Iron Maiden Telephone Interview Indonesia 1992

This is an archive of Iron Maiden interview, in Bahasa Indonesia, happening in 1992. Bruce Dickinson himself answering an international telephone call from Jakarta, conducted by HAI magazine. It was on the weeks after Fear of the Dark released.

Some of highlight translation here:

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Q: Compare to the last four albums, Fear of the Dark sounds different. Is in deliberately done, or it was just spontaneity, was there a background story concept that deliberately inserted?

Bruce Dickinson: Fear of the Dark is a little bit different. But after ten years [of doing music] a changes is only natural. The concept you mean, was there a background story concept,  the answering is no. But there was an idea to make something different. So long our recording process was the same, so it is time for us to challenge the process, if we want to stay sharp. But on writing process, it was spontaneity and stage act that come first.

Q: According to Metal Hammer, one of the song [from Fear of the Dark] show similarity to Deep Purple's Perfect Stranger , your comment?

Bruce: Chances is it in "Fear is the Key". Actually Deep Purple takes it from Led Zeppelin. And Janick Gers like very much Zeppelin, like Kashmir song. That might explain Fear Is The Key sounds middle eastern. But from the middle to the end [of that song] there is absolutely no similarity to Deep Purple.

Q: Is the new sound comes from Janick Gers, or because Adrian Smith out?

Bruce: It is come from Janick. Adrian pull out because of differences in writing music before Janick entered. Janick then included to write some of the songs. You can listen there. Actually we still have four to five songs but didn't recording it due to time constraint.

Q: Changes not only in color of the music, but lyrically as well. Previously Iron Maiden likes to used mystical theme. But in this album, you guys talk about what happening right now, AIDS in Fear Is The Key, hooliganism in Weekend Warrior. Can you explain?

Bruce: We have long history about singing beasts, ancient history and kinds of, and it's time to uncover problem in society level [in lyric]. This happen because we no longer had that very long touring time, for about two or three last years. Unlike years ago where we literally spend out time looking through the window of touring bus, a condition that didn't went well for inspiration, [that made us] to only thinks about ancient stories, every night when looking through the bus' windows.

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Q: Iron Maiden step into the 12th year of career. What make you stay fresh until now?

Bruce: We do heart transplantation, plastic surgery, ha ha ha. No, just kidding. We were not always harmony, but we feel always friends. And one thing, because we always like to go on stage and performed music.

Q; In a band usually there is only one frontman. That usually what happening. But in Iron Maiden there are two, you and Steve Harris, founder of the band. How is your relationship with Steve?

Bruce: This is a question always pop up from any interviews. It's okay, this is like a soup opera between me and Steve. Unfortunately, what happening is absolutely far from drama, not dramatic as expected [for being a rivalry between us]. The question seems that me and Steve have a bout, but our relationship is just fine.

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Q: What do you expected if you [got a chance] to tour in South East Asia?

Bruce: Red Hot Chili Peppers, alias spicy food. Ha ha ha. I think I will be presented a very enthusiast audiens. For me, I like to visit a place where we never been to, in opposite to the places that we already visit for five or six times.

Q: Are you aware of fans from Indonesia?

Bruce: I know, we often received letter from Indonesia [fans].

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Q: Your solo album, Tattooed Millionaire, do you think a success?

Bruce: Yes, I am happy with the result of the album. So does the producer. That's why I am in studio right now, producing by next solo album.

Q: If you solo carreer happening to just better than in Iron Maiden, are you going to focus on that or stay in Iron Maiden?

Bruce: Of course not. I already talk this issue with Steve when doing Tattoed Millionaire. I said to Steve, it is impossible for me to out [from IM] just to pursue solo career.

wawancara Bruce Dickinson lewat telephone, Jakarta 1992

wawancara Iron Maiden dalam bahasa Indonesia, Majalah HAI 1992