IRON MAIDEN Meets Monty Python
October 21, 2009, 15 years ago
Veteran journalist Bryan Reesman's Attention Deficit Delirium column is reporting:
IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson recently attended the New York premiere of the IFC documentary Monty Python: Almost The Truth (The Lawyer’s Cut), for which he was interviewed. It is airing through Thursday and comes out on DVD next week. Maiden fans have long known that after their concerts are over, the group puts on 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life' from the film Life Of Brian. The late Python member Graham Chapman appeared in the video for 'Can I Play With Madness', directed by Julian Doyle, who also helmed Crowley (the movie written by Dickinson and inspired by his Chemical Wedding solo album) and edited the Monty Python films Life Of Brian and The Meaning Of Life. There’s always been a cheeky sense of humor that Dickinson and Maiden have possessed that certainly mirrors the absurdity that Python embraced in their heyday. ADD caught up with Dickinson on the red carpet of the IFC premiere to get his take on the legendary British comedy troupe.
Check out the interview at this location.
(Photo by Gail Flug: Bruce Dickinson facing the press on the red carpet)
