Iron Maiden Quotes
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I shall refract myself, yes, I shall no longer be known as the prism.
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I'm not going to do any more solo touring.
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If heavy metal bands ruled the world, we'd be a lot better off.
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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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I was an accident - my mum was only 16 when she had me.
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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.
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I never intended to become a professional pilot. But, as I became more curious about aircraft, and, well, not being John Travolta, I realized that the only way I was ever going to fly a jet is if I got a job.
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The more guitars we have onstage the better, as I'm concerned.
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My aim as a frontman is always to try and shrink the venue, if you can, to turn that football stadium into the world's smallest club. At least you have to try.
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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.
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We’re mortals, and you do question your mortality when something like this happens. But he’s over the hurdle now.
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My dad always told me, 'I don't care what you do. Just aim to be the best at it. Even if it's the world's best window cleaner.'
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Don't ask me to put up a shelf, but I love engineering.
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If I knew the answer to that I'd bottle and sell it.
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I don't have interns. I don't have a manager. I don't have assistants. I don't have a secretary. I can't figure out Outlook Express. I'm the worst person in the world answering e-mails, and my phone is probably the oldest, most battered phone you can find. So I just talk to people.
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Teachers need to be more inspirational. But it's also up to engineering to make itself more interesting.
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I’ve thought about it, I’ll admit that. But I can’t see us hanging it up any time soon. Let’s get one thing straight: we would never become a parody of ourselves. But it’s my job to drive Maiden, and one day I’m not going to be able to do it any more.
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My son is in a band, and he's a singer, and his vocals... they're screaming-growling stuff... and he's got a pretty reasonable voice. Yet he practices really hard to get the screaming-growling thing without losing that voice every five minutes. So I'm, like, 'Hats off to you.'
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I prayed every day for him. I believe in the good Lord, and my prayers were answered, as well as the prayers of everybody else.
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When I was in employment as a regular line pilot, I used to take unpaid leave to go on tour with Iron Maiden. I got lucky - they let me off...
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With the Internet, bands can come and go every five minutes and the music looks disposable.
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Engineering stimulates the mind.
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Business is just about enabling human beings, nothing more, nothing less. Businesses need to recognize this fundamental fact.
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Iron Maiden is an institution, and I'm delighted that I'm involved in it, but there was a time that I wasn't delighted so I quit.