Paul Di'Anno talks Maiden
Sun Media spoke to Paul Di'Anno recently about a number of topics including his past with the band. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:Sun Media: You fronted Iron Maiden between 1976 and 1982, but after leaving the band, you compared founder Steve Harris and manager Rod Smallwood to Hitler and Mussolini. Care to elaborate?
Di'Anno (laughing): "Obviously, Iron Maiden is Steve's band -- he started it. I just got a bit pissed off because I was writing good songs, but only a few of mine would ever get in there. But I kind of got the last laugh, because I wrote on all the singles."
Sun Media: Do you still speak to those guys?
Di'Anno: "Yeah, yeah! It's all good. I haven't seen Steve in a few years ... we met a few times in the airport in London, which is weird, but he sends me e-mails and stuff, and I got a nice one from Rod a couple weeks back."
Sun Media: So no bad blood?
Di'Anno: "Nah, and God help anyone who says anything bad about Iron Maiden in front of me."
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