Bruce Dickinson (b. 1958)

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Biography

Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Dickinson has performed in the band across two stints, from 1981 to 1993 and from 1999 to the present day. He is known for his wide-ranging operatic vocal style and energetic stage presence.

In Their Own Words (2)

(On performing in Costa Rica for the first time) It was like finding some weird tribe in the middle of the jungle and, you know, they all come out and go: "Fear of the Dark. Favorite Album." What?!?

Iron Maiden: Flight 666

Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue.

Timeline

The story of Bruce Dickinson, told in moments.

1958 Birth

Born Paul Bruce Dickinson in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Discovered his voice as a teenager. Got expelled from school for urinating in the headmaster's dinner.

Was getting expelled for urinating in the headmaster's dinner the act of a future rockstar? Did Worksop know what it was losing?

1981 Event

Joined Iron Maiden, replacing vocalist Paul Di'Anno. His wide-ranging operatic voice transformed the band's sound overnight.

Did joining Iron Maiden feel like coming home? Was transforming the band's sound overnight intimidating?

1982 Event

The Number of the Beast became Iron Maiden's breakthrough album. It hit number one in the UK. American evangelical groups burned the records, which only boosted sales.

Did American evangelicals burning your records actually boost sales? Was Number of the Beast deliberately provocative?

1993 Event

Left Iron Maiden for a solo career. Spent the years between also qualifying as a commercial airline pilot, fencing competitively, and writing novels.

How do you qualify as a commercial airline pilot, fence competitively, and write novels between albums? Was leaving Iron Maiden freedom or folly?

1999 Event

Returned to Iron Maiden. The reunion lineup produced some of the band's most acclaimed work. He personally pilots the band's Boeing 747, Ed Force One, on world tours.

Was returning to Iron Maiden the right decision? Does piloting the band's Boeing 747 personally satisfy something deeper?