Adrian Smith has been going around doing interviews for his latest project with his band Smith-Kotzen and he’s taking on all questions, even ones about Iron Maiden. He say down with Sonic Perspectives for an interview and ended up talking about his favorite Iron Maiden song and how his friendship with Dave Murray brought him to the band.
Here’s what he had to say about joining Iron Maiden.
“When I was 15 years old, back in London, I met Dave Murray. We became best buddies because no one else in our neighborhood at that time was into Deep Purple and Free. We were crazy about it. We had long hair already. All the other kids were into soul music, and all the other kids wanted to do was get get cars, get married, and all that. Nothing wrong with that. But we wanted guitars, to be in a band. That was it.
I mean, we were just obsessed with it. Dave could play the guitar already, and I wanted to be in a band with him. I said, ‘Well, I’ll have a go at singing.’ So, that’s how I started. I sang and learned guitar as I went along, and I did that right up until I joined Maiden. I was fronting a band and singing, and I paid my dues in the pubs and clubs, singing through sh*tty PAs, no monitors, singing myself raw, and loved every minute of it.”
But What About His Favorite Iron Maiden Song?
He did quickly talk about his favorite Iron Maiden song and it might be a bit of a surprise to some.
“One of my favorites has always been ‘Wrathchild’. That’s a great one. It’s not a great one to play, weirdly. It’s kind of awkward to play. That riff is kind of awkward. But I like the song. I do love the song.”
You can check out Adrian Smith playing with Smith/Kotzen on their new album Black Light/White Noise right now!
Iron Maiden are going out on tour for their Run For Your Lives World Tour later this year across Europe.
For more on Metal, make sure to check back to That Hashtag Show.
Source: Sonic Perspectives
