Iron Maiden ‘don’t give a monkey’s’ about being snubbed by Glastonbury

Iron Maiden could not “give a monkey’s” about not being invited to carry out at Glastonbury.

Frontman Bruce Dickinson, 64, has insisted it would not trouble him that the heavy metallic group have by no means performed the world-famous music extravaganza, which has began embracing the style extra in recent times, with the likes of Metallica, Deliver Me The Horizon and Motörhead having carried out.

In an interview with The Day by day Telegraph newspaper, he mentioned: “We don’t give a monkey’s as a result of the those who get us are usually not the those who run the music enterprise institution, no matter that’s, as a result of that’s largely run by individuals that may’t make a residing doing the rest.”

Regardless of being nominated twice, Maiden have by no means made it to induction on the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame, however Bruce would not need to whereas they’re nonetheless alive.

He mentioned: “I don’t need to be within the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame! As a result of we’re not useless but!

“Some individuals really feel virtually actively threatened by metallic. Not by the character of the music. However by the truth that it doesn’t conform to their worldview of what pop music ought to be, which is: pop music is disposable, darling. Properly: we don’t make disposable pop music.”

The Corridor of Fame beforehand responded to criticism over Maiden not being chosen for induction in 2021.

CEO Greg Harris insisted that regardless of Bruce and co receiving the nod for the primary time and failing to affix the likes of Tina Turner, Foo Fighters, and Jay-Z because the 16 artists chosen for the honour, they nonetheless regard the rockers as an “impactful, influential band”.

Showing on WBAB radio station, he mentioned: “There’s little doubt that Iron Maiden are an impactful, influential band, and that’s why they have been nominated this yr, together with 15 different artists and acts, and when the votes got here in, these six have been the leaders. So we’re not questioning, are they an vital band, are they impactful and influential.

“Of these which were nominated all through historical past, over 80 per cent of them have been ultimately inducted into the Rock And Roll Corridor Of Fame.

“So all people has their favourites; all people has totally different artists that impacted them or impacted different artists. So, when you take a look at this checklist, you can also make that case for all of those of us, similar to individuals make that case for Iron Maiden.”

The Corridor of Fame boss additionally insisted that rock and roll is a “massive tent and all people matches underneath it”, even when they do not play rock ‘n’ roll music.