Maiden Singer?

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

How many of you guys know that Dickinson sidelines as a commercial airlines pilot? He's a first officer on a Boeing 757 for a charter airline in the UK. Nice mix of fun jobs.

I do. Maybe his favorite Maiden song is "Aces High". BTW, IIRC guitarist Steve Morse also works as a pilot.

 

[lame(B)ass]

+1. I can't even listen to the Blaze stuff. I saw them live with blaze and he's AWEFUL.

IMO, Blaze era Maiden is like Metallica's St. Anger.

+1


Long and awful boring tracks.

 

[steve21]

Paul era had some cool songs, but his voice just isn't as good as Bruce's.

Bruce era had the best vocals, the best songs (Powerslave album in all its entirety)

Blaze just sucks.

 

[remo]

horses for courses.. imo I love the first 2 albums... so raw and punky.. they got a bit "cleaner" when dickenson joined.. mabye just a result of the recording budget going up... still love stuff like Somewhere In Time and Powerslave though...

UP THE IRONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bmc]

I do. Maybe his favorite Maiden song is "Aces High". BTW, IIRC guitarist Steve Morse also works as a pilot.

Who does he fly for and what does he fly?

 

[embellisher]

How many of you guys know that Dickinson sidelines as a commercial airlines pilot? He's a first officer on a Boeing 757 for a charter airline in the UK. Nice mix of fun jobs.

I knew about him being a pilot, but I had no idea that he flies commercially.

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Who does he fly for and what does he fly?

I saw that some time ago in a friend's book that has mini-biographies of famous guitarists and bassists. I've just looked for info in Google and found this:

"Aardschok: I have been told that you even stopped playing for a while to start as a pilot.

Steve Morse: "That's right. I did airlines for a while. As a pilot, you start with a reasonable salary, and when you make progression, you end up with a very good salary and lots of free-time. That gives you time to play again. My idea was to get a life like that, and to do gigs once in a while. But, after being a professional pilot for half a year, I realised that making music is the most natural thing for me. It's just the certain aspects of the music industry that make me sick. Just like every industry has the things that make you sick. So I got over that; the unpleasant things are part of life too. I just keep looking at the good sides of the business. I'm more enthousiastic than ever, and I started playing with a more mature attitude. When I get tired of things, I think back of my time as a pilot. I had worked hard for it, and I got the job. That makes me realise that you can basically do everything; it just depends on what you want to do. And so I choose for the music. The best is that your work is something you like the most! Besides, I don't see touring or recording as a 'work'. The reason I get paid for it is that I have bills myself to pay. The nasty thing is you can't do what you want while travelling. We travel very comfortable with Purple, but we always got to be in the hotellobby at an exact time!"

"For a while, back in 1987, Morse actually took a hiatus from his music to work as a commercial airline pilot full-time."

"Q: Who were you working for as a commercial pilot?

A: A regional airline that doesn't want to be named. "