In a recent interview on Eddie Truck , Bruce Dickinson Iron Maiden 's lack of enthusiasm when it comes to making music videos – the band doesn't usually release many visual productions and, when they do, it generally doesn't feature the band members on screen.
In response to a fan's question about considering livestreams as a way to promote the new album, Senjutsu , Bruce revealed that the idea was discussed "for 30 seconds" and that all band members dismissed the possibility.
“First of all, we hate making videos. Seriously: we hate making videos. It’s like make-believe. Doing a live show without an audience is the worst possible scenario. We need to feed off the audience and vice versa. Having us there, like puppets, pretending… sorry, that doesn’t meet our expectations. It’s like watching your team play against holograms and pretending to fall during an attack. We would never do that,” he stated.
Bruce Dickinson also said that the same logic applies to performing in venues with half capacity due to current safety measures. “It’s like: ‘you can tour, but you can only have 50% of the people, so you’ll be playing to a half-empty venue.’ The experience for the audience is bad, for the band too, and the promoter will go bankrupt trying to get everything in order. Let’s just wait until we can do things as close to normal as is acceptable. And I think that will happen, no doubt about it,” he reflected.
When the long-awaited day to go on tour arrives, Bruce Dickinson has already hinted that he would like to revisit some older classics , such as "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner," "The Prisoner," and "Stranger In A Strange Land."
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