Rock In Rio - Interview CD

Bruce Dickinson (Vocals)
Q1. The Band Gave A Very Energetic Performance At Rock In Rio, Even Though You Were On Stage For Two Hours, In The Early Hours Of The Morning, In Front Of An Enormous Crowd. How Tiring Did You Find That Show?
A1. IN: "Well, Yeah, Rio Was One Of The Most Tiring Shows... " OUT: "...Sitting There, Going, 'Wow!'"
Q2. But Did You Get A Lift From The Adrenalin Of Playing Such A Big Show?
A2. IN: "Oh God, If You Play In Front Of 250,000 People..." OUT: "...Of Course I Did, Yeah."
Q3. Iron Maiden Have Of Course Released Live Albums In The Past. Why Was It Important To You To Release Another One Now?
A3. IN: "The Best Album That The Band Recorded Live..." OUT: "...The Next Thing I Heard Was The Mix."
Q4. Kevin Shirley Of Course Co-produced 'Brave New World'. Why Did You Want To Keep Him Involved With The Band?
A4. IN: Well, It Was Extraordinarily Important..." OUT: "...Kevin's The Man."
Q5. What Have You Been Doing Since Rock In Rio...?
A5. IN: "Well, Since Rock In Rio..." OUT: "...I Manage To Fill In All The Gaps!"
Q6. You Are Playing Some Benefit Shows For Clive Burr, Your Former Drummer, Who Is Suffering From Multiple Sclerosis. How Did You Find Out About His Plight?
A6. IN: "Well, I Found Out About Clive's Illness..." OUT: "...A Trust Fund To Administer The Money."
Q7. Can You Tell Us About The Clive Burr MS Trust Fund?
A7. IN: "The Trust Fund Is Going To Initially Start..." OUT: "...They've Done That."
Nicko McBrain (Drums)
A8. What Are Your Lasting Memories Of Rock In Rio?
A8. IN: "Well, Obviously The Masses Of Amounts Of People That Were There..." OUT: "...Back In January."
A9. What Are Your Best Memories Of The Metal 2000 / Brave New World Tour?
A9. IN: "The Memory Of The Whole Tour..." OUT: "...My Highlight I Think Definitely Was Earls Court."
Q10. Where Was The Best Party On The Tour?
A10. IN: "Let's Imagine This OUT: "...It Probably Wouldn't Be The Same, Would It?"
Q11. Have You Missed Playing Live?
A11. IN: "Well, Yes, Of Course, I've Missed Playing Live..." OUT: "...I've Missed Playing A Lot."
Q12. During Iron Maiden's Sabbatical, You've Been Doing Some Drum Clinics. Tell Us About Those.
A12. IN: "I Did My First Drum Show..." OUT: "...It's Good Fun."
Q13. As You And Dave Murray Live On A Different Continent, You Haven't Seen The Other Members Of Iron Maiden Much Recently. Are You Looking Forward To All Getting Back Together Again?
A13. IN: "Oh, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes - Of Course!..." OUT: "...It's Gonna Be Nice."
Q14. Is It True That When One Of Your Former Bands, Trust, Played With Maiden On The 'Number Of The Beast' Tour, You Used To Cavort Around Stage Dressed As A Demon During Maiden's Set?
A14. IN: "Behave Yourself!..." OUT: "...It Was Fun."
Q15. When You First Joined Iron Maiden, Did You Think It Would Last This Long?
A15. IN: "Er - No. I Didn't Really Think Anything..." OUT: "...We'll Be Out There."
Q16. After All That Iron Maiden Has Achieved, What Is It That Inspired You To Keep Going?
A16. IN: "What Inspires Us Is The Music..." OUT: "...Thank You, Goodnight."
Adrian Smith (Guitar)
Q17. What Are Your Most Lasting Memories Of Rock In Rio?
A17. IN: "We Actually Flew From The Hotel..." OUT: "...What I Remember Most."
Q18. Were You Nervous Before The Show?
A18. IN: "Um – Yeah, I Was A Little Bit Nervous..." OUT: "...You Do Get A Little Nervous."
Q19. What Are Your Best Memories Of The Metal 2000 / Brave New World Tour?
A19. IN: "It Was A Great Tour..." OUT: "...There Were Some Great Nights On That Tour."
Q20. How Does It Feel To Be Back In Maiden, Having Been Out Of The Band For Nine Years?
A20. IN: "It's Interesting..." OUT: "...Every Gig A Real Occasion."
Q21. What Difference Does It Make, Working With Two Other Guitarists, Instead Of The Previous One?
A21. IN: "I Did A Lot Of Thinking About That..." OUT: "...That's Been Quite Interesting."
Q22. Now That You Have A Young Family, Do You Still Enjoy Touring As Much As You Used To These Days?
A22. IN: "Yeah – Probably In A Different Way..." OUT: "...I Enjoy It, But Probably In A Different Way."
Q23. You're Doing Three Benefit Gigs To Raise Money For Clive Burr In March. Are You Looking Forward To Playing Live Again, Having Had A Long Lay-off?
A23. IN: "Yeah, I'm Really Looking Forward To It..." OUT: "...Get The Cobwebs Out And Do Some Shows."
Q24. What Bands Have You Been Listening To Recently?
A24. IN: "Well, My Son's 12 Now..." OUT: "...Glenn Hughes, You Know... (Laughs)"
Q25. When You First Joined Maiden In 1980, Could You Imagine That You'd Still Be Playing With Maiden In 2002?
A25. IN: "No, I Don't Think So..." OUT: "...That's Why The Band Has Lasted So Long."
Q26. After All That Iron Maiden Has Achieved, What Is It That Inspired You To Keep Going?
A26. IN: "Well, I Think We're Really Enjoying It..." OUT: "...We're All Looking Forward To That, And Doing That."
Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden ID's
27. Hello, I'm Bruce Dickinson From Iron Maiden And Here's A Track From Our New Album, Rock In Rio.
28. Hi, Bruce Dickinson From Iron Maiden And Here's Our Latest Single, Run To The Hills.
29. Hi There, Bruce Dickinson From Iron Maiden Here. This Is One Of My Favourite Songs Off The New Live Album, Rock In Rio. This Is Brave New World.
30. Hi There, Bruce Dickinson From Iron Maiden Here. This Is One Of My Favourite Songs Off The New Live Album, Rock In Rio. This Is Blood Brothers.
31. Hi There, Bruce Dickinson Here From Iron Maiden. This Is One Of My Favourite Tracks Of All Time. This Is Wrathchild.