Fencer, certified airplane pilot, doctor in music, and singer. All these attributes and professions can be distributed in 4 people, but the true is that only one guy whose net worth is $115 million is who possesses these skills. Paul Bruce Dickinson is the lead vocal member of the Heavy Metal Band Iron Maiden.
Born in August 7th, 1958 in Nottinghamshire, England. Became the vocal of the ban when he joined them after Paul Di’ Anno left the band, and recorded their third album, The Number of the Beast (1982).
Dickinson had started his career on music singing on small bands from the place he was born, like Paradox, which change its name to Styx in 1976: Speed between 1977 and 1978; he also was a member of Shots until 1979. At the beginning of the 80s, he sang for Samson, under the name of Bruce Bruce, and finally he signed a contract with Iron Maiden, gaining fame almost immediately for his vocal talent, although the band got some critics due to assumed satanic rituals they made.
Success as solo artist
After a decade of success with seven studio albums, Dickinson left the band, being replaced by Blaze Bayley, to start his career as solo singer, in which he experienced several rock and heavy metal sub-genres. He came back to the band in 1999, and since then, he has only released a solo album called, Tyranny of Souls (2005)
Other professions
Apart from music, Bruce Dickinson got a Bachelor degree in Antique History issued at Queen Mary and Westfield College on the London University, and he was one of the active members of the Conservative Party in the UK. At the same time, he is a skilled Olympic fencer, that made him being invited to be part of the United Kingdom Olympic Team in Barcelona 1992, but he rejected the invitation because he was on tour the with band to promote the album Fear of the Dark.
And if that was not enough, the singer is a Boeing 757 pilot for the Aviation Company Astraeus, under the ranked of commandant, and in 2010, he assumed the marketing management of the company. He is also the owner of an airplane maintenance company; at he has his own beer brand.
Health issues
The news about the cancer that affected Bruce Dickinson in his tongue surprise Iron Maiden’s fans worldwide, but also some other people around music no matter they like Heavy Metal or not.
The vocalist, one of the best in the history of Heavy Metal, got some chemotherapy treatments and finally overcome his health problems.
He made his successful return to the stage in 2015 after 7 weeks of intense treatments, and he was declared cancer free at the end of that year.
Currently, Iron Maiden is on tour to please and entertain their fans around the world, and Mr. Dickinson’s voice looks as good as it was in his beginnings
