poland at the time. 399 00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:39,960 If you were lucky enough to have family in Germany or England, - 400 00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:44,320 - could be overplayed some records for cassette tapes. 401 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:50,720 So when we were told, that Iron Maiden would give a concert here, - 402 00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:55,000 - was like getting a mouthful of fresh air. 403 00:42:55,080 --> 00:43:00,760 Iron Maiden! Iron Maiden! 404 00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:05,920 We stepped off the plane to a view, that reminded a lot of - 405 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:09,480 - the recordings of the Beatles, when they came to New York. 406 00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:14,920 When we went out to the bus, - 407 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:19,440 - people stood and jumped and shouted "The Maiden". It was absolutely crazy. 408 00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:27,200 They were just so happy, that we were even there. 409 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:34,240 Bands rarely go to Poland, because people here don't have very much money, - 410 00:43:34,320 --> 00:43:37,920 - and you can't sell records. But that doesn't matter. 411 00:43:41,080 --> 00:43:45,920 You reach a point, where money means nothing. 412 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:51,640 How much is it not worth to make 35,000 people happy? 413 00:43:51,720 --> 00:43:56,200 It was like to receive a visit from outer space. 414 00:43:56,280 --> 00:44:01,560 Like some Martians suddenly the land was on Earth. 415 00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:07,760 We were delighted, that someone had noticed our country. 416 00:44:09,760 --> 00:44:12,800 Someone thought that Poland was actually important. 417 00:44:14,040 --> 00:44:18,080 It was quite an unreal experience, because we knew, - 418 00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:20,840 - that the population was oppressed. 419 00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:28,760 We were told not to interfere, because we were being watched. 420 00:44:28,840 --> 00:44:35,840 There was something KGB about it. There was military and police for all the concerts. 421 00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:39,160 They stood in front of the stage and kept an eye on the audience. 422 00:44:41,720 --> 00:44:45,760 There was always a fear that, that it could explode. 423 00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:52,560 Maiden were the first to take their full stage show with to Poland. 424 00:44:52,640 --> 00:44:56,480 They weren't just playing in front of a black background. 425 00:44:56,560 --> 00:45:00,200 They had boats Eddie and pyrotechnics with. 426 00:45:00,280 --> 00:45:03,520 People saw how spectacular rock concerts can be. 427 00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:48,960 One of the things that made the biggest impression at me, was the reaction of the Polish youth. 428 00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:50,720 It was very intense. 429 00:45:53,280 --> 00:45:56,440 It was as if someone had opened a magic box - 430 00:45:56,520 --> 00:46:01,280 - and admitted the light to them, who had lived so long in darkness. 431 00:46:01,640 --> 00:46:06,760 They had really been waiting with a thirst and a hunger - 432 00:46:06,840 --> 00:46:12,920 - after letting go of their emotions and just scream and headbang. 433 00:46:35,640 --> 00:46:38,080 The Polish audience was fantastic. 434 00:46:38,160 --> 00:46:43,760 There was a whole row of policemen down in front of the stage. 435 00:46:43,840 --> 00:46:48,480 At first they had their backs to us, but after a few songs they turned round, - 436 00:46:48,560 --> 00:46:53,120 - and finally they took off their hats and threw them onto the stage. 437 00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:55,200 It was incredible. 438 00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:06,320 It was crazy yesterday. We played at a Polish wedding. 439 00:47:06,400 --> 00:47:11,600 - How did it come about? - The bar in the hotel was deathly ill. 440 00:47:11,680 --> 00:47:17,640 So instead we ended up at a disco, there was a kind of converted ballroom. 441 00:47:17,720 --> 00:47:23,000 A wedding was held with 300 guests, there was waltz dancing when we arrived. 442 00:47:23,080 --> 00:47:26,560 We boarded the wet goods, - 443 00:47:26,640 --> 00:47:30,360 - and then suddenly they asked, if we wanted to jam. 444 00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:33,840 We said yes, and so we did. 445 00:47:55,520 --> 00:48:00,080 We were all a little tipsy and gave a Deep Purple number. 446 00:48:00,160 --> 00:48:03,320 Most of them probably had no idea, who we were. 447 00:48:03,400 --> 00:48:07,120 Some of the older guests stood and thought: 448 00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:11,800 “Who are they and what are they doing to our friend's wedding?" 449 00:48:11,920 --> 00:48:14,440 But they gave it gas. 450 00:48:20,360 --> 00:48:23,120 I like heavy metal, - 451 00:48:23,200 --> 00:48:27,440 - but I could imagine playing heavy metal on synthesizer. 452 00:48:27,520 --> 00:48:31,120 - You can't do that. - I liked that. 453 00:48:31,200 --> 00:48:33,840 It wouldn't sound right. 454 00:48:33,960 --> 00:48:37,040 They knew they were doing something good. 455 00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:43,720 It wasn't just rock concerts. It was something even more important. 456 00:48:58,400 --> 00:49:02,520 On the other side of the wall were there people like us. 457 00:49:03,680 --> 00:49:09,120 And it was so cool that Iron Maiden managed to pull the rug off - 458 00:49:09,200 --> 00:49:11,640 - and reach over the wall. 459 00:49:17,640 --> 00:49:24,040 Why should we be enemies though? Let's rock out together. 