What is Bruce Dickinson?
{{Infobox musical artist |Name = Bruce Dickinson |Img =Bruce Dickinson in Stuttgart 1999 (3rd version).jpg |Img_capt = Bruce Dickinson in September 1999 |Img_size = 300 |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = Paul Dickinson |birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1958|8|7|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Worksop]], [[Nottinghamshire]], [[England]] |death_date= |Occupation = [[Musician]], songwriter, author, [[pilot]] |Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]], [[hard rock]] |Instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[Drum kit|drums]] |Years_active = 1970s–present |Associated_acts = [[Samson (band)|Samson]], [[Iron Maiden]] |URL = [http://www.screamforme.com/ www.screamforme.com] }} '''Bruce Dickinson''' (born 7 August 1958) is an [[English people|English]] [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] [[singer]]. He is the singer in the [[band]] [[Iron Maiden]]. ==Biography== Dickinson was born on 7 August 1958 in [[Worksop]], [[Nottinghamshire]]. He was born as Paul Dickinson, but changed his first name to Bruce. As a teenager, he lived in [[Sheffield]]. This was where he started to listen to heavy metal music. He sang in local bands during this time, after trying to play the drums. In the early 1980s, Dickinson was part of the band [[Samson (band)|Samson]]. He left Samson in 1981. Later that year, after [[Paul Di'Anno]] left Iron Maiden, Dickinson was chosen to be the band's new singer. During the 1980s, Iron Maiden was very popular, and Dickinson's singing was a big part of this. In 1990, Dickinson made his first [[wikt:solo|solo]] album, called ''[[Tattooed Millionaire]]''. In 1993, he left Iron Maiden to become only a solo artist. He released five solo albums during the 1990s, but they were not as popular as his work with Iron Maiden had been. In 1999, Dickinson joined Iron Maiden again, and soon after the band made a new album, [[Brave New World (album)|Brave New World]]. Since then, he has stayed as a part of Iron Maiden as well as recording music both by himself and with other people. ==Other interests== Outside of music, Dickin