BRUCE DICKINSON - New Solo Album In The Works? Metal Meltdown recently caught up with vocalist
Henning Basse (ULI JON
ROTH, SONS OF SEASONS, ex-METALIUM) to discuss a variety of subjects,
including an aborted audition for
SAVATAGE. During the interview Basse
commented on meeting up with
IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson in Los
Angeles while on tour with Roth:
Basse: "Uli told me of course before, 'There might be a chance that
Bruce Dickinson is coming up, and we have to jam with him, and you will
be on stage with him singing his background vocals.' We wanted to do
'Mistreated' and 'Black Night,' and even maybe if he's in the mood for
'Run To The Hills'. So we were jamming that 'Run To The Hills' song the
night before. It didn't work out, because he was working with Roy Z the
whole day doing this solo record, and there wasn't any chance for him to
sing live. I woke up, and I heard this really strong British accent in
the back of the bus, so I came in and he was sitting there. He was
really a gentleman, really down to earth, and we were chatting a bit and
having a couple pictures."
Go to this location to read the complete interview and hear the audio.
Watch for updates on Dickinson's current plans in the coming weeks.
On March 19th, Dickinson attended the TeliaSonera Connect2Business
2013 in Stockholm, Sweden as the event's keynote speaker. A short clip
of Dickinson's speech can be veiwed below:
Bruce Dickinson Stockholm March 19 2013
As previously reported, Dickinson has scheduled a speaking engagement
for Monday, June 3rd at Humber Business Week in Hull, England. According
to Hull Daily Mail,
the serial entrepreneur will share his philosophies of business and
enterprise with guests at the Humber Business Luncheon at the KC
Stadium.
Organised by East Yorkshire and the Humber IoD, Bruce will give
guests an insight into how he manages to combine diverse business and
personal interests across sectors and continents.
IoD chairman Richard Tuplin said: "The Humber Luncheon is one of the
highlights of our events calendar – we always aim to secure
high-profile speakers and this year is no exception.Bruce Dickinson is
the lead singer of one of the world's greatest rock bands, a commercial
pilot, business angel, entrepreneur and creative business thinker. With
his captivating style and humour he is sure to entertain and motivate."
Dickinson was a speaker at the Harstadkonferansen (Harstad
Conference) on January 25th in Harstad, Norway. He talked about projects
in entrepreneurship, creativity, and the parallels between his music
and career in business. Video footage from the event can be seen below:
Bruce Dickinson @ Harstadkonferansen 2013