460 00:49:50,400 --> 00:49:57,200 I think that many Poles in the 1980s heard songs like "Powerslave" - 461 00:49:57,280 --> 00:50:02,080 - and recognized their own and the country's situation. 462 00:50:02,560 --> 00:50:08,600 In Gdansk there were calls for solidarity, but the police quelled the moods. 463 00:50:08,680 --> 00:50:13,200 I think that applies to everyone, who is oppressed, - 464 00:50:13,280 --> 00:50:17,720 - that music helps them through the difficult times. 465 00:50:17,800 --> 00:50:22,000 And it's amazing to feel that you have helped someone in that way. 466 00:50:22,960 --> 00:50:26,600 We are not political. We act through music, - 467 00:50:26,680 --> 00:50:31,560 - and it destroys totalitarians barriers around the world. 468 00:50:58,560 --> 00:51:00,960 I discovered Iron Maiden - 469 00:51:01,040 --> 00:51:04,760 - as a teenager in Lebanon in the early 90s. 470 00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:09,560 The Civil War had just ended, and I had discovered heavy metal. 471 00:51:09,640 --> 00:51:15,600 So I went down to a pirate shop, for we had nothing else then, - 472 00:51:15,680 --> 00:51:20,000 - and asked for the coolest metal, they had. 473 00:51:20,080 --> 00:51:24,000 It was in 1992 and he gave me "Fear of the Dark". 474 00:51:25,960 --> 00:51:30,640 And it was like that album spoke to me as a teenager. 475 00:51:30,720 --> 00:51:36,120 I had lived through a war, and the country was still turbulent. 476 00:51:36,200 --> 00:51:40,920 All art is subjectively interpreted by the that meets art, - 477 00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:44,600 - so when I listened to that album, - 478 00:51:44,680 --> 00:51:50,280 - I drew a lot of parallels my own life in Lebanon during the war. 479 00:51:50,360 --> 00:51:55,080 I felt that album was a commentary on my life. 480 00:51:55,160 --> 00:51:57,720 It was something very special, - 481 00:51:57,800 --> 00:52:02,560 - and it still gives me chills listening to it. 482 00:52:03,480 --> 00:52:08,200 This is the city of Mihaliq, and these men coming to burn it down. 483 00:52:08,280 --> 00:52:14,040 The Serbs call it ethnic cleansing, and the city's Muslims have fled. 484 00:52:14,120 --> 00:52:18,680 In the 90s it said really bad in Kosovo. 485 00:52:18,760 --> 00:52:24,080 The former Yugoslavia and the wars that tore it apart, - 486 00:52:24,160 --> 00:52:27,640 - was the background for, that I fell for Iron Maiden. 487 00:52:28,680 --> 00:52:31,840 During the war we exchanged ties. 488 00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:37,800 The exchange created a community, and you became friends with the others. 489 00:52:37,920 --> 00:52:41,200 Through Iron Maiden I found soulmates, - 490 00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:46,080 - and the band connected us and helped us through the difficult times. 491 00:52:48,400 --> 00:52:53,840 11 September we stayed called out to Ground Zero. 492 00:52:53,960 --> 00:52:57,440 We saw the second building collapse. 493 00:52:58,080 --> 00:53:03,680 To witness it and watch people jump to their deaths… 494 00:53:04,840 --> 00:53:07,280 I needed a stove. 495 00:53:07,360 --> 00:53:10,840 You can beat yourself up on the bottle and do other unhealthy things, - 496 00:53:10,960 --> 00:53:16,040 - or you can find something, that leads one to a better place. 497 00:53:16,120 --> 00:53:20,840 For me it was music. Iron Maiden's music. 498 00:53:20,960 --> 00:53:24,840 People need to feel that they belong somewhere. 499 00:53:24,960 --> 00:53:28,200 Metal gives you the feeling of to be part of something, - 500 00:53:28,280 --> 00:53:32,720 - where everyone is equal, where you can be yourself, - 501 00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:36,520 - and where you rebel against the system. 502 00:54:21,120 --> 00:54:23,960 More music is on the way from Rio de Janeiro - 503 00:54:24,040 --> 00:54:29,440 - with, among others, Iron Maiden, Al Jarreau and Rod Stewart. 504 00:54:33,440 --> 00:54:38,480 Rock in Rio gathered artists - 505 00:54:38,560 --> 00:54:41,760 - from the USA and Great Britain. 506 00:54:41,840 --> 00:54:45,600 And the enthusiasm was enormous. 507 00:54:48,320 --> 00:54:52,080 I always thought that Latin American fans - 508 00:54:52,160 --> 00:54:55,200 - is something quite special. 509 00:54:56,800 --> 00:54:58,560 We are very passionate. 510 00:54:58,640 --> 00:55:01,480 In Mexico, Colombia, Brazil... 511 00:55:01,560 --> 00:55:05,840 The Europeans are different. Their culture is different. 512 00:55:05,960 --> 00:55:10,520 We are more intense and loud. We shout more. 513 00:55:13,240 --> 00:55:17,480 Rock in Rio was the biggest, Maiden had ever played to. 514 00:55:17,560 --> 00:55:19,840 Everything was slightly chaotic. 515 00:55:21,200 --> 00:55:25,400 But now that we had sold platinum, there was a pressure on us. 516 00:55:25,480 --> 00:55:30,960 Can you keep going under pressure? the best band in the world for your fans? 517 00:55:33,840 --> 00:55:40,400 We just followed along. Without hesitation. Now we were on board the slide. 518 00:55:47,360 --> 00:55:49,720 Amigos! 519 00:55:49,800 --> 00:55:52,400 Rock in Rio! 520 00:55:53,240 --> 00:55:56,240 Scream for me, Brazil! 521 00:55:57,800 --> 00:56:00,080 Scream for me, Brazil! 522 00:56:06,720 --> 00:56:09,720 Come on, Brazil! 523 00:56:22,640 --> 00:56:27,600 It was just incredible to play for 300,000. 524 00:56:27,680 --> 00:56:31,920 There were people as far as the eye could see. 525 00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:36,600 And it was transmitted to all of South America. 526 00:56:51,600 --> 00:56:57,200 We were naturally looking forward to it. It was wildly exciting. 527 00:56:57,280 --> 00:57:03,400 But when I'm on stage, I find it exhausting. 528 00:57:20,640 --> 00:57:25,640 We arrived in good time and got a seat relatively close to the stage. 529 00:57:30,640 --> 00:57:36,600 When Bruce Dickinson picked up his guitar, I could see he had cut himself. 