Bruce finally has broken the silence he decided to keep since the Ozzfest incident and talked about Sharon Osbourne when a Swedish journalist asked him about her. Here are his words:


Immediately after Iron Maiden's triumphant show at Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg on July 9, 2005, Dickison told Kerrang! magazine, "I'd like to go to America and say 'You're very good, but you're not as loud as 56,000 fucking vikings in a football stadium.'" The following week, the band went to America to play at Ozzfest, but the outspoken vocalist didn't have a lot of nice things to say about it...


"It was my usual love/hate relationship with corporate America," says Dickinson. "Ozzfest is a corporate rock event at which they sell the front 10-12 rows to corporate seats and not to kids. Most of the bands pay a lot of money to be on the Ozzfest, they get paid next to nothing. The whole way it's being portrayed as being some kind of altruistic holiday for all the bands is absolute nonsense, it's complete bullshit. Most of the bands are there because they paid to be there. That's the way it's run. We went out and we were like, 'Okay, why aren't there any people down the front?' Well, because it's restricted seating and because they don't have tickets. 'What?!' That's fucked, so we said so. I said so every night. Some fat cunt with greasy hair sat eating his hamburger with 50 seats empty all around him. Where are all the kids? They're held behind the barrier and they can't get any closer, because that's the way the venue is run. That sucks."


Close-Up: Did you expect Sharon Osbourne to take the measures that she took?


Bruce: "No, I think they were extraordinary, weren't they? Childish and uncalled for, and quite dangerous, really, when you consider there could've been a riot among the rest of the audience. Extraordinary! She is obviously completely mad!"


Close-Up: You kept quiet. Weren't you dying to fight back in the press?


Bruce: "There's no purpose of starting a soap opera. I mean, she IS a soap opera. That's what she does, that's what 'The Osbournes' is, that's what this 'X Factor' and all this reality TV bullshit is. IRON MAIDEN is IRON MAIDEN, we don't participate in that kind of crap. We don't do [MTV show] 'Cribs' or the celebrity garbage that is everywhere, that pervades people's lives and they think is important. We don't do 'I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here', 'Big Brother', or any of that shit. So doing any more than stating the facts and let people make up their own mind is just playing to the press. It's just gonna create more crap. There was so much stuff on the Internet, there were so many people who saw exactly what happened. Let the people tell the story, we don't need to say anymore than 'Okay, this is what happened. If you don't believe us, you can find out.'"


Close-Up: An hour ago I was surfing the Net and did a search on Google on "IRON MAIDEN + Sharon Osbourne" and this comment from Blabbermouth came up: "I fucking hate IRON MAIDEN, but fuck Sharon Osbourne." You must've loved the aftermath of the egg incident. All of a sudden everyone, even people that weren't into IRON MAIDEN, were rooting for you.


Bruce: "I see what you mean. I think the key is that this was a collision between two completely different worlds. The world that Sharon lives in is of world of... She goes to fashion shows and her daughter is the new face of whatever it was, some make-up bullshit or something you put on your face. Vogue magazine and all that kind of crap. She's put herself in that world and done that by choice. And lots of people do [that] and they're supermodels. All those people have their picture taken on red carpets and appear in fashion magazines. That's not our world, that's not my world. I don't ever go to places like that. I'd rather have all my teeth pulled out and have nails hammered into my gums than go there, to a fashion show and hang out with supermodels!


"What we do is we are a heavy metal band and what we care about is our fans. That's it. So our strength comes from that simplicity. You know, what do I care if I never appear on reality TV? 'Fucking great, thank you! Can I have it in writing?' But in her world, that's really important. In her world, it's really important what you look like. In her world, facelifts are really important. In my world, I don't give a fuck. I get old and I get wrinkly. Who gives a shit?"



In a recent interview to Revolver magazine, Bruce spoke about some of his favorite songs on the new Iron Maiden album. Here's what he said:



"These Colours Don't Run":


Bruce: "It's about what motivates soldiers and what they fight for. Some of them have a big flag tattooed on their ass and genuinely believe all the patriotic stuff, and they'll get their heads blown off for Uncle Sam. But I think most of them fight because if they didn't, their buddies would get killed.'


