NAMM 2018: NICKO MCBRAIN (IRON MAIDEN) INTERVIEW

Australian Musician editor Greg Phillips catches up with legendary Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain at NAMM Show 2018

Note: For the purpose of the NAMM Oral History use, Greg Phillips wasn’t miked up, so his audio is low. Here are the questions he asked Nicko.

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND TIME POINTS:

00.25 What was the spark which lit your flame for music?

3.:0: A couple of your early bands were Streetwalkers and the Pat Travers Band …. what did you learn from your time in those bands that you took into iron maiden?

5:30 What do you remember about your first gig with Iron Maiden?

7:55 When a new song is presented to the band, do you know immediately what you are going to do with your drum parts or do you like to take it away and live with it for a while?

10:43 Which Iron Maiden song are you most proud of in regard to your drum parts?

12:20 You’ve seen a lot changes in technology over the years. I wonder how that has changed the way you play? For instance, do you remember the first time you used in-ear monitors?

14:50 Tell me about some of the gear companies you have formed relationships with over the years

18:25 If someone was building a drum kit for you, what’s the number one feature that they’d have to get right for you to be happy?

19:48 You’ve never really been a fan of the double kick, why is that?

21:24 What about the nights when things didn’t go right. Any falling off the drum stool stories or anything like that?

29:04 Iron Maiden has always been pioneering in regard to band merchandise, particularly with the use of your mascot Eddie. What’s the band’s philosophy in regard to the merch?

32:42 We’re at the NAMM Show at the moment. Do you enjoy coming to NAMM?

36:15 What are you most proud of?


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