530 00:57:41,520 --> 00:57:47,920 I went out to wipe the blood away, for I was bleeding profusely from the head. 531 00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:51,120 But then there was a roadie, who said, "No, no, no!" 532 00:57:51,200 --> 00:57:57,360 "Rod wants more blood, because it looks awful on the monitor." 533 00:57:57,440 --> 00:58:02,760 I pointed to a camera and said: "Go over and stick your face down to it." 534 00:58:44,240 --> 00:58:49,440 When you have so much emotional energy to fire off, - 535 00:58:49,520 --> 00:58:54,000 - then it ends with to devour one at last. 536 00:59:01,320 --> 00:59:06,040 We wrote, recorded, published and toured with five albums in six years. 537 00:59:06,120 --> 00:59:10,520 It just got bigger and bigger. 538 00:59:10,600 --> 00:59:14,360 It was the world's largest slide. 539 00:59:23,480 --> 00:59:27,120 It took us to new heights all over the world. 540 00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:32,200 But we worked ourselves into a laser. 541 00:59:32,280 --> 00:59:38,360 It's going to be a treadmill of a tour, album, tour and tour again. 542 00:59:40,480 --> 00:59:44,640 When I saw the band, was my first thought: 543 00:59:44,720 --> 00:59:48,760 "They seem tired and stressed." 544 00:59:51,160 --> 00:59:56,000 The concerts and the audience were cool, but everything else was terrible. 545 00:59:58,400 --> 01:00:03,800 It wasn't just the tour of 13 months, but also the two long tours before then. 546 01:00:03,920 --> 01:00:09,480 Altogether it was five years. Five years in a golden cage. 547 01:00:13,480 --> 01:00:16,400 You could feel they were hard pressed for. 548 01:00:18,960 --> 01:00:22,400 Iron Maiden's life was just brutal tours. 549 01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:26,000 Everyone was exhausted. 550 01:00:26,080 --> 01:00:32,000 Especially Bruce. We didn't realize how grueling it would be. 551 01:00:32,760 --> 01:00:34,760 Roskilde! 552 01:00:34,840 --> 01:00:38,080 Good night! Thank you! 553 01:00:38,160 --> 01:00:42,960 Maiden's success came so fast and meteoric. 554 01:00:43,040 --> 01:00:46,320 When you are in your twenties or early thirties, - 555 01:00:46,400 --> 01:00:52,480 - are you so hungry and eager after all, that one does not understand, - 556 01:00:52,560 --> 01:00:57,080 - that you are allowed to say, that now we must take a break. 557 01:00:58,720 --> 01:01:01,120 I looked at the tour schedule. 558 01:01:01,200 --> 01:01:05,800 At one point we played seven concerts in a row - 559 01:01:05,920 --> 01:01:07,600 - and had one day off. 560 01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:10,840 Then we played six concerts and had one day off - 561 01:01:10,960 --> 01:01:13,040 - and then five concerts. 562 01:01:13,120 --> 01:01:15,560 Bruce, before you catch a cold… 563 01:01:15,640 --> 01:01:19,120 I have already become that. That race is over. 564 01:01:19,200 --> 01:01:23,840 Look, my manager is doing his job. I pay him 20% for that. 565 01:01:23,960 --> 01:01:26,120 I said to Rod: 566 01:01:26,200 --> 01:01:29,920 "So it's people, you are dealing with. 567 01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:35,560 I'm the singer and you can't re-string a voice. 568 01:01:35,640 --> 01:01:38,640 If I have to keep to quite a lot more, - 569 01:01:38,720 --> 01:01:45,240 - perhaps we should consider to put in a rest period." 570 01:01:45,720 --> 01:01:51,480 We played so much that Nicko got blisters on his fingers. 571 01:01:51,560 --> 01:01:55,680 And when they jumped, he got blisters under the blisters, - 572 01:01:55,760 --> 01:01:58,280 - until they became inflamed. 573 01:01:59,040 --> 01:02:01,960 There are plenty of them wreckage from the 80s. 574 01:02:04,720 --> 01:02:11,120 You see them on the streets of Los Angeles, and I didn't want to end up like one of them. 575 01:02:12,760 --> 01:02:14,080 End! 576 01:02:19,200 --> 01:02:23,360 We had made the two albums "Somewhere in Time" and "Seventh Son". 577 01:02:23,440 --> 01:02:27,800 I was really proud of them, as far as the production and the songs are concerned. 578 01:02:27,920 --> 01:02:31,160 I really thought they showed progress. 579 01:02:31,240 --> 01:02:37,720 And now it was as if we were going backwards, when we met and practiced in Steve's barn. 580 01:02:37,800 --> 01:02:41,600 We had to start writing "No Prayer for the Dying". 581 01:02:41,680 --> 01:02:47,040 I wanted so badly to make a good record, but I had gotten writer's block. 582 01:02:47,120 --> 01:02:51,320 I would so like to write but nothing came. 583 01:02:51,400 --> 01:02:54,720 And they could feel that I was not satisfied. 584 01:02:54,800 --> 01:02:58,600 Something new had to happen, both for me and for them. 585 01:02:58,680 --> 01:03:01,560 So I left the band. 586 01:03:02,280 --> 01:03:07,840 That Adrian slipped, was a big shock to me. 587 01:03:07,960 --> 01:03:13,360 I had no idea what to do stand up It was hard to accommodate. 588 01:03:15,160 --> 01:03:19,760 I knew Adrian wasn't happy, and morale in the band was not good. 589 01:03:20,440 --> 01:03:26,800 When people pay to see someone perform, then you have to do your best. 590 01:03:26,920 --> 01:03:30,920 I got a call when Adrian Smith had slipped. 591 01:03:31,000 --> 01:03:34,920 I think Adrian needed to go in a different direction. 592 01:03:41,040 --> 01:03:44,680 They asked me to come by and play a few songs. 593 01:03:44,760 --> 01:03:50,120 I wasn't quite sure what it was with Adrian. They didn't tell me that. 594 01:03:51,160 --> 01:03:55,600 I didn't care to have to play on his stuff. 595 01:03:55,680 --> 01:04:01,760 It felt wrong, but they just said, that he had slipped. 596 01:04:02,600 --> 01:04:05,520 Here in the darkness stands Janick Gers. 597 01:04:05,600 --> 01:04:09,600 We have cornered him, so there won't be any rumsters. 598 01:04:09,680 --> 01:04:11,760 No rumster, no dancing. 599 01:04:11,840 --> 01:04:15,560 We played "The Trooper", and it was just… 600 01:04:15,640 --> 01:04:20,240 I looked over at Dave, because it just sounded so fierce. 