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Nicko McBrain
(October 2005 Issue)
The Return Of Iron Maiden We managed to track down
Nicko McBrain in Madrid, Spain while
in the midst of Iron Maiden's
successful world tour. "Who'd have thought even ten years ago that we'd
still be
going strong," the drummer says. "With Bruce [Dickinson] and
Adrian [Smith] back in the band, it's absolutely fantastic.
It's a shot
in the arm."
McBrain says that any personal problems the band had when
Dickinson departed
seven years ago have all dissipated with time.
"Things change," Nicko says. "You get older and wiser, and you become
more
positive about where you want to go with things. Besides, you
can't hold a grudge forever. We all put our disagreements to
bed early
last year and went on to make one of the best albums we've made since
Piece Of Mind."
The new
album Nicko's referring to is Brave New World, and
apparently it was a joy to make. "It was a collaborative effort,"
he
says. "It began with writing rehearsals in Portugal in '99. We
rehearsed all of the material prior to going into the
studio. The last
three or four albums were done in bits - we learned stuff in the studio.
This time we performed the material in
the studio as if we were playing
it live. It was a terrific experience for all of us."
Robyn Flans
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