Statement from Nicko McBrain:
After a lot consideration, it’s with each sorrow and pleasure, I announce my resolution to take a step again from the grind of the in depth touring life-style. Today, Sat, Dec seventh, Sao Paulo can be my remaining gig with Iron Maiden. I want the band a lot success transferring ahead.
I’ll, nevertheless, stay firmly a part of the Iron Maiden household engaged on quite a lot of tasks, my very long time managers, Rod Smallwood and Andy Taylor, bear in mind for me. I’ll even be engaged on quite a lot of totally different private tasks and specializing in my current companies and ventures, together with The British Drum Company, Nicko McBrain’s Drum One, Titanium Tart, and naturally, Rock-N-Roll Ribs!
What can I say? Touring with Maiden the final 42 years has been an unbelievable journey! To my devoted fan base, you made all of it worthwhile and I really like you! To my devoted spouse, Rebecca, you made it infinitely simpler and I really like you! To my youngsters, Justin and Nicholas, thanks for understanding the absences and I really like you! To my pals which can be all the time there for me, I really like you! To my bandmates, you made it a dream come true and I really like you!
I look into the longer term with a lot pleasure and nice hope! I’ll be seeing you quickly, might God bless you all, and, after all, “Up the Irons!”
Nicko
Statement from Rod Smallwood on behalf of Iron Maiden:
Nicko,
And all of us love you too!!
Thank you for being an irrepressible power behind the drum equipment for Maiden for 42 years and my pal for even longer. I converse on behalf of all of the band after I say we’ll miss you immensely!
Ever since Rock in Rio in 1985 we’ve had a particular relationship with Brazil so to bow out of touring in entrance of 90,000 followers right here in Sao Paulo over 2 nights is poetic and you’re deserving of all of the accolades I’m positive these marvellous followers will provide you with on this final present.
Phantom stay up for many extra years of working with you on the tasks you talked about and I’m positive we are able to discover a couple of extra particular ones across the Maiden household and FC!
The band and I all have a thousand nice recollections of the previous 42 years, nice gigs, copious platinum and gold discs and awards, love from the followers and one beer too many on too many events! Such a bond is perpetually! And, as Steve Harris says, ‘Nicko is and can all the time be a part of the Maiden household’.
Rod, Andy, Steve, Bruce, Davey, Adrian & Jan
P.S. Maiden all the time get their man and our already chosen new drummer can be introduced very shortly.