601 01:04:20,320 --> 01:04:24,840 We were really high afterwards. The energy was so wild. 602 01:04:27,160 --> 01:04:30,160 And then they offered me the place. 603 01:04:31,080 --> 01:04:36,480 You have a new member, Janick. How did he come into the picture? 604 01:04:38,000 --> 01:04:40,520 So, basically... 605 01:04:42,520 --> 01:04:48,040 When Adrian left the band, we called and asked him to learn four songs at once. 606 01:04:48,120 --> 01:04:53,520 - From the phone box out there. - Then we play them through tomorrow. 607 01:04:53,600 --> 01:04:58,840 How do you think will the new material work live? 608 01:04:58,960 --> 01:05:03,040 Hopefully it will work great. What do you say, Bruce? 609 01:05:04,400 --> 01:05:06,920 - You're creeping around. - Dung dog. 610 01:05:07,000 --> 01:05:10,400 It will be cool. Filled with energy. 611 01:05:10,480 --> 01:05:13,200 Send cash on. 612 01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:16,400 It will be filled with energy. We are well into practice. 613 01:05:16,480 --> 01:05:18,520 It's going to be great. 614 01:05:30,640 --> 01:05:33,560 In the middle of the next tour Bruce said to me, - 615 01:05:33,640 --> 01:05:38,360 - that he wanted to leave the band. With two months left of the tour. 616 01:05:39,120 --> 01:05:44,680 So I had to sit and stare at him every fucking night, - 617 01:05:44,760 --> 01:05:49,440 - knowing that he doesn't wanted to be in Iron Maiden. 618 01:05:52,360 --> 01:05:58,120 I thought it was a mockery to the fans that he went on stage - 619 01:05:58,200 --> 01:06:03,080 - and didn't want to be there. I was mad as hell at him. 620 01:06:06,400 --> 01:06:10,480 They played at Wembley Arena, - 621 01:06:10,560 --> 01:06:14,240 - and Bruce let loose, but nothing came out. 622 01:06:14,320 --> 01:06:18,920 Harris looked at the sound man and did like this… 623 01:06:20,160 --> 01:06:22,320 ...because nothing came out. 624 01:06:22,400 --> 01:06:26,440 It dawned on Steve, that Bruce didn't sing at all. 625 01:06:26,520 --> 01:06:29,600 The situation was really not good. 626 01:06:31,080 --> 01:06:35,000 Thank you! Iron Maiden resigns. 627 01:06:35,080 --> 01:06:39,560 It has been ten very good years. 628 01:06:39,640 --> 01:06:44,680 See you again soon. I hope so. 629 01:06:46,520 --> 01:06:47,520 Goodbye. 630 01:06:49,680 --> 01:06:55,400 Being in a self-chosen family, as a band is, is often tough. 631 01:06:55,480 --> 01:07:00,960 And for the sake of one's mental health you may have to withdraw. 632 01:07:15,240 --> 01:07:18,520 I considered to pack up forever. 633 01:07:19,280 --> 01:07:22,480 I couldn't endure the madness more. 634 01:07:23,280 --> 01:07:27,240 I was ready for admission. In all seriousness. 635 01:07:52,240 --> 01:07:57,480 Iron Maiden are not playing at Donington this year. Your world tour is about to end, - 636 01:07:57,560 --> 01:08:03,720 - and then they have to find a new lead singer, since Bruce Dickinson goes solo. 637 01:08:03,800 --> 01:08:07,560 Why are you leaving Iron Maiden? 638 01:08:07,640 --> 01:08:10,680 Short and sweet to do something else. 639 01:08:10,760 --> 01:08:14,920 - And what would it be? - A different kind of music. 640 01:08:23,440 --> 01:08:27,960 It was quite a bomb. when Bruce shoved Maiden. 641 01:08:29,560 --> 01:08:33,560 If you don't want to be here, so screw you. 642 01:08:35,400 --> 01:08:38,600 When I heard Bruce was on his way out, I was in complete disbelief. 643 01:08:38,680 --> 01:08:41,480 It came as a shock to me. 644 01:08:41,560 --> 01:08:46,000 It is not something you want to hear about his favorite band. 645 01:08:46,080 --> 01:08:51,280 He had slipped when I was told, and I was completely stunned. 646 01:08:52,800 --> 01:08:58,640 Our heroes just have to be, we want and expect from them, - 647 01:08:58,720 --> 01:09:01,240 - but that slows down the art. 648 01:09:01,320 --> 01:09:05,640 He is a skilled artist, and he has needed it. 649 01:09:05,720 --> 01:09:10,080 - What do you do about lead singers? - We have to listen to a lot of tapes. 650 01:09:10,160 --> 01:09:14,720 We have maybe five suitcases full of tapes we must listen to. 651 01:09:14,800 --> 01:09:20,280 Hopefully we'll find one, which is relatively unknown, - 652 01:09:20,360 --> 01:09:26,320 - but who have played the small places and gained some audience experience. 653 01:09:26,400 --> 01:09:32,120 It would be great to find one, that haven't broken through yet. 654 01:09:33,120 --> 01:09:37,680 We haven't had a visit from them for a long time, but they play solid heavy rock: 655 01:09:37,760 --> 01:09:40,840 Iron Maiden with their new singer, Blaze Bayley. 656 01:09:55,680 --> 01:09:58,280 Blaze gave Maiden a new sound. 657 01:09:58,360 --> 01:10:02,680 I love his voice. He is a skilled metal singer. 658 01:10:02,760 --> 01:10:06,800 I was shocked that that he took the job. 659 01:10:06,920 --> 01:10:12,240 He must have been happy with the offer, and he probably celebrated it too. 660 01:10:12,320 --> 01:10:15,920 But the next morning he has guaranteed thought: "Oh no." 661 01:10:16,800 --> 01:10:20,920 Steve Harris told me: “We're doing this together. 662 01:10:21,000 --> 01:10:24,560 I don't care who writes the music, - 663 01:10:24,640 --> 01:10:28,120 - and who writes the songs, as long as it's cool." 664 01:10:28,200 --> 01:10:31,280 But it is still a huge task. 665 01:10:31,360 --> 01:10:36,080 It got to me a lot, that they chose me. 666 01:10:37,600 --> 01:10:42,800 I have met quite a few fans, and in general they have been nice - 667 01:10:42,920 --> 01:10:49,000 - to wish me luck. They just want the best for the band. 668 01:10:49,080 --> 01:10:54,240 I'm looking forward to the tour, though I cannot replace Bruce Dickinson. 669 01:10:55,400 --> 01:11:01,560 Blaze Bayley was a promising vocalist, but he didn't have Bruce's record. 