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I've been a Maiden addict since I got Killers on cassette when I was nine years old, although I've had off-periods. However, I'm certainly not nine anymore (25, to be precise), and I've been looking at their texts, and, for some reason, I've tried to figure out if they convey any clear political views through their songs. (I say "for some reason", as it's widely regarded a healthy motto to know as little as possible about an artist whose work you admire)
I think that (particularly with reference to e.g. 2 Minutes to Midnight) I can say that their - or Steve's (?) - view on (nuclear) war is pretty obvious. On the other hand, they also often hint at the heroism of sacrifice, and listening to Age of Innocence, I'm not quite sure what to read into it. (Is it an argument for keeping guns in our homes?) Has anyone scrutinised their texts and kind of mapped out the "sum" of their "statement"? Has any of the members publicly commented on politics, etc.? Also, on an old picture of Bruce, he's wearing a "Peace through superior firepower" t-shirt, which, to me is an oxymoron, and *I* would take it as a joke, but I know that the right wing in the US uses that slogan to "tick off liberals", so it kind of got me thinking. Also, when it comes to religion, I've read several times that Nicko is a "born again Christian", and seeing that he seems to be the only one mentioned in that respect, are the others atheists? Then how come their songs contain so many references to religion?
I guess many of you would assume I'm a jerk for being concerned about Maiden as individuals in this way, but I'm really interested in how an artist's person colours his/her work. I'm sorry if this is not the proper forum for this kind of topic, but I figured it's related to Maiden, so I decided to put it here. I also apologise if there are other threads on this topic - I couldn't find any that answered my questions.
Cheers!
I think that (particularly with reference to e.g. 2 Minutes to Midnight) I can say that their - or Steve's (?) - view on (nuclear) war is pretty obvious. On the other hand, they also often hint at the heroism of sacrifice, and listening to Age of Innocence, I'm not quite sure what to read into it. (Is it an argument for keeping guns in our homes?) Has anyone scrutinised their texts and kind of mapped out the "sum" of their "statement"? Has any of the members publicly commented on politics, etc.? Also, on an old picture of Bruce, he's wearing a "Peace through superior firepower" t-shirt, which, to me is an oxymoron, and *I* would take it as a joke, but I know that the right wing in the US uses that slogan to "tick off liberals", so it kind of got me thinking. Also, when it comes to religion, I've read several times that Nicko is a "born again Christian", and seeing that he seems to be the only one mentioned in that respect, are the others atheists? Then how come their songs contain so many references to religion?
I guess many of you would assume I'm a jerk for being concerned about Maiden as individuals in this way, but I'm really interested in how an artist's person colours his/her work. I'm sorry if this is not the proper forum for this kind of topic, but I figured it's related to Maiden, so I decided to put it here. I also apologise if there are other threads on this topic - I couldn't find any that answered my questions.
Cheers!