Loudwire's Joe DiVita sat down with #BruceDickinson of #IronMaiden at Brooklyn's Saint Vitus Bar to discuss #TheMandrakeProject, Bruce's upcoming solo album and accompanying series of comic books. Bruce chats about how the idea for a comic began, it's dark story, working with songwriting partner Roy Z on the solo album and how it's different from writing with Iron Maiden, his first-ever recorded guitar solo and a lot more.

00:00 - Intro
00:50 - What Is the Medallion?
02:26 - How 'The Mandrake Project' Was Conceived
09:27 - Partnering With Z2 Comics
13:39 - Writing With Roy Z vs. Iron Maiden
17:53 - Returning to Metal on 'Accident of Birth'
20:04 - Writing 'Balls to Picasso' + Meeting Roy Z
22:53 - Roy Z's Guitar Tone
23:43 - Playing Guitar + First Solo
25:05 - Can't Play Piano (But Does)
27:29 - Finding Live Bassist Tanya O'Callaghan
30:30 - Flying + Space Travel
35:29 - Pilots Retiring at 65
41:40 - Scary Co-Pilot Incident

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Music: Riffs Two by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
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