Bruce Dickinson stated that the documentary Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition did not involve the band in any direct editorial control.
The production covers Iron Maiden 's career , but followed an independent path. In an interview with the website Heavy , Dickinson explained that the group chose not to participate in editing the content to avoid interfering with the final result.
“When we learned there was going to be a documentary, the first thing we decided was that we didn’t want to get involved in terms of editing or anything else. You need to have an impartial approach, because you want someone to look at the documentary and tell the story. Obviously, there’s so much… this documentary could be ten hours long, but then everyone would lose the will to live.”.
He continued: “So, you need to make the story concise. There will be fans who say, ‘Oh, they forgot this and that’ — yes, sure, but for those who don’t know the history of Iron Maiden, this is a great introduction to the band. Therefore, we wanted an outside perspective on our career, and you can’t keep tinkering with it and coming in every five minutes saying ‘change this’ or ‘I don’t like that,’ ‘Oh, my hair is messy in this photo.’ None of that nonsense. We’re not a bunch of spoiled puppies. It has its flaws and all that, but I think that’s great. There’s nothing there that I would change.”.
The musical documentary Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition, which tells the story of the British heavy metal band responsible for changing the music scene in the 1980s, has just released never-before-seen footage. Directed by Malcolm Venville, the film arrives in Brazilian cinemas on May 7th and tickets are already on sale for its premiere – find out how to watch the documentary.
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