"The Longest Day":


Bruce: "It's about D-Day and the kind of ordeals that 18-year-old kids were put through to accomplish what they did that day. It's something that we're not exposed to now. Yes, there are people who go and do extraordinary things and wrestle hand to hand with Taliban guys in Tora Bora armed only with a knife. But we don't know how they do it because it's hidden. Most of these kids on D-Day were 18, and they had six months to be turned into these fighting machines. So the song is a musical version of 'Saving Private Ryan', in a sense."


"Brighter than a Thousand Suns":


Bruce: "I spent most of my adolenscence under the shadow of the atomic bomb. I was brought up in a generation that was led to believe that a claxon siren would go off, and you'd just have four minutes to kiss your ass goodbye. This generation has a different paranoia. Today, it's all about terrorism. We just thought we were going to get wiped off the face of the earth. So the song looks at how you reconcile building something as destructive as the bomb with sleeping at night."


"Lord of Light":


Bruce: "Just imagine there was a whole range of places between Heaven and Hell and that you got to pick, and that Lucifer is, in fact, the 'lord of light' downstairs, which is kind of what his name means. And all this stuff about the vengeful, eternal God wagging his finger and punishing you is all just a load of PR nonsense."


By the way, the new album has leaked on the internet and I now have it. It's bloody brilliant. The guys keep impressing me through the years.

Yesterday I was talking to two mates and we suddenly started talking about women, relationships and stuff like that. That's when I mentioned her. Both of them told me that I should have told her about my feelings because when girls know about what we feel, things can change. I thought about it for a few seconds and reached the conclusion that they are right. But is that what I want? Do I want someone to like me just because I like her? Or I want someone to like me because of who I am? You know what I mean? It seems too forced, unatural.


I think things are suposed to happen that way: You start liking someone, you try your best to hang out with her quite frequently, you realize she's the perfect girl for you and vice-versa, and you just click. It seems the script of the perfect romantic film, doesn't it? Well, that's me. Probably one of the last romantic guys on earth...


When you tell her, it appears that you are demanding something back from her: Oh, by the way, do you know I like you? I really, really like you! You're the most amazing girl I've ever known. Now that you know this very simple fact, is it possible for you to like me too? Did you get the point? I'm still not sure this is the way things should work. It's still too confusing...

That's the question Iron Maiden fans all over the world are asking at the moment. Since the band announced the tracklist of their new album due August 28 and confirmed that the song 'Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg' would be the first single, google has recieved thousands of visitors asking this question. Dozens of people have arrived at this website looking for this answer and I'll try to help them and the next visitors to find out who this guy is.


Well, it's very simple: Benjamin Breeg does not exist. It's just a fruit of Steve Harris imagination.


A couple of days after the album tracklist was released the following website appeared out of the blue: www.benjaminbreeg.co.uk It's all bollocks!


The website seems fairly well done but it would now appear that the site was set up by Sanctuary (Iron Maiden management) as a way of bringing the fans together, getting them talking about who Banjamin Breeg is and stirring up interest in the latest Maiden single. A marketing ploy? Perhaps, but it's a fun thing to do and credit to the band/management for coming up with the idea.


But if you prefer to believe he indeed exist (or existed), the Maiden artwork claims he died in 1978 with unknown birthdate and www.benjaminbreeg.co.uk claims he was born in London on September 3rd, 1939. Apparently he's a painter from Romania and he has written four books. According to the website, the message on his gravestone translates to "HERE LIES A MAN OF WHOM LITTLE IS KNOWN." (no kidding)

Continuing...


My boyfriend wants to lick his a$$: Hmmm, that's physically impossible. Unless he's one of those weird contortionists.


Michael Kiske bootlegs: Sorry. I'm afraid there aren't any bootlegs available. Since he left Helloween back in 93 he never stepped on a stage, even though he has released 4 solo albuns.


