ADRIAN SMITH

Iron Maiden’s legendary guitarist shares the lessons he’s learned from more than 40 years on the roads – and, er, rivers – around the world

WORDS: RICH HOBSON

IRON MAIDEN AXEMAN and songwriter since 1980 – aside from that brief break in the 90s – Adrian Smith has contributed more than a few chapters (and hits) to the band’s four–decade-plus career. With their 2020 tour plans scuppered, he has found time to release his own book on fishing, with a few Maiden stories thrown in for good measure, of course. Hammer caught up with him for the angle. I NEVER PLANNED ON WRITING A BOOK “Somebody approached me to do it. They said, ‘We know you’re a keen fisherman and have lots of stories’, so they set up meetings with publishers. But I really enjoy writing and it was all done over a year and a half, mostly written on the road. It was a great project: diving into my…

You're reading a preview of

Metal Hammer UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2020

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.