Iron Maiden for many people and fans of the classic hard rock / heavy metal music , is the best band in the hole world . For sure they are one of the best and historical band , who changed the entire scene of music in the 70’s .
That time music bands as , Black Sabbath , Judas Priest , Iron Maiden , have created a new world , a new type of music and point of view , the Heavy Metal .
Black Sabbath and their lead quitarist Toni Iommi , are the “fathers” , of this new type of music and many have followed them . The British Iron Maiden ( Sabbath are British too ) , created the style of music , it called , the New Wave of British Heavy Metal ( NWBHM ) .
Since then and countless of millions of sales , glory and fame beyond their imagination ( maybe ) , Iron Maiden is still here and still produsing , elite music . They don’t feel tired at all and their motives are in the highest levels , according with their age of course .
As their “grandmaster” singer and colossal personality , Bruce Dickinson have said in one of his previous interview , they will keep producing music , and be on stage , till the “end of times” . Of course this made their fans very happy , because many of the 70’s groups , have retired .
Adrian Smith , who is one of their 3 quitarists , in an interview he gave the other day , he shared the “SECRET” of Iron Maiden’s success all these decades . To remind you , the first years of Iron Maiden’s beginning , the BBC haven’t played them and their music , at ALL !!!!
Yes the first years , things back then weren’t so easy . You can understand , that if the biggest Radio of your country , doesn’t play your music , you have “troubles” .
You have major issues to get out in the public , so the people can hear you and get to know you , and what you do . But all this of course , didn’t stop Iron Maiden to “squeeze’ their teeth and fight .
But what did they do and they manage to continue and become the best ?
They’ve chosen , not to spend so much time and efford to marketing relations , media relations and “stuff” like that , and desided to be on the road and be CLOSE TO THEIR FANS , continuously .
Iron Maiden desided to give music conserts , in the whole world , over and over and over , till they reach their goals . Adrian Smith continued saying , that this approach , created more stable bonds with their audience and stays the same through time .
Of course Maiden , knew that they are good in what they did and that they MUST keep “punching“ till the mammoth success , “knocks their door” . And success came . And all the radios and media of the world “begged” them , for an interview .
And the rest is just history . But till nowdays , they do what they did back them . They are “on the road” , as much as they can , so we suppose that they have deep belief in what they do .
They believe in the 100% HONESTY , between them and their fans and they prove it till now . The prove it for more than 4 decades . Back then they realized that , the only “think” they can CONTROL , is the effords , their LOVE for music and nothing more . They weren’t rich , they haven’t anyone to “push” them to success .
The only “material” they could control , was their HARD WORK , ETHICS and LOVE for their “job” . That was their “SECRET” . That is the “lesson” , they provide to us .
No matter where you are , how much money you have in your pockets , how much “small” you maybe feel , et.c , don’t WAIT FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO DO THE “JOB” .
Don’t relay to another person , situation , external help , marketing “gurus” , “magic” solutions , “magic pills” , rich parents , money legacies from aunts and the list is way bigger .
All these aren’t “controlled” by you . You can ONLY CONTROL YOUR EFFORDS , SWEAT & BLOOD . Do this and have patience .