Kate Beckinsale gallery: She's a cutie, isn't she? And her British accent? Soooo sexy! Check some pictures here


Derek Riggs A Matter of Life and Death: If you are trying to find out if Derek Riggs made the cover of the new Iron Maiden album, the answer is no. Riggs stopped working for Maiden in 88. They had some differences back then and let's say they don't have a healthy relationship nowadays.


Something was bringing Fernando that night: Hey, what thing? I don't remeber going anywhere... hehehehe


Ben Stiler's Mom: Acording to imdb his mom's name is Anne Meara


Making a move on another gay guy: I not brave enough to make a move on girls, won't even mention gay guys...


Ozzfest parking lot pictures: Aren't parking lots all the same in every single place?

I used to do it a long time ago, now I decided to start doing it again, totally inspired by my friend Juryu.


Here is a list of what people searched on google that made them appear here: (I tried my best to give you the most suitable answers)


Chicken Song: Well, no comment;
The life of a mailbox: Had no idea mailboxes had a life;

Is Andi Deris of Helloween divorced: I'm afarid not. He's married to a very beautiful Croatian woman called Lydia Deris;
Youtube ugly girl: Can't help you, sorry!

Fu&#ing my wife blog: If you don't know how to f%#k your wife, I'm not the one teaching you...
Buenos Aires Leather Sofa: Are you considering importing a sofa? That would be extremely expensive, wouldn't it? Try importing a leather jacket instead!

Catherine Keener pics: Is this picture good enough?
Ralph Fiennes erection: Oh come on! No way! I don't even want to imagine it. Eeeeewwwww!

How to know the likes and dislikes of my boyfriend: Well, if you don't know, why do you think I would?

I'm not usually a Monday hater, I'm much more of a Sunday hater. But today has been a bad day so far. I started the day spending loads of money since I had to go to my french course and pay for it. After that I had nothing else to do, so I decided to go to the library and spend some time there. Well, it was closed. Then what? Then I decided to see an exhibition, so I went to the art gallery and guess what? It was closed. I tried 3 more art galleries and they were all closed! The morning was almost ending when I entered an import shop and bought some nice english tea. Will try that later to see if it will calm me down a little bit.


I got back home for lunch and now I'm babysitting my grandmother. She can't do anything by herself anymore. She can't eat, she can't go to the toilet, she can't get up. She's totally dependent and that's very sad. I've seen cases of old people recovering themselves from this difficult condition before. But I'm afraid she won't recover. At least I'm not seeing any sort of efforts from her part. It seems she's given up.

While I was feeling down (not that I'm not anymore!) I tried to spend money (that I don't have) on things to try to elevate my state of mind.


I checked eBay for the brand new Bruce Dickinson triple disc DVD since there isn't a Brazilian version of it. Despite of the price, I decided to import it. At the time I thought that my state of mind deserved something expensive. Not mentioning that on the DVD there is the Skunkworks video. Skunkworks is my favorite album of all time, not only because of the music itself but because it was released in a very special moment of my life and everytime I think or listen to Skunkworks, flashes of those times come up to my mind. It's nostalgic, in a very good way.


Anyway, can you believe that the DVD arrived 10 days ago and I didn't watch it? I got it and put it on the shelf with my other DVDs. I was feeling too down to watch it. I was afraid to know if it would fail to achieve its purpose or not. Earlier today I finally put disc 1 on my player. I chose the Skunkworks video from the menu and there I was looking at the screen and looking at the flashes on my mind at the same time. How comforting...


I also spent loads of money on a new monitor for my computer. I finally bought a LCD 17" monitor. I was quite happy for that. Everything looks different now. The pictures, the videos, the films I watch on dvd... Now it gave me another reason for not leaving my desk! Oh God... hehehe


Well, the thing is that spending money wasn't enough. I'm still sad and disatisfied with life. It was worth the try, though.


The brand new Maiden song called "Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" has a perfect verse to desribe the way I'm feeling now:


"Someone to save me,
something to save me from myself.

To bring salvation,

to exorcise this hell"


I was talking to her the other day and she asked me: "why don't you save yourslef?" Well, I told her that's what I've been trying for a long, long time without any success. I'm afraid I'll need extra help...