According to blabbermouth.net, in a recent interview, former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di’Anno compared bassist Steve Harris to Adolf Hitler, said he wrote “20-times better songs” than Harris’ and claimed Maiden is all about “money, money, money, money – nobody else counts.”
Di’Anno’s comments came during a press conference in Argentina last month. The singer was in the middle of a solo tour of the South American country.
A member of the audience questioned Di’Anno about his rumored drug use and asked whether it contributed to his departure from Maiden.
Di’Anno raged, “Where the fuck do you people get this from? 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. It was not about drugs; it was nothing like that.
Me and Steve [Harris]… I [wrote] the song Killers, Steve had [what he thought] were better songs. I thought his songs were shit. Nothing to do with drugs; nothing whatsoever. Check your facts or otherwise this interview is over… I hate that! I fucking hate that!
Because people… You say something but you don’t know. Well, I’m telling you. Iron Maiden is Steve Harris’ band. It doesn’t matter about anybody else – whether it’s Dave Murray, Clive [Burr], me… it’s Steve Harris’ band and all it is is money, money, money, money – nobody else counts.
And I wrote fuckin’ 20-times better songs than his, but I only got one song on the Killers album because it’s Steve’s – he must have this. Fuckin’ Adolf Hitler. I’m not interested. So there you go.
But you need to take drugs when you’re with Iron Maiden because they’re so fucking boring. And the only drugs were aspirin, because Steve [making hand gesture as if someone is speaking into his ear]… Fuckin’ headache.”
Watch video from the press conference below.
[Ed’s note: The above opinions do not reflect nor represent those of Eddie Trunk or EddieTrunk.com]
source: blabbermouth.net
46 Responses
this guy is a ramrod
Who’s this Paul Dun-Dun-Dunno who the F**k you are? 😉
I’ve read Paul’s autobiography, The Beast. He mentioned he sold his copyrights to the songs he wrote to the band years ago, and in interviews he mentions that with Bruce, when he heard Number of the Beast, he was floored at how much progress they had made and how much better of a singer Bruce was than him. So I have the hardest time figuring out why he would trash talk them after someone just asks the question again, I seriously doubt it’s the first time someone has. From what he says in the book, he quit at the time he was about to be fired anyway and it was a mutual decision on both sides. Maiden make a lot of $, yeah, but they’ve always been true to their fans and written quality material. And quite honestly, they deserve to. I don’t know what his problem is, but he could have responded to that question with a lot more dignity and professionalism.
Go back into your hole and overdose, Di’Anno. Getting rid of you was Steve’s best move. You’re a jealous piece of sh*t, who’s still trying to live back in 1980 off the Maiden name. We can see how well you write – no one can name one of your songs; Can you? My only wish was that Bruce was in the band during the first two albums rather than you. We are all sick of you’re bitchin’. GOOOO AWAYYYYY!!!!!
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