Bruce Dickinson says his Iron Maiden nickname was originally an insult

Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of Iron Maiden, was in Brazil to promote his solo band’s album “The Mandrake Project”, and took the opportunity to chat with Pedro Bial, on the program Conversa com Bial. During the conversation, he revealed that his nickname “Aircraft Siren” was born from an insult from a fan.

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“That’s a weird story. It was actually an insult. When I joined Iron Maiden, someone wrote a letter, saying, ‘I hated the new singer. His voice sounds like an air raid siren.’ Rob, our manager, thought, ‘This is great! The Human Aircraft Siren!’ He transformed that, that’s why he’s a businessman,” he stated.

In a 1985 issue of Billboard, the story of the nickname was quite different. “The biggest change in Iron Maiden was the dismissal of Paul Di’Anno after the ‘Killers’ album. He was a case of ‘too much and too soon’, finishing himself on the road, killing his voice and sacrificing his personality. His replacement came with former Samson singer Bruce Dickinson, quickly dubbed the Air Raid Siren by fans due to the ferocity of his powerful voice.”

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The interview can be watched in full on Globoplay.