IRON MAIDEN GUITARIST ADRIAN SMITH SAYS MAYBE THE BAND SHOULD CHANGE THEIR INTRO MUSIC FROM UFO’S “DOCTOR DOCTOR” TO AC/DC’S “IT’S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP [IF YOU WANNA ROCK N’ ROLL]?

In a new interview with Sweden’s Bandit Rock radio station, Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith was asked “how tired” he is of Doctor Doctor, the classic UFO song which the band has played over the P.A. system as the band’s opening intro to nearly all of its concerts since at least 2000. 

Smith replied (as transcribed by blabbermouth.net): “Well, I mean, I love UFO — they’re one of my favorite bands — but maybe we should change it. We used to have a different one — it was an AC/DC song called It’s A Long Way To The Top [If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll], with the bagpipes and everything. So maybe we should bring that back. I do love Doctor Doctor‘“

Back in February 2022, singer Bruce Dickinson was asked during the question-and-answer portion of his spoken-word show at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, Illinois why the band always uses Doctor Doctor as its “entrance music” at is concerts. He responded, “It has the added advantage that everybody knows we play Doctor Doctor before we go on stage. So, before the intro tape, there’s five minutes of ‘Doctor Doctor‘. It’s brilliant, so people go, ‘Oh, quick.’ Stop having a piss, drink the last pint, get to your seats. Doctor Doctor is playing. They’ll be on in a minute. And for the road crew, it’s also brilliant. It’s, like, ‘Stop masturbating in the toilet. Wipe your a–.'”