670 01:11:02,280 --> 01:11:06,560 It was really a Urias post for him. 671 01:11:06,680 --> 01:11:13,680 And he sounded so different. He could not sing the songs like Bruce did. 672 01:11:17,120 --> 01:11:23,440 Many wondered that they did not worked more with his talent. 673 01:11:23,520 --> 01:11:27,800 But he left his own mark on Iron Maiden's sound. 674 01:11:32,920 --> 01:11:35,400 Blaze did it magnificently. 675 01:11:35,480 --> 01:11:41,280 Especially live. I don't think you should downplay his contribution to Iron Maiden. 676 01:11:43,240 --> 01:11:48,160 Some fans chanted "Fuck Blaze" below the concerts. It was very unfair. 677 01:11:50,000 --> 01:11:52,280 People spat on them. 678 01:11:52,360 --> 01:11:56,400 Harris and Blaze became angry with the audience. 679 01:12:00,080 --> 01:12:04,760 I have said it forcefully! 680 01:12:04,840 --> 01:12:06,360 I have said it forcefully! 681 01:12:06,440 --> 01:12:11,120 Can you see who it is? Get hold of him! 682 01:12:11,200 --> 01:12:14,960 In the early days of punk late seventies - 683 01:12:15,040 --> 01:12:19,960 - the audience spat at the musicians to show their appreciation. 684 01:12:20,040 --> 01:12:25,760 It never caught on in metal. You don't spit at metal concerts. 685 01:12:26,720 --> 01:12:31,160 Anyone would be offended about being spat on. 686 01:12:32,200 --> 01:12:37,040 They appointed the who had done it, - 687 01:12:37,120 --> 01:12:40,360 - so people could resolve the conflict... 688 01:12:41,280 --> 01:12:43,680 ...as gentlemen. With bitch. 689 01:12:46,080 --> 01:12:49,920 Maiden's Blaze Era had its good moments, - 690 01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:53,080 - but also many bad ones. 691 01:12:53,520 --> 01:12:59,280 I don't think the commercial downturn can be attributed to Blaze. 692 01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:04,440 It was just the time. 693 01:13:05,320 --> 01:13:08,720 The broad rock press - 694 01:13:08,800 --> 01:13:12,840 - claimed that Maiden was dead. 695 01:13:12,960 --> 01:13:16,080 That Maiden were finished. 696 01:13:16,160 --> 01:13:19,920 We have Nirvana and grunge. 697 01:13:20,000 --> 01:13:23,920 It is the future. That's the new thing. 698 01:13:24,000 --> 01:13:27,520 Anyone who didn't play grunge, - 699 01:13:27,600 --> 01:13:33,240 - was considered as a kind of ancient lizard. 700 01:13:33,320 --> 01:13:36,600 They glared at one, as if you were an idiot. 701 01:13:36,680 --> 01:13:41,120 - Heavy was no longer cool. - The 90s were a lot of fun. 702 01:13:41,200 --> 01:13:47,000 Everything was about to wear baggy clothes and look like shit. 703 01:13:48,040 --> 01:13:52,760 The grunge scene had exploded, and it was teeming with Seattle bands. 704 01:13:52,840 --> 01:13:55,560 We asked Nirvana, if they would warm us up, - 705 01:13:55,640 --> 01:13:58,640 - but they said we were too old. 706 01:14:00,440 --> 01:14:03,240 During the Blaze period I saw them - 707 01:14:03,320 --> 01:14:08,720 - at small venues with room for maybe 2000 people. 708 01:14:08,800 --> 01:14:13,440 And it was just… Intimate I would call it. 709 01:14:13,520 --> 01:14:19,080 I saw them on The X Factor in Philadelphia at the Electric Factory. 710 01:14:19,160 --> 01:14:24,960 There was probably room for 1500 people, and not even 500 came. 711 01:14:25,400 --> 01:14:32,160 Instead of playing in stadiums and big venues we were back - 712 01:14:32,240 --> 01:14:34,480 - at the small venues. 713 01:14:34,560 --> 01:14:38,960 It really struck a chord in the morale of the band. 714 01:14:40,240 --> 01:14:45,640 It was a bit of a dip in the US. The fans seemed to have abandoned us. 715 01:14:45,720 --> 01:14:52,400 But in the rest of the world it went well. Not like before, but it went okay. 716 01:14:53,320 --> 01:14:58,280 I think Steve was beaten mentally and emotionally - 717 01:14:58,360 --> 01:15:02,000 - after some rough years, - 718 01:15:02,080 --> 01:15:06,480 - where it hadn't quite gone, as he had expected. 719 01:15:07,280 --> 01:15:13,720 It was a hard time. Bruce had slipped, and I had to go through a divorce. 720 01:15:13,800 --> 01:15:16,520 But I am proud of that period. 721 01:15:16,600 --> 01:15:22,040 We fought through it, and it can i like It was a challenge. 722 01:15:22,120 --> 01:15:25,040 And the incarnate fans was still there. 723 01:15:25,120 --> 01:15:30,120 It is important to understand and respect the Blaze era - 724 01:15:30,200 --> 01:15:34,200 - and what he brought to the band. The two albums are fantastic. 725 01:15:34,280 --> 01:15:38,320 They are gloomy and different, but they are excellent. 726 01:15:38,400 --> 01:15:41,960 We all have great respect for Blaze, - 727 01:15:42,040 --> 01:15:46,560 - but I'm surprised hardly anyone knows how to say, - 728 01:15:46,640 --> 01:15:52,160 - that Bruce is the voice of Iron Maiden. It's the one we grew up with. 729 01:15:53,560 --> 01:15:58,920 I told Steve I had heard that Bruce would like to return. 730 01:15:59,000 --> 01:16:01,920 It must have been behind him, - 731 01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:05,720 - but I tried to get him on board with the idea. 732 01:16:07,760 --> 01:16:11,440 We had accepted that we did not was a world name anymore. 733 01:16:11,520 --> 01:16:14,000 Bruce didn't have it easy either. 734 01:16:14,080 --> 01:16:18,560 His solo project didn't go so well, and I think he missed it. 735 01:16:18,640 --> 01:16:23,160 Maiden just has something special. They belong together. 736 01:16:26,960 --> 01:16:30,520 When I was told, I felt terrible. 737 01:16:30,600 --> 01:16:34,280 I loved being in Iron Maiden. 738 01:16:34,360 --> 01:16:37,920 But it doesn't matter, whether I'm in or not. 739 01:16:38,000 --> 01:16:43,720 Earth is a better place to be, as long as Iron Maiden is around. 740 01:16:47,320 --> 01:16:52,520 Then I wanted Adrian back too and get the whole band reunited. 