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IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain has spoken to Mark Uricheck of
NEPAtoday.com about his side-project called MCBRAIN DAMAGE. The
group, which also includes ex-BLACK SABBATH/GREAT WHITE bassist
Dave "The Beast" Spitz, as well as members of DEEPSET and FAILSAFE,
concentrate on an IRON MAIDEN format, playing a set of the band's
biggest hits, like "The Number of the Beast", "The Trooper", and "Run
to the Hills", while also showcasing original music from the band.
Several excerpts from the interview follow:
NEPAtoday: Well first off, how'd you come up with the idea to put
this project together?
Nicko: "Well, I'd done some shows initially with a (IRON MAIDEN)
tribute band; same kind of situation, but with a bunch of Italian
guys from a band called ANTHENORA. A good friend of mine put this
idea together about 3 or 4 years ago to go over to Italy and do some
shows. I'd do a little drum show first and then get the band up and
do some MAIDEN songs. I actually went out with a tour right after
(IRON MAIDEN's) the 2001 Brave New World tour. It was a convention
tour and I called it Total McBrain Damage. That's how that kind of
came about. I thought well, this is a nice idea to go out and keep my
hand in; it's almost a no-brainer because it's my band's music. We
had a good time with it; that's basically how it came together. Then
earlier this year in June I had my birthday party with my friend's
band DEEPSET, which is basically the nucleus of the MCBRAIN DAMAGE
band. We had a right blast at a club down here, and we thought hey —
let's do some more gigs."
NEPAtoday: Have the other members of IRON MAIDEN heard MCBRAIN DAMAGE
yet?
Nicko: No, they know I go out and do these little soirées. I was
actually speaking to Adrian (Smith, MAIDEN guitarist) a couple of
weeks back when I went back to London. He said, 'Well, what did you
play and how did it go.' I told him that we actually played 'New
Frontier'; that's a tune I wrote for the last (MAIDEN) album with
Adrian. He said, 'How did it go down?' I said 'Actually it went down
really well.' This was with the Italian band I played with in April,
and it went down really well. He said 'We should do that!' So,
there's a little bit of excitement from the guys in the band to get a
feel of what it's like; because they don't do what I do. They like to
sit at home and play their guitars and write tunes; do the family
thing. With me, I'm a fish out of water after a couple months sitting
at home; it just drives me up the wall. I've got to go out and play;
that's the way I've always been. But they're all pretty supportive of
it. And, if they're around, you might get the odd jam happening.
NEPAtoday: What's it like to come to the U.S. and play the smaller
venues after doing the huge festivals in Europe?
Nicko: "Well, the only thing really different about it is the
feedback that you get; more right in your face. I can sit and scream
at the guy in the front 'Pop off to the bar and buy me a beer.'
(laughs) Whereas at a festival it's a bit difficult to do that. They
all hear you, they all buy you a beer, it's a cheap night out!
(laughs) No, it's very much more intimate. I think all musicians,
when you start playing in bands and you play these kind of size
venues — pubs and clubs and bar mitzvahs and what have you — that's
what you kind of learn on. It's fantastic performing to a big live
audience, but you do lose a lot of that personal touch with the
audience. Although Bruce (Dickinson, MAIDEN singer) or a good
frontman can actually maintain the bond between the distances sort
of. But there's nothing better than looking in the faces of people
and winking at them; you can almost talk to them if they want you to
play a song. So it's really really nice. The only way you adjust I
guess is the sound you get onstage. Sometimes it can be really good,
and sometimes it can be really difficult to hear everybody."
NEPAtoday: How's everyone in the MAIDEN camp? You guys are taking
some time off for the next year or so?
Nicko: "Everybody's fine. Steve's (Harris, MAIDEN bassist) been
buying some properties over the last few months. He's been ducking
and diving sorting those out. Davey's (Murray, MAIDEN guitarist) been
in Hawaii, doing that Hawaiian thing. He's been playing lots of golf
I heard, getting his handicap down. He's going to give me a run for
my money now. Bruce is doing a lot of flying. He's a commercial
pilot. Actually I spoke to him the other day, he was in Africa. He
said 'I'm stranded here, it's monsoon season.' But he's very
energetic with that, and he's been doing some radio stuff with the
BBC. Plus he's got some new solo offering I think he's been working
on. Janick (Gers, MAIDEN guitarist) just bought a new home. He's in
the depths of Hartleypool somewhere. Everybody's doing fine, enjoying
time off with the family. I am too, it's just driving me nuts. I have
to get out there and play. I'm so used to making a fool of myself;
you know, I'm sitting twiddling my fingers when I'm at home."
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24-08-2004 22:50
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Fedt interview,
http://www.mcbraindamage.com/ << Officiele side, der står ik så meget endnu, men der er et par sjove billeder. feks, Nicko som Eddie i det første Iron Maiden plade Cover 
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25-08-2004 09:43
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