Iron Maiden: Flight 666 Page #3

I'm trying to be all serious.

I probably look...

Sorry.

I felt like sh*t before I went on. and then l

got some adrenaline going and I enjoyed it.

Contrary to belief. boys and girls.

Harris don't smack the sh*t

out of his bass guitar strings. he tickles 'em.

And I have it on good authority

he's a good tickler.

You are talking a load of bollocks.

More sh*t comes out of your mouth

than your arse. mate.

More sh*t?

Actually...

Are you coming for a drink. Steve?

Got some nice chilli.

Just about full.

You're fired. You can go home.

I thought you were gonna come with me

and film me in the bloody bath.

I have my limits.

You ought to do. mate.

Go on. bugger off. you.

See you later.

- Can't beat them.

- Bugger off.

I don't like being part of the group

all the time.

You need to be out. be an individual.

It keeps you fresh.

So when you've got the show the next day.

you're not all hung-over.

There he is.

Oh. my God.

How are you. mate?

I reckon I've known the guys for 25 years.

Their first tour here in Australia. Number

Of The Beast. we played tennis with them.

We've been friends ever since. really.

This is not easy.

Again.

Adrian a worthy opponent there. Pat?

A much better tennis player

than I am a guitarist.

We got a chance to play Pat Cash.

we had also Wayne Arthurs.

He had the fastest serve record for a while.

I had the audacity

to try and return one of his serves.

I was put firmly in my place.

That's in the movie.

Now. didn't you?

I'm gonna get your camera.

When you're on the road

as much as we are.

you don't want to sit in your hotel room

and mope or watch movies.

Everyone has their own activities

that they do. I think it keeps you sane.

Get out of the bloody way!

Get out of the bloody line!

A lot of bands go out there and put on

this image of staying up all night partying.

You can't go out and go crazy every night.

because the performance

for the next show would suffer.

Instead of spending six hours in the bar.

you can spend six hours on the golf course.

And then maybe an hour in the bar.

Not bad. Dave.

A bit hanging on the right side.

That kind of hurt.

Davey is the backbone of the band.

You can have a chat about things

and he won't say anything

and then he comes out

with these amazing words of wisdom.

Dave is the wise counsel.

He doesn't say much.

Day-to-day problems?

Not bothered. Major crises?

Somebody will ask Dave what he thinks.

"l think this." And it's like "Whoo!"

We should have got that out of him

two hours ago. you know?

- It's good night from him.

- And it's good night from him.

- And it's...

- Adis. amigos.

Toodle-oo. Bye-bye. boys and girls.

All aboard the Skylark.

How many you got to sign there?

This is the second boxload

and there's another four boxloads

in the back that I ain't done yet.

A lot of musicians that tour the world

won't bring their kids.

but you have them with you.

I was the first one

to take my kids on the road

and I think that's been

the hardest part of touring.

being away from your family.

They enjoy being on the road

and they still say. "Dad. when can

we go back and go on the bus again?"

We used to have our own bus.

We were separate from all the mayhem

when we were younger.

I used to like sleeping in the tour bus.

rather than being in hotels.

How would you describe your dad

to other people?

Quiet.

Shy.

He keeps himself to himself.

He's quite private.

I think he's kept us really grounded.

'Cause we could have been a nightmare.

So is this the last tour you're gonna do?

Yes.

Are you sure?

Positive.

What do you plan to do with your time off?

Grow vegetables.

I'll miss two things. Abusing people.

and the sense of humour on the road.

In the event we land in the water.

remove the jacket from the container.

pull it over your head.

fold the tapes around your waist.

and tie them securely in a double knot

on the left-hand side.

I thought it were a single knot.

No. it's a double.

Scream for me. Sydney!

Let me see those hands out there!

Sydney!

Oh. yeah!

Take a look at yourselves.

How you doing? All right. Sydney?

The flying thing was in my bones

from when I was little.

Two members of my family

were in the RAF

so I was brought up with aeroplanes.

It shocked me. the experience of getting

in an aeroplane and actually flying.

You can never be the master of it.

You can control it to an extent. but

you have to submit to some of its realities.

It's a very humbling experience.

Bruce is just full-on.

I mean. the energy of the man.

I wish I had a serum. get some out of him.

stick it into me.

He's able to juggle lots of things at once.

He has a perpetual flood of ideas.

His enthusiasm rubs off.

If he gets excited about something

he really follows it through.

Like now. he's flying planes on days off.

We'd be doing a European tour

and we'd fly home after the show

then he'd be flying to North Africa.

You think. "Christ. at his age. he should

slow down a bit." But. no. not a bit of it.

Passed our second Equal Time Point.

So now we are absolutely

committed to going to Narita.

This is in fact my first time

flying into Japan.

I'd say it's a very wonderful experience

so far.

Take me back to the first time

you played in Japan.

I was excited to come to Japan

because it's somewhere

I'd always wanted to visit.

I was intrigued with all the shogun stuff.

Notice.

I got a Yakuza samurai. Look. see?

Back then you'd turn up in a hotel. they'd

be there and they'd be giving you presents.

Iittle stuffed toys. Iittle cards.

and they'd make you feel really welcome.

It was the only place in the world

where we physically got mobbed

by teenage girls.

Hello. My name is Maria.

Japanese Maiden girl number one!

Welcome to Japan. Iron Maiden. OK?

I would like to become

Steve Harris' daughter.

We'll have to work on that.

Stay heavy.

Iron Maiden's having a massive resurgence.

Is that what's happening in Japan?

So focused.

I've never seen anything like it.

I just blocked it out.

Get rid of that one.

Pull this back. Pull everything back.

Twenty-six people

to put a black drape in here.

Ninety-four people to lay a carpet.

Got to love Japan.

Bring the gear on the stage.

Being with lron Maiden. you work

your ass off. There are no days off.

You are on 24/7.

On a good day I start at 7

and I finish at 2am.

The crew are the biggest partiers I know.

but they always come in and do their gig.

When you're in the lron Maiden family.

you're in the lron Maiden family.

You've got to screw up to get kicked out.

Is there any chance we could get a drink

before we finish the set?

- No. You'll wait!

- Just a couple of vodkas.

He's a slave-driver.

We need two Laurens

and one support manager.

Wine and food. please.

I'll send the old man back here

to come and get you.

The Old Man And The Sea.

His last term.

It is. It's his last go.

How many times has he retired?

He'll be back. This is the fourth time.

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