741 01:16:52,600 --> 01:16:57,560 We had all stayed a little more mature and open. 742 01:16:57,640 --> 01:17:02,360 And it was cool. I actually enjoyed second round something more. 743 01:17:02,440 --> 01:17:08,280 I was much more confident. It was like getting a chance to - 744 01:17:08,360 --> 01:17:13,480 - with all that I regretted or meant, I should have handled it better - 745 01:17:13,560 --> 01:17:15,480 - back in the 80s. 746 01:17:15,560 --> 01:17:20,840 I wanted Adrian back. Then we had three guitarists. 747 01:17:20,960 --> 01:17:27,960 I had the same thought, but does it work with three guitarists? 748 01:17:28,840 --> 01:17:31,480 Jan offered to step out, - 749 01:17:31,560 --> 01:17:35,600 - so we could have the old lineup again, but I said damn no. 750 01:17:35,680 --> 01:17:40,480 I asked Rod, whether he was willing to take a pay cut. 751 01:17:40,560 --> 01:17:46,280 “If we are six men, the money must shared between six rather than five." 752 01:17:46,360 --> 01:17:50,080 "Hell no. Then he has to get out!" 753 01:17:51,080 --> 01:17:53,520 But I had a point. 754 01:17:53,600 --> 01:17:59,080 I walked up to Steve and said, there was talk of getting Adrian back. 755 01:17:59,160 --> 01:18:02,160 Steve looked at me hard and said: 756 01:18:02,240 --> 01:18:07,840 "Think about it. It's dangerous. Think about what we can do with three guitarists." 757 01:18:18,600 --> 01:18:21,280 Bruce has gone to the box. 758 01:18:24,040 --> 01:18:30,400 I knew it wasn't drove so cool in the Maiden camp. 759 01:18:30,480 --> 01:18:36,280 And then they called. “What would you say to return to the band?" 760 01:18:39,480 --> 01:18:45,040 I was loren to get him back, for I knew not what his motive was. 761 01:18:45,120 --> 01:18:51,000 We all grew up with that men don't talk about feelings. 762 01:18:51,080 --> 01:18:54,480 We just put it behind us. 763 01:18:55,200 --> 01:18:58,120 I remember saying to Steve: 764 01:18:58,200 --> 01:19:01,320 "My father had that philosophy, - 765 01:19:01,400 --> 01:19:05,120 - that if someone shits on you, then they don't get another chance. 766 01:19:05,200 --> 01:19:08,400 Dare we take that risk?" 767 01:19:08,480 --> 01:19:11,720 And he answered: "Now let's just meet with him." 768 01:19:13,800 --> 01:19:17,040 I then arranged a meeting with the whole band. 769 01:19:17,120 --> 01:19:21,120 Bruce entered, and Steve asked him: 770 01:19:21,200 --> 01:19:23,560 "Why do you want to go back?" 771 01:19:23,640 --> 01:19:28,400 And he replied: "Because I would like to will play big concerts again." 772 01:19:28,960 --> 01:19:35,720 To which Steve said, "Cool enough." And then we went to the pub. That was the meeting. 773 01:19:37,560 --> 01:19:42,440 We had a beer and I hung up arm around Bruce and said: 774 01:19:42,520 --> 01:19:46,840 "I'm really happy, that you're back in the band." 775 01:19:46,960 --> 01:19:49,280 The singing eyebrows. 776 01:19:50,760 --> 01:19:57,120 "But I can't take it back, I told you when you slipped. 777 01:19:57,200 --> 01:20:00,920 I'm still angry about the way you did it on." 778 01:20:01,000 --> 01:20:06,480 And he looked at me and said: “I understand that. I love you.” 779 01:20:07,160 --> 01:20:09,600 When Bruce returned, - 780 01:20:09,680 --> 01:20:14,440 - there was a sigh of relief from all Maiden fans. 781 01:20:16,160 --> 01:20:19,240 When we heard that Bruce was back, - 782 01:20:19,320 --> 01:20:23,360 - our hearts rejoiced with joy. 783 01:20:23,440 --> 01:20:27,160 Yes, he's back! Short haired, but back. 784 01:20:28,720 --> 01:20:34,040 There is a meaning to everything, and Bruce came back stronger - 785 01:20:34,120 --> 01:20:39,680 - and more focused on, what they were to accomplish as a team. 786 01:20:49,160 --> 01:20:51,040 The title track from the new album: 787 01:20:53,800 --> 01:20:56,480 "Brave New World". 788 01:22:10,800 --> 01:22:13,160 They had three guitarists. 789 01:22:13,240 --> 01:22:18,240 It could have become something worse mess because of egos, - 790 01:22:18,320 --> 01:22:21,080 - but their teamwork is exemplary. 791 01:22:29,400 --> 01:22:32,680 Had it been certain other guitarists, - 792 01:22:32,760 --> 01:22:36,160 - it couldn't work because of their egos. 793 01:22:36,240 --> 01:22:41,160 But for us it's about to make the band sound better. 794 01:22:55,560 --> 01:22:59,240 Iron Maiden had gotten their second golden age. 795 01:22:59,320 --> 01:23:02,080 And not by recreating the 80s. 796 01:23:02,160 --> 01:23:07,600 They wrote new material, that was different from the old, - 797 01:23:07,680 --> 01:23:10,440 - but just as well in a completely different way. 798 01:23:10,520 --> 01:23:14,200 It goes up and down. Adversity makes strong. 799 01:23:14,280 --> 01:23:20,160 Wherever Maiden plays, is it for packed stadiums. 800 01:23:20,240 --> 01:23:23,600 What happened to grunge? 801 01:23:41,120 --> 01:23:44,640 Iron Maiden needed to hit rock bottom - 802 01:23:44,720 --> 01:23:48,400 - to be able to climb to the top again. 803 01:23:54,520 --> 01:24:00,280 They had to drag themselves through the mud too to become the biggest band in the world. Again. 804 01:24:22,680 --> 01:24:25,560 That Bruce and Adrian should return, - 805 01:24:25,640 --> 01:24:31,000 - was a development, no manager in the world could have foreseen. 806 01:24:31,080 --> 01:24:34,240 That's damn it divine intervention. 807 01:24:34,320 --> 01:24:37,520 If we hadn't got Bruce and Adrian back, - 808 01:24:37,600 --> 01:24:41,520 - I'm not sure that the band would still exist. 809 01:24:43,840 --> 01:24:48,280 Maiden has had boats good times and bad times. 810 01:24:57,240 --> 01:25:02,720 Bruce called me, probably Christmas Eve in 2014, - 811 01:25:02,800 --> 01:25:05,680 - and told me briefly and to the point, - 812 01:25:05,760 --> 01:25:11,720 - that he had throat cancer. It came as something of a shock. 813 01:25:11,800 --> 01:25:14,800 We had planned a whole world tour. 814 01:25:14,920 --> 01:25:18,160 When I look in my calendar for that year, - 815 01:25:18,240 --> 01:25:22,640 - everything is just crossed out. Cancelled, cancelled, cancelled. 816 01:25:24,160 --> 01:25:28,560 Everyone was totally freaked out. 817 01:25:29,080 --> 01:25:31,000 He called me and said: 818 01:25:31,080 --> 01:25:36,280 "I just went to the oncologist, and he says I have throat cancer." 