Bruce dickinson

There are a lot of bands using self-abuse as a marketing gimmick.

I'm not going to do any more solo touring.

Kids get bored easily. They have got to get out and get their hands dirty: make things, dismantle things, fix things.

The mystical poetry of William Blake's artwork also forms the basis for the album cover.

South Wales is a hub of aviation.

I was an accident - my mum was only 16 when she had me.

In my teenage years I was put off the idea of a career in flying, because I'd convinced myself that you had to be a boffin with degrees in maths and physics, which were my weakest subjects.

The more guitars we have onstage the better, as I'm concerned.

A few of these interviews have gone slightly awry, because every now and again there has been the odd conflict of interest between interviews because of the Iron Maiden record, and I am a bit...

Well, it's a nice quiet time for Iron Maiden, and I'll be releasing a new solo album next year, so this is a really good time for the managing out my solo career, which is quite well.