Nicko McBrain Says Iron Maiden Could've Handled Bruce Dickinson Split Better: 'Why Do I Want Look at His Sorry Ass on Stage and Know He Doesn't Want to Be There?' - Ultimate Guitar

Nicko McBrain Says Iron Maiden Could've Handled Bruce Dickinson Split Better: 'Why Do I Want Look at His Sorry Ass on Stage and Know He Doesn't Want to Be There?' – Ultimate Guitar

October 29, 2026

Nicko McBrain Says Iron Maiden Could’ve Handled Bruce Dickinson Split Better: ‘Why Do I Want Look at His Sorry Ass on Stage and Know He Doesn’t Want to Be There?’ Ultimate Guitar“I think we really should have helped him out by transposing the key of the songs for him. But we didn’t, and it was a tough time”: Drummer Nicko McBrain admits that Iron Maiden didn’t do enough for singer Blaze Bayley when he replaced Bruce Dickinson MusicRadar