Not sure who this interviewer is, but he's one of the best North American hosts I've seen. He lets his guest talk, responds sensibly, doesn't have a huge ego, yet is casual enough to make it sound like you're eavesdropping on a normal conversation.

All interviewers should take note of this guy, great job sir.

I LOVE this interviewer. HE is the standard that all these other giddy fools should rise to.

I am 49, have been a Maiden fan 35 years. They are truly Metal Legends . I have to say thank you Iron Maiden.

the best metal band...ever

I love the fact that lots of commenters are not just happy to see Bruce, but are also blown away by this awesome interviewer - Really happy that good journalists get respect where its due more and more these days.

Never smoked, no tattoos. I love it. An anomaly I feel in the rock/ metal world. This was a great interview.

Amazing how far Bruce has gone, inspiring. Love Iron Maiden. UP THE IRONS.

Who's the interviewer??? This is the best interview that i've ever saw...no kidding!

Jesus Christ, this interview was extremely awesome. Way too often does it seem like the interviewer is passively nodding at all the answers; not this time though. Great job!

Bruce Dickinson is a legend! He comes to the restaurant/hotel I work in in cardiff occasionally, such a nice guy!

I have never heard Bruce talking in so open way - about his life, the band, Steve's amazing and profound lyrics, about his illness...He seems to become a humble person. I liked him so much and like him him twice more now! And really, The Book of Souls, has an amazing lyrics. You can feel that power energy and the cruel reality of daily life, as well. We are not going to live here forever - but in fact, we will live forever:-) Life after death goes on!

If there's anyone on earth that is truly worthy of respect and admiration, it is Bruce Dickinson. So brilliant and multi-talented and on top of all that he is very down to earth.

The only thing wrong with this interview is that it isn't 2 days long. Just incredible, interviewer is excellent, and you can't help but admire Bruce for so many reasons, as well as all of Iron Maiden. What a treasure.

What a great, great interview. Love Bruce to bits, he's a hero of mine and the interviewer did a bang-on job of just letting Brucie talk.

Bruce seems genuinely impressed by how insightful the questions are. Great interview

Great, great interview. This has to be the best radio interview we've seen/heard done. Never interrupts, great questions and Bruce is a superb guest that doesn't go on and on because he's in love with the sound of his voice. Need more like this. We wish he and the band we'll.

Firstly respect to the interviewer Shad - what a lovely guy & does an amazing job. Bruce may be a pilot but is metal through & through. His tenacity to overcome his illness and boldness mentally & physically is astounding. I worried for his voice back on the road but you would never know this happened!

It's very rare that an interviewer doesn't interrupt after asking a question awesome job Shad!

Give that man a knighthood

I love Bruce. Good man with a legacy

Excellent interview. Dealt with Prostate cancer last year and beat it (different cancer than Bruce of course) but happy to hear he's on the other side of it. Earned a sub on this one.

bruce is the coolest and most genuine guy ever

I would kill to see something like this with Steve Harris. Excellent interview.

I like how he introduced the word entertainer for himself. It was actually quite accurate.

Don't know the guy conducting the interview but he's one of the best I've seen. Very astute young man with a natural gift for bringing content out of the interviewee. Excellent stuff.

On of the best american hosts i have seen really. So polite, and he let's his guest talk finished, and he ask real interesting questions! When I saw him, I judged him to be a terrible interviewer, probably because of his style (i know it's shallow)....but he delivered great -and so did Bruce ;)

glad you're ok Bruce. keep inspiring!

My favourite Bruce interview

Judging from footage from the current tour, Bruce's voice is still very powerful.

Cool dude, still pumping out the good ole' Maiden. Glad to hear his cancer scare was just a scare.

Bruce is amazing as always. The interviewer though...Good job, man !

