auad Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Bruce ensured that Quebec and Montreal will be in the band route on the upcoming tour and when asked about the memories of his previous visits to Canada, Bruce Dickinson said with humor reminiscent of a time he wanted to hit Axl Rose at the Colisée de Québec.Guns N 'Roses opened the show of Iron Maiden and, according to Dickinson, Axl Rose would have told the public that the Maiden was only the main attraction because he spoke French. "I should have gone to the stage and punched him. How could he dare to talk to my audience in this way? I always regretted not having done so."http://whiplash.net/materias/news_799/229679-ironmaiden.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Nice tribute to put 2006 Axl on the cover of The Book of Souls, though :-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Glow Inc. Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 "I always regretted not having done so"lol that's quite sad, not being able to get past something as petty as that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreblack Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 If we start listing Axl's pettyness and insecurities and grudges, we're gonna be here all night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIST Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hey DICKinson..."let me see you try..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gackt Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Great, another band that's out ta get Axl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Bruce is great. Gotta love the guy. He's singing like a beast on maidens new album and he doesn't seem like retiring anytime soon. Axl on the other hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 yeah bruce is awesome and yes he should have decked axl, might have knocked some sense into him. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabbath Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I like Maiden, but it's not like Bruce has never been a dick before. Pot meet kettle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarBradley Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 yeah bruce is awesome and yes he should have decked axl, might have knocked some sense into him.Bruce would have had to have done this to Axl in order to actually knock some sense into him: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I like Maiden, but it's not like Bruce has never been a dick before. Pot meet kettle? there is being a dick once and a while(who cant be a dick once and a while?) and being axl rose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I'm staying out of this one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 yeah bruce is awesome and yes he should have decked axl, might have knocked some sense into him.Bruce would have had to have done this to Axl in order to actually knock some sense into him: yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) What is Axl saying in that interview about Donnington anyway?I've never really understood it. Like what does Maiden stand for... what is their political statement? What is he taking issue with? Edited September 3, 2015 by Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Axls words are incredibly pathetic when placed in context of how he's been since 1993. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Jay Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Agree, talking about Riad or even Civil War, is a political statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguy Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 What is Axl saying in that interview about Donnington anyway?I've never really understood it. Like what does Maiden stand for... what is their political statement? What is he taking issue with?No, Axl is making an analogy. Hes not actually referring to politics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stella Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 As I recall, Guns N' Roses pretty famously hated opening for Iron Maiden and tried numerous things to get fired from the tour. In that context, seems as though Axl's statement might have been one more deliberate attempt to piss them off enough to get kicked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Who Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 What is Axl saying in that interview about Donnington anyway?I've never really understood it. Like what does Maiden stand for... what is their political statement? What is he taking issue with?I think at the time Iron Maiden was seen by some as being sort of right-wing and they had their very political songs like The Trooper and such and I guess Axl and the guys in 1987 didn't care for thatAs I recall, Guns N' Roses pretty famously hated opening for Iron Maiden and tried numerous things to get fired from the tour. In that context, seems as though Axl's statement might have been one more deliberate attempt to piss them off enough to get kicked out. They wrote "It Tastes Good, Don't It?" to be as obscene as possible just for the purpose of getting kicked off the tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 i wouldnt call the trooper all that political. steve harris likes to write about historical battles. the trooper was just a song about the crimean war. 2 midnights is political but its not really about left/right or anything like that its more about how fucked up we are spending crazy amounts of money just to kill each other and wipe ourselves off the face of the planet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallFlagg Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) I do remember Axl saying 'I certainly hope not' in response to an interviewer at Donnington asking if his band had any similarities to Maiden but I'm sure Axl was just joking regarding this, seems pretty stupid to come out and crack him for joking with the audience, I just believe if Axl really had a major problem with a band he was supporting knowing him he'd come out with something pretty content heavy.edit - Reading some comments up above I guess it was part of a bigger picture, interesting to read about. Edited September 3, 2015 by RandallFlagg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Maiden wrote some politically fueled songs (Be Quick Or Be Dead and Mother Russia Spring to mind), but certainly nothing by 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Maiden wrote some politically fueled songs (Be Quick Or Be Dead and Mother Russia Spring to mind), but certainly nothing by 1988.yeah exactly, the only thing remotely political was the original idea for the killers album cover but that was scrapped(outside of an ep or single). i honestly never thought of iron maiden as a political band. Edited September 3, 2015 by bran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 As niceguy has already stated, Axl didn't mean it literally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts