{"id":2038434,"date":"2025-09-21T05:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T05:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2038434"},"modified":"2025-09-21T05:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T05:47:11","slug":"youre-surrendering-your-senses-completely-to-this-little-fascist-in-your-hand-iron-maidens-bruce-dickinson-really-hates-mobile-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/youre-surrendering-your-senses-completely-to-this-little-fascist-in-your-hand-iron-maidens-bruce-dickinson-really-hates-mobile-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;You&#8217;re surrendering your senses completely to this little fascist in your hand.&#8221; Iron Maiden&#8217;s Bruce Dickinson really hates mobile phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: Shirlaine Forrest\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/every-iron-maiden-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iron Maiden;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Iron Maiden<\/a> frontman Bruce Dickinson has once again given brutal feedback when asked for his thoughts about fans recording parts of the band&#8217;s shows on their mobile phones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The singer has spoken out previously about phones at concerts, describing the vibe at gigs when phones are banned as &#8220;what music should be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And while Maiden have stopped short of an outright ban, they have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/iron-maiden-urge-fans-keep-103627399.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:urged fans to keep them in their pockets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">urged fans to keep them in their pockets<\/a> and just enjoy the event. When some fans decided to ignore the request, Maiden manager <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/wish-nothing-very-sore-arm-003517582.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ron Smallwood joked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Ron Smallwood joked<\/a>: &#8220;I wish you nothing but a very sore arm!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now Dickinson, 67, has doubled down on his thoughts, saying: &#8221; I wish the camera on those things had never been invented.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He tells Appetite for Distortion: &#8220;It&#8217;s like some terrible disease, that people feel the need to look at the world through this stupid little device. It&#8217;s like a failing of humanity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You&#8217;re surrendering your senses completely to this little fascist in your hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Put it down, put it in your pocket and look around you. Look at the people, look at the joy, look at the band, feel the emotion, feel the music. What a phone does, it cuts all of that off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And so I feel sad. I also feel pissed off, because as a performer, I want to perform for an audience of people that have some emotional feedback \u2013 not a bunch of Android twerps.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also repeated previous comments about having seen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/weve-ranked-every-ghost-album-113657269.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ghost;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Ghost<\/a> in concert recently, and how <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/reason-being-connection-between-myself-010215123.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:their phone ban;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">their phone ban<\/a> has made a remarkably positive difference to the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This week, Maiden added extra European dates to their <em>Run For Your Live<\/em>s world tour \u2013 including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/iron-maiden-announce-more-european-102811167.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:two completely phone-free shows in Paris;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">two completely phone-free shows in Paris<\/a> which are being filmed for an upcoming release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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