This may sound unusual to some, but as a hip hop artist/producer, iron maiden has probably inspired me more than any other artist, group or band. I'm getting into more sample based music, bit not in the classic sampling sense. I create my own melodies and then choo them up. But I don't chop them the way most people chop Samples. And that's sort of where the iron maiden inspiration comes into play. They dared to be different. And not only did they dare to be different, they dared to be extremely different bringing bruce I to the band. It turned them from a punk rock band to a heavy metal powerhouse that would eventually become a force to be reckoned with. I think far to many bands and artists nowadays are too afraid to break the mold. They're all stuck on a hamster wheel. It's why most music these days sounds the same. This message isn't really to fans of music but to musicians. Don't be afraid to be different. Iron maiden and Bruce weren't afraid and neither should you. They're probably the most successful indie band that ever existed. There's a lot to learn from their history. It's definitely a master class on the indie music business. Regardless of what type of music you make there is a lot to learn from these guys.

Bruce Bruce one of the most multi-faceted eclectic and diverse persons that I have been inspired by.He's a fencer,singer,pilot,songwriter,mediocre football player,father,husband,and front man for the band that's going to continue touring and recording after the maiden calls it a day!!!

I just finished my throat cancer treatment and his description is spot on, especially how one has two choices to react to it.

Terrific interviewer. Intelligent questions, great insight, knowledge of Bruce and the band and great respect for the material.

My neck has hurt for YEARS seeing IM in concert! Bruce has overcome so much and hes is a great gent 100%!

I don't know who the interviwer is but he is on of the best I have ever seen and he is so young too apparently

Great interview and a perfect host, who knows what ist important for an interview. Choosing good questions. Right mixture between seriously and with humor (what belongs in music ,) ) and he ist listening to the answeres and takes position to it. He is in the whole thing and not working blindly through a (boring) catalouge. Great thing. This is the way what I understand under the term interview and radioshow.

One of the best interviews with Bruce Dickinson I've seen, well done.

Bruce is such an inspiring person, a real someone to look up to. I really loved the interview!

Around 11 minutes in, he described Metallica perfectly. They made three awesome records in a 4-5 year span (KA/RTL/MOP) and that became their bedrock. They should take more time of their records (like Death Magnetic) to get that bedrock sound back instead of rushing through albums. Bruce is a genius.

I've just discovered this interview with Bruce after spending Saturday 8th July 2023 at the 02 Arena in London watching/listening to Iron Maiden rock the place down. I can tell you for sure, his voice was totally on point. Great interview.

Bruce and Maiden has a profound meaning to me, for real

I love this q guy interviewer! What an intelligent conversationalist!

Great interview! Shad is really good.

he had EVERY REASON in the book to hate life and everyone, but instead even with cancer he said "Lets show this world what i can do" which is the most badass thing you can do. UP THE IRONS

One of the best interviews I have heard in a long time. Granted, Bruce is a dynamic subject...

This was an excellent interview that was nicely different from the average type of question and answer. Kudos to the interviewer!

17:53 You cannot help but admire anyone with this outlook and attitude. Bruce is the man

1992 the catholic church in chile forbidden the iron maiden'show. From that moment, the Maidens chileans fans have nothing but love to this band and them show to them every time they went to Chile... I Love you Bruce, no matter what will happened in the future...

The Interviewer is awesome!! :D

Seeing Bruce talk about Steve's songwriting was really an awesome segment of this interview! The part about the ambiguity makes a lot of sense if you've seen Harris interviewed (or if you're a careful observer of Maiden lyrics), but nonetheless it's great to get this inside glimpse from this brilliant band's other lyricist.

hell yeahh...what a great interview...a pity for me that i dont understand every word cause too fast..because im from germany...i nearly undersatnd every word ...but... love this guy ..up the irons

GREAT INTERVIEWER.

I come back to this interview every now and again, absolutely love it!

absolutely fascinating interview!

Bruce is always fascinating to listen to. But I love the interview style here, very impressive.

Huge fan. Listened to this today while at work. Totally impressed with this guy. Was a maiden fan from long ago. Freaks me out he fly's a 747 after a show.

