The Beast: Singing With Iron Maiden—The Drugs, the Groupies . . . the Whole Story

Di'Anno is - as everyone knows - the frontman of training with which the now huge Iron Maiden debuted on the music market: with it the voice, the band released the first two albums, the ones who laid the foundation for the legend. Then, in 1981, their paths separated (the bells are obviously very different, depending on who tells the story: for Maiden was driven out because of the excesses and dec... read more

Paul Di'Anno's tale is one of drugs, guns, and alcohol; of extended periods banged up in prison; and of his time fronting the mighty Iron Maiden. His controversial antics off-stage are even more shocking than his existence under the spotlights. He has battled drug addictions and tumbled from the heights of fame to the pit of bankruptcy. This is a look into the dark and disturbing times of a man who had spent his whole life courting his demons.