819 01:25:36,360 --> 01:25:42,120 Then I sat there with the phone and thought: "It's my brother. He's in danger of dying." 820 01:25:43,040 --> 01:25:49,560 But Bruce took it as a project. He read and learned all about it. 821 01:25:49,640 --> 01:25:53,520 He agreed to it all, for all treatments. 822 01:25:53,600 --> 01:25:56,480 Like the fucking pedant he is, - 823 01:25:56,560 --> 01:26:01,320 - Bruce went in depth with boats the one and the other medication. 824 01:26:01,400 --> 01:26:05,560 He researches things. That's the way Bruce is. 825 01:26:05,640 --> 01:26:08,760 Battling cancer is… 826 01:26:08,840 --> 01:26:13,920 It is very personal. Cancer is yours all alone. 827 01:26:15,120 --> 01:26:18,120 You must destroy something in yourself to get rid of it. 828 01:26:19,200 --> 01:26:25,000 When he had been treated I asked, if he had lost his hair. He answered: 829 01:26:25,080 --> 01:26:29,320 “I was sitting down at the pub with a beer in front of me, - 830 01:26:29,400 --> 01:26:33,520 - when I suddenly lost my beard. I still have the hair, - 831 01:26:33,600 --> 01:26:39,160 - but I lost my beard right down on the bar." 832 01:26:40,960 --> 01:26:45,440 A few weeks later he called and said he was on the mend. 833 01:26:46,560 --> 01:26:50,320 And I answered: "That sounds damn good!" 834 01:27:20,720 --> 01:27:24,960 First night of the Book of Souls tour were all noticeably nervous about, - 835 01:27:25,040 --> 01:27:30,760 - if he sounded like he used to, and incredibly he did. 836 01:27:41,800 --> 01:27:46,960 I remember watching him The Barrier in February 2016. 837 01:27:47,040 --> 01:27:52,280 And there was so much power in him. It was an absolutely incredible experience. 838 01:28:00,840 --> 01:28:05,960 His vocals were, I think, even stronger than before. 839 01:28:06,040 --> 01:28:08,920 It was almost a miracle. 840 01:28:25,600 --> 01:28:31,720 Seeing Bruce perform again on top that whole fuss was great. 841 01:28:33,600 --> 01:28:36,240 Our Lord performed a miracle. 842 01:28:36,320 --> 01:28:40,760 He accomplished one as he strode, and one when he and Adrian came back. 843 01:28:40,840 --> 01:28:44,680 He performed another miracle, when he had cancer, - 844 01:28:44,760 --> 01:28:49,640 - and another miracle, when he became our captain. 845 01:28:49,720 --> 01:28:54,280 He went from being rock star Bruce Dickinson to: 846 01:28:54,360 --> 01:28:59,120 "Good afternoon. This is your captain, Bruce Dickinson. The trip lasts 2.5 hours." 847 01:29:08,160 --> 01:29:13,480 My great uncle and my uncle were in air force and my father was a mechanic. 848 01:29:13,560 --> 01:29:19,680 So my heroes weren't rock stars, but test pilots and astronauts. 849 01:29:21,520 --> 01:29:26,320 On a holiday I saw a sign: "Trial class, $35". 850 01:29:26,400 --> 01:29:28,920 And I wanted to try. 851 01:29:29,000 --> 01:29:32,120 I then flew up in a small Cessna, - 852 01:29:32,200 --> 01:29:35,720 - and it was just a revelation. 853 01:29:35,800 --> 01:29:39,600 It's like rewiring your brain - 854 01:29:39,680 --> 01:29:42,000 - with them here. 855 01:29:42,720 --> 01:29:46,080 During that period I flew a little around Europe. 856 01:29:47,280 --> 01:29:53,560 I learned more and more and had finally the full set of certificates - 857 01:29:53,640 --> 01:29:56,720 - after a year and a half of exams. 858 01:29:56,800 --> 01:30:02,120 I got my two little stripes, and then I was ready to fly. 859 01:30:02,200 --> 01:30:07,920 And then the phone rang. It was an airline with a few 737s. 860 01:30:08,000 --> 01:30:11,960 They were looking for pilots and asked, if I wanted the job. 861 01:30:12,040 --> 01:30:17,120 And I answered yes. And that's how I became a 737 pilot. 862 01:30:17,200 --> 01:30:22,520 Then I thought it could be cool to fly the band around to concerts. 863 01:30:22,600 --> 01:30:26,360 Surprisingly, Rod thought it was a brilliant idea. 864 01:30:27,640 --> 01:30:32,080 So we rented the plane from the airline. 865 01:30:32,640 --> 01:30:37,640 It worked and it was a fantastic experience for us. 866 01:30:37,720 --> 01:30:41,520 We could get to places, which were otherwise difficult to get to, - 867 01:30:41,600 --> 01:30:45,440 - such as Quito or Manaus, which lies in the middle of the rainforest. 868 01:30:45,520 --> 01:30:51,000 Lima, Jakarta. And seeing all those fans made it all worth it. 869 01:30:51,760 --> 01:30:54,320 What other bands have done it? 870 01:30:54,400 --> 01:30:58,960 Put their name on a plane, let the lead singer fly it - 871 01:30:59,040 --> 01:31:03,080 - and traveled around to all sorts of exotic places. 872 01:31:04,160 --> 01:31:06,360 We were going to play in Puerto Rico. 873 01:31:06,440 --> 01:31:11,040 Border control in Puerto Rico is usually really rough. 874 01:31:11,120 --> 01:31:14,400 So when we landed with Flight 666, - 875 01:31:14,480 --> 01:31:18,080 - I figured we had to be checked in head and ass. 876 01:31:18,160 --> 01:31:20,680 When we stepped off the plane, - 877 01:31:20,760 --> 01:31:24,120 - the border guards were ready in a row. 878 01:31:24,200 --> 01:31:26,800 "Shit, they've been waiting for us." 879 01:31:29,240 --> 01:31:34,040 But they wanted to take pictures and have autographs. They were fans. 880 01:31:34,680 --> 01:31:39,320 They have fans among high and low. Doctors, lawyers, policemen... 881 01:31:39,600 --> 01:31:44,000 Hello! Where is Steve Harris? 882 01:31:46,120 --> 01:31:51,360 For me, music is the most precious art that exists. 883 01:31:52,920 --> 01:31:56,640 It is the one that really unites all people. 884 01:31:58,400 --> 01:32:01,160 Music is immediate and eternal. 885 01:32:07,040 --> 01:32:13,000 What a wonderful thing it is, as we collectively - 886 01:32:13,080 --> 01:32:17,720 - has created with Maiden around the world. 