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Could his reservations about the documentary really be that strong? :eek: Tries to escape while posing with Nathalie. :D

Iron Maiden weren't looking for a drummer who could imitate Nicko, nor were they looking for the most technically skilled drummer. They wanted someone who can reliably hold the band -the song- together, and Simon certainly has all the skills to accomplish that.

The interview with Bruce Dickinson in Rock Hard (see the documentary thread) was offered relatively short notice. Perhaps a management decision to bring even more attention to the documentary?

Interview with Bruce Dickinson about the documentary “Burning Ambition,” Rock Hard Magazine, No. 467, May 2026 My translation ... RH: The film is relentlessly honest about the highs and lows of your career. How do you feel about that? BD: When the idea of making a documentary about our career...

A bit late. Sitting down in the summer and slowly figuring out whether to plan, organize, and book a tour next year - the kind Iron Maiden does - has nothing to do with real life, in my opinion.

Actually, Steve is absolutely right, in my opinion, with what he says here. It’s risky to go on such a grueling, long tour in a single year, because it can start to get on your nerves - even if you normally enjoy touring - and then you have a whole year of nothing, during which you get rusty...

At my local movie theater, 30 out of 200 tickets have already been sold. Not bad, considering how long there’s still to go. However, it doesn’t seem to be the right choice for couples. None of the couple seats have been booked. :D

Rock Hard Magazine, No. 466, April 2026 Interview with Adrian Smith My translation Rock Hard: "The time will come when IRON MAIDEN will no longer exist, whether we like it or not. In my opinion, you’ll keep making music after that, and I’m pretty sure it’ll be with SMITH/KOTZEN. What do you...

You have to keep in mind that it’s not usual to realize so close to a tour that a lineup wouldn’t work or is too risky. Why wasn’t this noticed sooner then? There were interviews about “The Mandrake Project” where Bruce still referred to Roy as “like a brother,” and also with Roy himself...

Sometimes topics that are not to be discussed are determined before the interview. This ensures that nothing unpleasant happens during the interview itself, such as a refusal to answer or, in the worst case, the interview being cut short.

Tickets for the Metallica live concert broadcast in movie theaters were almost sold out in my city. I wouldn't say that movie theaters are generally uninteresting when it comes to music or metal.

Interviewers were instructed not to ask Bruce about Roy. I think this applied to all interviews. Or can anyone find an interview where the interviewer did ask about it (after the partnership ended)? Normally, an interviewer would consider that a topic worth covering. I believe there were...

But that would mean that they have found a suitable but remote studio somewhere that no fans could get to. Paris would be out of the question. They would be besieged by fans from all over the world. I'm still not sure whether they think it's becoming increasingly difficult to work undisturbed...

I remember an interview with Steve about British Lion where he said that there were downsides to traveling in a bus full of men. But I don't think Bruce is traveling by bus.

Yes, please, I want to hear Adrian say “Danke schön!” and “Köln” again. (I was at the SK show in Köln, very good performance, but I don't find the compositions themselves interesting.) The way he pronounced the umlauts was not how native English speakers normally sound. He sounded really good!