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Bruce Dickinson (born Paul Bruce Dickinson) August 7 1958 in Worksop Notts, England) is the singer in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.

Bruce Dickinson's other talents include literature, authoring, Olympic standard fencing, train technology and piloting Boeing 737 charter jets. He is sometimes called "Conan the Librarian" after a character in the Weird Al Yankovic movie UHF.

Bruce currently presents the saturday evening "rock show" and the Sunday evening "Freak Zone" on BBC alternative music radio station 6 Music. He has recently taken the helm of BBC Radio 2 Serial, Masters of Rock

Bruce is a First Officer for the UK charter airline Astraeus.

Bruce is also a loving Husband and Father.

He is also noticeably short heightwise.

Books written by Bruce Dickinson

• The Adventures of Lord Iffy Boatrace (1990) ISBN 0-283-06043-3
• The Missionary Position (1992)

Albums by Iron Maiden with Bruce on Vocals

• The Number Of The Beast (1982) Released: March 29th, 1982 :: UK Chart Position: 1
  • Run To The Hills, 1982 Single UK Chart Position: 35
    * Total Eclipse, B Side
  • The Number Of The Beast, 1982 Single UK Chart Position: 18
    * Remember Tomorrow, B Side
• Piece Of Mind (1983) Released: May 16th, 1983 :: UK Chart Position: 3
  • Flight Of Icarus, 1983 Single UK Chart Position: 11
    * I've Got The Fire, B Side
  • The Trooper, 1983 Single UK Chart Position: 12
    * Cross Eyed Mary, B Side
• Powerslave (1984) Released: September, 3rd 1983 :: UK Chart Position: 2
  • 2 Minutes To Midnight, 1984 Single UK Chart Position: 11
    * Rainbow's Gold, B Side
  • Aces High, 1984 Single UK Chart Position: 20
    * King Of Twilight, B Side
• Somewhere In Time (1986) Released: June 29th, 1986 :: UK Chart Position: 3
  • Wasted Years, 1986 Single UK Chart Position: 18
    * Reach Out, B Side
  • Stranger In A Strange Land, 1986 Single UK Chart Position: 22
    * That Girl, B Side
• Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son (1988) Released: April 11th, 1988 :: UK Chart Position: 1
  • Can I Play With Madness, 1988 Single UK Chart Position: 3
    * Black Bart Blues, B Side
  • The Evil Thing That Men Do, 1988 Single UK Chart Position: 5
    * Prowler 88, B Side
• No Prayer For The Dying (1990) Released: October 1st 1990 :: UK Chart Position: 2
  • Holy Smoke, 1990 Single UK Chart Position: 3
    * All In Your Mind, B Side
  • Bring Your Daughter...To The Slaughter, 1990 Single UK Chart Position: 1
    * I'm A Mover, B Side
• Fear Of The Dark (1992) Released: May, 11th 1992 :: UK Chart Position: 2
  • Be Quick Or Be Dead, 1992 Single UK Chart Position: 2
    * Nodding Donkey Blues, B Side
  • From Here To Eternity, 1992 Single UK Chart Position: 5
    * Roll Over Vic Vella, B Side

Bruce left Maiden in 1993 to pursue a solo career, and returned with:

• Brave New World (2000) Released: May, 29th 2000 :: UK Chart Position: 7
  • The Wicker Man, 2000 Single UK Chart Position: 9
    * Man On The Edge (Live), B Side
  • Out Of The Silent Planet, 2000 Single UK Chart Position: 20
    * Wasted Years (Live), B Side
• Dance of Death (2003) Released: September 8th, 2003 :: UK Chart Position: 2
  • Wildest Dreams, 2003 Single UK Chart Position: 5
    * Pass The Jam, B Side
  • Rainmaker, 2003 Single UK Chart Position: 13
    * More Tea Vicar, B Side