Iron Maiden - Sky Channel's Music Box - 1985 UK - Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson Interview

[@NeilHawkins-f1l]

Thanks for posting. I haven’t seen this interview by Dante Bonutto in years 👏

[@wojciechtrojanowski7178]

I love Iron Maiden. Their music (particulary from 80's) it's all my life.

[@tribeshift]

That's the most well-researched interviewer you could possibly wish for. He really did his homework on Iron Maiden.

[@vinaymulukutla358]

He looks like a metalhead and a well-versed rock journalist. Of course he knows his stuff about Maiden.

[@paulcolville5972]

@@vinaymulukutla358 Looks like Dante Bonuto writer from Kerrang magazine back in the day.

[@danielkumar8402]

My thoughts exactly!

[@tinytim71301]

Time has proven that Harris is quite possibly the greatest bassist ever, and one hell of a quality man. Up the irons

[@vinaymulukutla358]

Do you like Senjutsu?

[@tinytim71301]

@@vinaymulukutla358 yes. It’s a great album, theme, production quality. I bought CDs set but wish I had bought the vinyl for the larger artwork, which I will at some point. The guitars are amazing. Those three guys still inspire people to play. I can’t quite mimic that tone or effect during some of the solos. My fave Is that tone you hear when samurai Eddie unsheathed his lightning samurai sword in Writing on the Wall. It’s the most remarkable sound. Or Nicko brutalizing your ears, or Harris’s finger assault on bass strings (truly love Harris’ work on this one-clearly that man personifies artist and hard work), I truly can’t get enough of writing on the wall video. It’s extraordinary., and these songs were created and performed by men in their 50s who rock harder than anyone out there. Dare I say I am proud of Iron Maiden for keeping together through the decades and producing some of the worlds most recognizable music without much radio play, ever. Literally, I don’t think there is an instrument that is not played like a masterpiece on this album. There’s truly too much in this release to unpack. Thanks for messaging. Did you like the album? Did you get a chance to see the videos? What do you think about the ending on writing on the wall, and how about eddies eyes when he was playing Japanese Chess? I set my kids down with me, and watched it with them too.

[@tinytim71301]

@Samson 92 Nicko quoting his dad..”you’re only as old as the women you sleep with.” Lol.

[@Elnont]

Bruce was always eccentric lmaooo, the hat is so random.

[@BSeab1024]

Thanks for posting :)

[@muhammadnoorbinrohani39]

Steve Harris is the world best heavy metal grand master Bass Guitarist in Europe & the world.

[@artrza5312]

and Cliff Burton

[@sannechristinadezeeu]

Maiden to me is everything Up the Irons!

[@thewildbruce5612]

Bruce's hair looked greatest in 1984-1987. It was so long and beautiful here. But what's with the funny looking hat? 🤣

[@burkhardhansulrich3052]

Boss iron maiden ❤😊

[@couchslouch13]

why is Bruce wearing a slice of pizza on his head?

[@burkhardhansulrich3052]

❤😊

[@SparkFilmsTV]

The logo - Steve played no part in the design of the original logo! That was Dennis Willcock's concept ( l did the artwork so l know ).

[@Samantas5855]

The same font has been used before; one of Nicko McBrain's first gigs Gordon Giltrap used the font back in 1976 on albums like Visionary and Fear Of The Dark. David Bowie also used this font on The Man Who Fell to Earth back in 1976. I'm really interested in learning more about the logo. Did you also do the artwork for the mouth that looks like the rolling stones logo?

[@SparkFilmsTV]

We were speaking about 'The Mouth' last week. The artwork was also produced at Crowe's Studio, 15 Rathbone Place, London W1. The illustration was drawn by an artist there called Reg Suffolk, Dennis was the designer of the poster that included a line borrowed from Backman Turner Overdrive - 'You ain't seen nothing yet'. The work was produced in the early summer of 1977.

[@SparkFilmsTV]

The font on the Bowie / Giltrap album sleeves and chosen for Maiden was originally known as 'Busk'. It was redrawn by Ray Larabie in Japan and rebranded as 'Metal Lord' many years later. I was in touch with Dennis about this aspect yesterday and he said he wasn't aware of the font being on the Bowie poster that was produced in 1976 at the material time. As l understand it, the Maiden lettering was later adapted ( most likely by Steve ) for the front of albums in outline with a red infill. Having said that, the original Busk font also came in outline. Dennis was the studio Manager at Crowe's and interviewed me for a position as 'Artist' in March '77. Dennis was a superb studio Manager and had tremendous energy and enthusiasm. Great days!

[@Samantas5855]

@@SparkFilmsTV Thanks for all this amazing info! It was interesting to learn more about this iconic logo. The 70s are the most interesting period of Maiden for me because other than a live recording of Prowler from 1977 we don't have any other material. I hope more resurface at some point. Does Dennis have any audiovisual material to share? Funny that you mention Bachman Turner Overdrive because yesterday I was thinking that Bruce Dickinson ripped of the riff from Not Fragile on a song from his new solo album. Again, any other piece of trivia you have about Maiden I'd love to hear.

[@SparkFilmsTV]

There are quite a few recordings that exist from '76 and '77 - some are rehearsals and some from live performances. Barry Purkis ( former Maiden drummer ) has released some of this. Dennis is in the middle of a house move currently. He hasn't mentioned any audio / visual that l wasn't aware of but l have recordings of him singing most of the early set live. During this interview Steve mentions Paul Day and Dennis and alludes to them being short term members of the band - this is not so, Dennis Willcock's stay was around a year and a half and he was very much the focal feature on stage. I live in Colchester in the UK and the illustrator who has worked on album sleeves for the band ( Mark Wilkinson ) lives a few miles north of here. Mark has been involved with Maiden for over ten years and has produced work for an array of prog and metal bands.

[@exebit9366]

Humble. Talented. You don’t get much of that combo anymore. Thanks Meta. 😫🤢🤮

[@TheMistriBox]

He nods in agreement when the interviewer says he designed the first Maiden logo. This is where the information has become twisted and why people think he designed the logo out right. However, this only means he designed the layout of the font using the specific letters that make up the band name. Not the font itself as this font was used as early as 1973. It was designed with the aid of Dennis Wilcock around 77 who worked in a design studio.

[@NeilHawkins-f1l]

The iron maiden font was copied from David Bowie’s movie, The Man Who Fell To Earth.

[@TheMistriBox]

@NeilHawkins-f1l the font was used on that poster but there's been no official word from Steve that this poster directly inspired Steve. Steve was a draughtsman but not a designer. Den Wilcock worked as a professional designer in a London Studio.

[@NeilHawkins-f1l]

@ mate, the font was definitely copied from the Man Who Fell To Earth. I’m not disputing what profession Dennis Wilcock had at that time, or even if he came up with the Iron Maiden font or not. But if Wilcock did “design” the font, then he copied it from The Man Who Fell To Earth. It’s blatantly obvious. Oh and the fact that Rod Smallwood told Derek Riggs that the font from The Man Who Fell To Earth inspired the Iron Maiden font. 😂

[@thewildbruce5612]

Is the interviewer a man or a woman? I can't tell by the looks of him/her. 🤣

[@jonybeam8731]

Or there they thee I he her she it or whatever else the globalist scum tell the controllers to come up with for the sheeple

[@thewildbruce5612]

@@jonybeam8731 What?

[@NeilHawkins-f1l]

It’s Dante Bonutto.