Bruce Dickinson (b. 1958)

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"Iron Maiden Interview" — March 21, 1990

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Biography

Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson has performed in the band across two stints, from 1981 to 1993 and from 1999 to the present day. He is known for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage presence.

Timeline

The story of Bruce Dickinson, told in moments.

1958 Birth

Born Paul Bruce Dickinson in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Discovered his voice as a teenager. Got expelled from school for urinating in the headmaster's dinner.

Was getting expelled for urinating in the headmaster's dinner the act of a future rockstar? Did Worksop know what it was losing?

1981 Event

Joined Iron Maiden, replacing vocalist Paul Di'Anno. His wide-ranging operatic voice transformed the band's sound overnight.

Did joining Iron Maiden feel like coming home? Was transforming the band's sound overnight intimidating?

1982 Event

The Number of the Beast became Iron Maiden's breakthrough album. It hit number one in the UK. American evangelical groups burned the records, which only boosted sales.

Did American evangelicals burning your records actually boost sales? Was Number of the Beast deliberately provocative?

1993 Event

Left Iron Maiden for a solo career. Spent the years between also qualifying as a commercial airline pilot, fencing competitively, and writing novels.

How do you qualify as a commercial airline pilot, fence competitively, and write novels between albums? Was leaving Iron Maiden freedom or folly?

1999 Event

Returned to Iron Maiden. The reunion lineup produced some of the band's most acclaimed work. He personally pilots the band's Boeing 747, Ed Force One, on world tours.

Was returning to Iron Maiden the right decision? Does piloting the band's Boeing 747 personally satisfy something deeper?

In Their Own Words (2)

(On performing in Costa Rica for the first time) It was like finding some weird tribe in the middle of the jungle and, you know, they all come out and go: "Fear of the Dark. Favorite Album." What?!?

Iron Maiden: Flight 666

Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue.

Artifacts (15)

The Empire state in three centuries; (IA empirestateinthr01bruc)

Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908 Van Pelt, Daniel, 1853-1900

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Catalogue of paintings (IA catalogueofpaint00corc 1)

Corcoran Gallery of Art

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The Dewey reception in New York City; nine-hundred and eighty views and portraits (IA deweyreceptionin00king)

Moses King

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Catalogue of the paintings in The Corcoran Gallery of Art (IA catalogueofpaint00corcrich)

Corcoran Gallery of Art

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Exhibition (of) oil paintings by contemporary American artists (IA exhibitionofoilp812exhi)

Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Contemporary American Artists (Corcoran Gallery of Art) Corcoran Gallery of Art. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79079587 http://viaf.org/viaf/155922463

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Chemical Wedding

Jack Parsons was a brilliant chemist, member of Cal Tech propulsion unit that invented the rocket fuel used for the US space flight to the moon. He was also a fanatical believer in the Magyck of...

2008

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What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography

A New York Times–bestselling memoir by multifaceted lead vocalist of Iron Maiden, one of the most successful, influential, and enduring rock bands ever. Singer. Songwriter. Airline captain. Aviation...

2017

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Bruce Dickinson. En selvbiografi. What does this button do

Jeg hadde kviser, gikk kledd i anorakk, hadde slengbukser der jeg hadde skrevet ‘Purple’ og ‘Sabbath’ med kulepenn på lårene, og jeg kjørte en bråkete teit moped. Å, ja, og jeg ville bli trommeslager...

2017

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Bruce Dickinson: omaelämäkerta. What does this button do?

Bruce Dickinson: omaelämäkerta. What does this button do? "Minulla oli finnejä, käytin anorakkia ja leveälahkeisia sinisiä farkkuja, joiden reiteen oli kirjoitettu kuulakärkikynällä "Purple" ja...

2017

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What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography

The first print run of the UK hardback edition will have black sprayed edges. In order to guarantee your copy, pre-order before the 19th October. A long-awaited memoir from the larger-than-life,...

2017

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What Does This Button Do?: Die Autobiografie

Unterwegs mit dem ungewöhnlichsten Rockstar unserer Zeit Bruce Dickinson ist ein einzigartiges Universalgenie. Er ist seit über fünfunddreißig Jahren gefeierter Sänger der erfolgreichsten...

2018

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Iron Maiden: Piece of Mind

40 years have passed since the release of PIECE OF MIND. More than an album, it was a thunderous statement of intent by a band whose meteoric rise from the East End of London would propel them to the...

2023

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The Mandrake Project: Year One (Revolver Exclusive Cover)

Metal legend and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson brings his epic storytelling into the world of graphic novels with The Mandrake Project - Year One, an exclusive 184-page hardcover from Z2. This...

2025

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The Mandrake Project: Year One (hmv Exclusive Cover)

2025

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The Mandrake Project: Year One

The Mandrake Project – Year One is a gripping graphic novel from Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, blending science, mysticism, and the battle for immortality. This 184-page hardcover collects the first...

2025

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