Who is Bruce Dickinson

Bruce has a very versatile vocal style

Bruce is multi-talented - he can sing, act, fly a jet, write books, write music, was ranked seventh in the mens foils for Great Britain in fencing and is an entrepreneur and a radio presenter

When Bruce is interviewed he comes across as a really nice, down to earth bloke

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Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a British singer, airline pilot, radio show host, DJ, historian, television presenter, fencer, producer, novelist, and songwriter, best known as the lead singer in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.

According to Allmusic, Dickinson "was the most acclaimed and instantly recognizable vocalist to emerge from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement of the early-'80s". He is the older cousin of Rob Dickinson, lead singer of British Alternative rock band Catherine Wheel.

Before Iron Maiden, Dickinson was the singer in a similar band called Samson from 1979 until he joined Iron Maiden two years later in 1981. In Samson and previous bands, he went by the name of "Bruce Bruce". During previous years, he was in Styx (1976) (not to be confused with the American band of the same name), then went on to sing for Speed (1977 - 1978). When Speed split up, he joined Shots until the summer of 1979. He made his recording debut with Iron Maiden on their Number of the Beast album in 1982.

Dickinson quit Iron Maiden in 1993 in order to pursue his solo career and was replaced by Blaze Bayley, who had previously been the lead singer of the metal band Wolfsbane. Dickinson's solo work ranges from the Alternative rock sound of 1996's Skunkworks, to the all out Metal style of Accident of Birth. Dickinson was releasing an artistic energy he felt was suppressed by Iron Maiden's strict progressive metal format, which he claimed could not accommodate emotional reflection as evidenced in the lyrics of "Tears of the Dragon." After releasing two traditional metal albums with former Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith (which were arguably more akin to the genre than Maiden's epic format), Dickinson rejoined the band in 1999 along with Smith. Both are still in the band to date. Since then, Dickinson has only released one more solo album (Tyranny of Souls) but says his solo career is not over. He has signed a contract with his label to do 3 more solo albums. Soon after Dickinson's solo career he flew to Australia to join the Alternative Punk band Option, however this was short lived due to the re-joining of Iron Maiden.

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Tattooed Millionaire

Tattooed Millionaire 1990

Balls To Picasso

Balls To Picasso 1994

Alive

Alive 1995

Skunkworks

Skunkworks 1996

Accident Of Birth

Accident Of Birth 1997

The Chemical Wedding

The Chemical Wedding 1998

Scream for Me Brazil:
Live 1999

Scream For Me Brazil 1999

The Best of Bruce Dickinson

The Best Of Bruce Dickinson 2001

Tyranny of Souls

Tyranny Of Souls 2005

Chemical Wedding

Chemical Wedding (Paperback)
by Julian Doyle (Author), Bruce Dickinson (Author)
"Jack Parsons was a brilliant chemist, member of Cal Tech propulsion unit that invented the rocket fuel used for the US space flight to the moon. He was also a fanatical believer in the Magyck of Aleister Crowley the aging occultist who considered himself 'The Beast' incarnate. In 1947 Jack Parsons and science fiction writer and founder of The Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard performed some of Crowley's mystic rituals. All three men die in mysterious circumstances and certain of their possessions disappear without trace...until Dr. Joshua Mathers begins an experiment that may change the course of the planet..."

Amazon reader reviews:
"...The book reads like a British version of the Illuminatus Trilogy, hopping from quantum physics to occult history in a single sentence..."
"...the book reads so well, the style soft and straightforward...From the identity of Jesus' father to the science behind light reception in the eye and how the information reaches the brain, passing through the mandatory Templar Knights to the essentials of quantum physics...The science, which delves into quantum physics is simply explained and the comparison between science and magic, fascinating and quite esoteric and actually got me thinking."

Bruce Dickinson:
Flashing Metal with Maiden and Flying Solo:
Flashing Metal with "Maiden" and Flying Solo

Bruce Dickinson - Flashing Metal with "Maiden" and Flying Solo (Paperback)
Bruce Dickinson is best known as frontman for the multi-million selling giants of heavy metal, Iron Maiden, with whom he has enjoyed worldwide success for 25 years. However, his story outside of Maiden is equally remarkable. Prior to joining that band Dickinson enjoyed stardom with Samson, while his post-Maiden solo career has brought much critical success. Further away from his day job, Dickinson is a true renaissance man. A member of the British Fencing team, he also hosts his own show on flagship digital radio station, BBC 6Music, is a best-selling fiction author, and TV presenter for the Discovery Channel and Sky One. Dickinson is also employed by the commercial airline Astreus as a first officer, and even participated in a mercy mission to rescue British residents from Beirut during the summer of 2006. This book tells his story for the first time, through exclusive interviews with those who know him best: from his formative days to all his time in Maiden, through his solo years, right up to the present day, where Iron Maiden are rightly considered legends of music worldwide.