Legend and an inspiration... UP THE IRONS!

i've seem maiden like 7 times. book of souls 2015 is easily the best show i've seen them do. it was outstanding

What a beautifully well conducted interview... actually one of the best interviews I've ever seen involving not metal musicians, but musicians at all. Congrats.

Always great to hear from Bruce Dickinson. A great interview and a great Interviewer. Thank you.

Wow!!! this interview is probably the best I've ever seen...and the interviewer is great, so respectful and lovely, asking great questions

could listen to this all day

Great interview with a great musician by a really eloquent interviewer! Thanks for uploading it.

Watched a few of Bruce's interviews now....a class act.

Fantastic sit down and talk with Bruce. Cant wait to see them tear up Las Vegas next month. Thanks for the upload of the interview!!! UP THE IRONS!

Wow gotta say this interviewer did a great job, probably one of the best interviews I've seen in terms of questions asked and making the vibe feel comfortable and natural.

Wow, what a great interview! Bruce is awesome!

Great interview, great host and of course the great Bruce!

23 minutes an 33 seconds of Gr8 interview! I was craving for more!!! :-P

Interviewer was awesome here because he cared about what he was asking and was a great listener... obviously. Tnx for the post!

"Tears Of A Clown" All alone in a crowded room He tries to force a smile The smile it beamed or so it seemed But never reached the eyes, disguise Masquerading as the funny man do they despise The false smile maketh of the man Glass empty or half full Try to make some sense or sorrows drown All looks well on the outside Underneath the solemn truth There’s something that inside has died Tomorrow comes tomorrow goes But the cloud remains the same Wonder why he’s feeling down Tears of a clown Maybe it’s all just for the best Lay his weary head to rest Was forever feeling drowned Tears of a clown

what a fantastic interview. well done to the host and props to bruce for being so open

Glad we still got Bruce. We seem to be running out of great unique British eccentrics. Steve is a massively underrated lyricist also worth saying.

This is a Great Interview

One of the best interviewers i've ever saw.

Brilliant interview with an amazing human.

I admire this man so much. Great interview. Up the Irons!!

I would love to tell Bruce his music got me through my teen yrs and tell him his a talent hope he lives to be a 100 so I can grow old with him sharing the earth

Excellent interview, kudos to the interviewer. Very revealing.

Brilliant interview. Good to see Bruce is doing well.

Wow, this is an excellent interview. Very professional and well done.

Me and my dog are listening to this awesome interview. Respect for him, My dog wants to keep why Bruce is wearing headphones

Thanks for sharing!

Great interview. This guy knoew his subject, and brought up the good stuff to let the artist express himself. Nice change of pace.

Bruce just keeps on pushing the limits. #UpTheIrons

Amazing talk thanks for sharing from New Zealand! All the Best....From Andrew

A great interview in so many ways...

so much respect for Bruce, all sorts of capabilities!

Really good interview!

Great interview. And Bruce is an awesome entertainer. Saw maiden twice on this tour. Music was great, vocals were great and Bruce freaking killed it. He's funny, has tons of energy and sang awesome.

I really enjoy the work of Shad on many of the interviews i've heard performed for CBC as well as Macarenko, Tremonti, Powers, Wak Canuck etc etc, CBC radio 1 has a lot of talented broadcsters, this is another great interview.

Great interview :)

A bit late bloomer - but this gives a great view on Bruce's thinking. Loved to watch this. It is not often that such conversation happens. Thanks to all involved. Being myself a bit down and hearing how, more severe situation, was coped - gold...

brilliant interview

This is a great interview, Bruce is an incredible person. I would have loved to see a history discussion between Bruce and Lemmy, Two incredibly well read, intelligent gentlemen.

What a *STRONG* man! Fantastic personality

What a fantastic interview. Portraying deft, wit and elaboration. And that's just the interviewer.