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 long-winded.
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| Birth: | 7th August, 1958 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Actor, Author, Lyricist, Pilot, Radio Personality, Screenwriter, Singer |
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Bruce Dickinson was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. He is an English vocalist , airline pilot, and broadcaster. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He began his career in music fronting small pub bands in the 1970s while attending school in Sheffield and university in London. In 1979, he joined the New Wave of British Heavy Metal band Samson, with whom he gained some popularity under the stage name "Bruce Bruce" and performed on two studio records. Outside his career in music, Dickinson is well known for his wide variety of other pursuits. Most notably, he undertook a career as a commercial pilot for Astraeus Airlines, which led to a number of media-reported ventures such as captaining Iron Maiden's converted Boeing 757 during their world tours. Dickinson presented his own radio show on BBC Radio 6 Music from 2002–2010, and has also hosted television documentaries, authored novels and film scripts, created a successful beer with Robinsons Brewery and competed at fencing internationally.
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