887 01:32:17,800 --> 01:32:21,040 The message contained in it is, - 888 01:32:21,120 --> 01:32:25,040 - that it doesn't matter, whether you are male, female, - 889 01:32:25,120 --> 01:32:28,560 - Muslim, Christian, Catholic or Jew. 890 01:32:28,640 --> 01:32:31,680 If you are a Maiden fan, are you a Maiden fan, - 891 01:32:31,760 --> 01:32:34,560 - and then you are part of one big family. 892 01:32:39,760 --> 01:32:44,040 This one is dedicated to you, because you guys have been so amazing, - 893 01:32:44,120 --> 01:32:47,840 - because we are all together "Blood Brothers"! 894 01:33:54,280 --> 01:33:58,440 It's a bit of a kind heavy metal waltz. 895 01:34:01,640 --> 01:34:06,920 There is nothing cooler than standing in the middle of an Iron Maiden crowd. 896 01:34:07,000 --> 01:34:10,000 A crazy crowd of pissed off people, - 897 01:34:10,080 --> 01:34:16,080 - where you can express yourself freely, knowing that you are protected, - 898 01:34:16,160 --> 01:34:22,640 - because you are part of the community. And that energy flows back to the band. 899 01:34:29,600 --> 01:34:34,160 My favorite moment was, when I saw them at Earls Court,— 900 01:34:34,240 --> 01:34:36,400 - and they played "Blood Brothers". 901 01:34:36,920 --> 01:34:40,560 We were an army of grown men, who stood and cried. 902 01:35:24,320 --> 01:35:27,760 But one day it will end. 903 01:35:29,240 --> 01:35:31,960 A great loss for heavy metal. 904 01:35:32,040 --> 01:35:37,120 One of the genre's most beloved drummers retreat - 905 01:35:37,200 --> 01:35:40,200 - after a 42-year career. 906 01:35:41,640 --> 01:35:45,120 The decision was easy, but i wish - 907 01:35:45,200 --> 01:35:50,200 - I could still play with the boys. I wish I could hold onto it. 908 01:35:56,120 --> 01:35:59,200 I had a stroke last year, - 909 01:35:59,280 --> 01:36:03,400 - and I really had to grind through for three months - 910 01:36:03,480 --> 01:36:06,680 - to try to get my hand to work again. 911 01:36:10,800 --> 01:36:16,040 Nine weeks of rehab and we had to open with "Somewhere in Time" - 912 01:36:16,120 --> 01:36:21,920 - on the entire Future Past tour. And I couldn't play the middle piece. 913 01:36:22,000 --> 01:36:26,760 I called Harry and said, I couldn't get over it. 914 01:36:26,840 --> 01:36:32,600 Then he said, “Listen. Just play it straight all the way.” 915 01:36:35,000 --> 01:36:37,640 You are a fucking genius. 916 01:36:37,720 --> 01:36:42,120 I'm the drummer and it hadn't occurred to me at all. 917 01:36:45,400 --> 01:36:47,760 That's how Steve Harris is. 918 01:36:47,840 --> 01:36:52,120 After 42 years together, then that's how he is. 919 01:36:52,200 --> 01:36:56,360 He lives for Iron Maiden. He lives for the band. 920 01:36:58,040 --> 01:37:01,800 You couldn't wish for it a better friend. 921 01:37:06,400 --> 01:37:11,120 But I still struggled and pushed myself, - 922 01:37:11,200 --> 01:37:14,360 - and I knew it could not last. 923 01:37:16,440 --> 01:37:22,360 My body was worn out and I didn't think it was fair to the others. 924 01:37:24,280 --> 01:37:27,680 I admire him because he did his utmost, - 925 01:37:27,760 --> 01:37:30,600 - but his body couldn't take it anymore. 926 01:37:30,680 --> 01:37:34,560 And we were afraid, that the worse would happen. 927 01:37:34,640 --> 01:37:39,160 It was hideous. We could don't just kick him. 928 01:37:39,240 --> 01:37:43,920 No one would understand it, and that would be piss-poor, - 929 01:37:44,000 --> 01:37:47,200 - because Maiden has been his whole life. 930 01:37:47,280 --> 01:37:51,400 So I announced it, when the tour ended. 931 01:37:51,480 --> 01:37:55,720 It was time to give the sticks on to someone who is younger. 932 01:37:56,600 --> 01:37:59,360 This morning Nicko announced, - 933 01:37:59,440 --> 01:38:05,560 - that he withdraws as live drummer in Iron Maiden. 934 01:38:05,640 --> 01:38:09,640 So let him hear, how much you love him! 935 01:38:25,360 --> 01:38:31,000 I will miss being on tour and play with my brothers. 936 01:38:32,520 --> 01:38:36,200 They are all together some wonderful people. 937 01:38:40,400 --> 01:38:44,440 Many feel this way, that when the band closes and turns off, - 938 01:38:44,520 --> 01:38:48,320 - then it's over. I don't feel that way. 939 01:38:52,200 --> 01:38:56,360 Iron Maiden will be with us, long after they have stopped. 940 01:39:01,800 --> 01:39:04,360 It will never end. 941 01:39:05,360 --> 01:39:08,680 They set out to conquer the world. 942 01:39:09,480 --> 01:39:13,800 And so did Iron Maiden, and they still do. 943 01:39:14,760 --> 01:39:17,720 They are one of the biggest bands in the world. 944 01:39:19,800 --> 01:39:25,400 In a very real way has Maiden and the big bands, - 945 01:39:25,480 --> 01:39:29,760 - there was a bit before and after, - 946 01:39:29,840 --> 01:39:34,680 - instilled in people that feeling and made life a little more bearable. 947 01:39:36,760 --> 01:39:42,120 Iron Maiden is about the community and togetherness - 948 01:39:42,200 --> 01:39:45,560 - you achieve through music. 949 01:39:46,480 --> 01:39:50,000 It's about to be part of a group. 950 01:39:50,080 --> 01:39:54,720 A community where it doesn't is about individualism, - 951 01:39:54,800 --> 01:39:58,440 - but about making the world to a better place. 952 01:40:22,200 --> 01:40:24,400 We love to perform. 953 01:40:28,320 --> 01:40:32,400 I think that when you really enjoy what you do, - 954 01:40:32,480 --> 01:40:35,000 - then you don't have desire to quit. 955 01:40:35,080 --> 01:40:39,800 People ask what we are going to do in the future. We are going to tour. 956 01:40:39,920 --> 01:40:45,080 We'll tour again and again and again, until we can do no more. 957 01:40:48,200 --> 01:40:53,720 Iron! Fucking! Girl! 958 01:41:01,040 --> 01:41:04,560 Let me see you guys throw your hands in the air! 959 01:41:42,080 --> 01:41:46,080 Everyone! Let me hear you! 960 01:41:47,080 --> 01:41:50,680 28 JUNE 2025 - LONDON STADIUM 961 01:41:51,400 --> 01:41:55,360 A STONE'S THROW AWAY WHERE IT ALL BEGAN 962 01:41:55,440 --> 01:41:56,920 50 YEARS AGO 963 01:41:57,480 --> 01:42:00,680 WITH NEW DRUM STACK SIMON DAWSON 964 01:45:00,680 --> 01:45:04,200 Translation: Henrik Thøgersen Scandinavian Text Service