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Happy bones band12/22/2023 ![]() I hate that! I fucking hate that! Because people. Check your facts or otherwise this interview is over. Nothing to do with drugs nothing whatsoever. ![]() It was not about drugs it was nothing like that. "I left IRON MAIDEN because they were going too heavy metal, and IRON MAIDEN is a money-making machine, and I don't give a fuck about it. "Where the fuck do you people get this from?" he asked. He went on to front a number of other bands, including KILLERS and BATTLEZONE, and released several solo records.ĭi'Anno made the aforementioned " Hitler" comment during a 2009 press conference in Argentina where he was asked about the rumors that his drug use had something to do with his split with MAIDEN. End of story."ĭi'Anno recorded two classic albums with IRON MAIDEN - a self-titled effort in 1980 and "Killers" in 1981 - before being fired and replaced by Bruce Dickinson. See, if I try to say, 'Oh, IRON MAIDEN didn't pay me enough money,' it's a bad reflection on IRON MAIDEN. Pressed about whether it's true that he wasn't properly compensated for his work on the first two IRON MAIDEN albums, Paul said: "I have nothing to comment on that at all, because, to be honest with you, it's nobody's damn business. thank you, IRON MAIDEN, and most of all, thank you to the fans." There's still a few more little issues to deal with, but. So we'll pay for the final parts.' And all of it is important, but obviously the final part is the final part. And IRON MAIDEN just called in, their administration called in, and said, 'We're gonna take over the rest of it now. 'Cause it's all privately done as well that's how you get better attention. What happened was we were almost there, but there was quite a bit of more money needed for surgeries. Asked if the MAIDEN camp assisted him with any of the costs involved with his medical treatment, Paul said: "Yes, they did. And that's as much as I'm gonna say."ĭi'Anno, who had been receiving physiotherapy and lymphatic drainage treatments in Croatia, finally underwent his knee surgery on September 12. And the way I dealt with them maybe was not right, but I dealt with them. ![]() I was just upset about certain things, which were private things in the band. I've played more shows than IRON MAIDEN have ever played… They play a lot of concerts, but I played a hell of a lot more than they ever had. Looking back on the circumstances that led to his departure from MAIDEN and whether it's true that it has something to do with his vocal performance, Paul said: "My record stands for itself. I said 'Hitler' I didn't mean it in that way." And I couldn't think of another one person to. Because of the way he runs ," Paul explained. A journalist called him Rod Smallwallet, and we thought it was all funny, so everybody in IRON MAIDEN called him that, 'cause it used to piss him off. Di'Anno also had a short discussion with MAIDEN's longtime manager Rod Smallwood, who was traveling with the group.Īfter his friendly meeting with Harris, Di'Anno stuck around long enough to watch some of MAIDEN's performance before leaving near the end of the set to avoid a huge traffic jam after the show.Īsked in a new interview with Sakis Fragos of Greece's Rock Hard magazine why he would take the time to meet with Harris and Smallwood when he had been critical of the two of them in the past, referring to Smallwood as " Rod Smallwallet" and comparing Steve to Adolf Hitler, Di'Anno responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I never called Rod Smallwallet. Harris, whose group kicked off the 2022 leg of its "Legacy Of The Beast" world tour at the 22,000-capacity Arena Zagreb, came out before the show to greet a wheelchair-bound Di'Anno and chat with him for a few minutes. This past May, former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno came face to face with MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris for the first time in three decades before the band's concert in Croatia.
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