{"id":2402844,"date":"2026-05-05T09:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2402844"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:27:59","slug":"were-not-a-bunch-of-poodles-iron-maiden-frontman-bruce-dickinson-explains-why-the-band-didnt-get-too-hands-on-in-the-making-of-their-new-documentary-burning-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/were-not-a-bunch-of-poodles-iron-maiden-frontman-bruce-dickinson-explains-why-the-band-didnt-get-too-hands-on-in-the-making-of-their-new-documentary-burning-ambition\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We&#8217;re not a bunch of poodles.&#8221; Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson explains why the band didn&#8217;t get too hands on in the making of their new documentary, Burning Ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-9c3f72a3-5c9c-40be-ae56-9258d0fba481\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/iron-maiden\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/iron-maiden\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/iron-maiden\">Iron Maiden<\/a> frontman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/bruce-dickinson\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/bruce-dickinson\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/bruce-dickinson\">Bruce Dickinson<\/a> has explained why the metal legends have taken a decidedly hands-off approach to their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/iron-maiden-burning-ambition-cinema-release\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/iron-maiden-burning-ambition-cinema-release\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/iron-maiden-burning-ambition-cinema-release\">imminent new documentary film<\/a>, <em>Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In cinemas this week and directed by Malcolm Venville, the documentary serves as the definitive look at the storied career of the heavy metal icons, featuring rarely seen footage, brand new interviews with the band themselves and input from famous fans including Javier Bardem, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/lars-ulrich\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/lars-ulrich\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/artist\/lars-ulrich\">Lars Ulrich<\/a>, Chuck D and Scott Ian.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-9c3f72a3-5c9c-40be-ae56-9258d0fba481-2\">Despite being a landmark release for Maiden, Bruce emphasises that the band themselves didn&#8217;t want to be too wrapped up in the making of the film.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhen we knew there was going to be a documentary the first thing was that we really didn\u2019t want to be involved in it in terms of editorial or whatever,\u201d he tells <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavymag.com.au\/burning-ambition-keeping-the-flame-alive-with-bruce-dickinson-from-iron-maiden\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/heavymag.com.au\/burning-ambition-keeping-the-flame-alive-with-bruce-dickinson-from-iron-maiden\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><em>Heavy<\/em><\/a>. \u201cYou have to have a hands off approach because you want somebody to look at it and tell the story. Obviously, there\u2019s so many\u2026 this documentary could be ten hours long but then everybody would lose the will to live. So you\u2019ve got to make the story concise. There are going to be fans who say \u2018oh, they missed out this and what about that\u2019 \u2013 yeah, sure \u2013 but for people who don\u2019t know the story of Iron Maiden this is a great introduction to the band.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"elk-25871ecf-935c-43c9-ac56-358b8bc830b6\">\n<blockquote class=\"vanilla-quoteblock\">\n<p>It is a bit warts and all, but I think that\u2019s great<\/p><figcaption><cite>Bruce Dickinson<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-0d0631ad-fe42-42b6-a4eb-6f01fde2e480\">&#8220;Because of that, we wanted an external take on our career and you can\u2019t really be fiddling about with that and going in every five minutes saying, &#8216;Change this&#8217; or &#8216;I don\u2019t like that,'&#8221; he continues. &#8220;&#8216;Oh, my hair looks messy in that picture!&#8217; None of that crap. We\u2019re not a bunch of poodles. It is a bit warts and all, but I think that\u2019s great. There\u2019s nothing in there that I would want to change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bruce goes on to explain that despite Maiden being very plugged into their fanbase and the modern media landscape, when it comes to what really counts, they&#8217;ll always do things the old school way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are lots and lots of ways to interact with the fan base,\u201d he notes. \u201cThere\u2019s also different ways to be creative, given different kinds of media that are available, but the core of Iron Maiden has always been old school, on stage, in your face and that won\u2019t ever change. If it\u2019s going to be an Iron Maiden show, then it\u2019s gonna be live. The fact we\u2019re on a giant stage with a screen and everything else doesn\u2019t make any difference to us. We just treat it like it\u2019s a big club. Steve is on stage playing to 80,000 people and he might as well be playing the Cart &amp; Horses in Stratford because he\u2019s got the same attitude.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-hPEtWG8MnvVAoU4TwcEKtE\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-hPEtWG8MnvVAoU4TwcEKtE slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition<\/em> hits cinemas on Thursday May 7. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/awclick.php?awinmid=2961&amp;awinaffid=103504&amp;clickref=loudersound-gb-4666651191372776542&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magazinesdirect.com%2Fuk%2Fclassic-rock-353-premium%2Fdp%2F7e4223c2\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.magazinesdirect.com\/uk\/classic-rock-353-premium\/dp\/7e4223c2\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/awclick.php?awinmid=2961&amp;awinaffid=103504&amp;clickref=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magazinesdirect.com%2Fuk%2Fclassic-rock-353-premium%2Fdp%2F7e4223c2\" data-merchant-name=\"Magazines Direct\" data-merchant-id=\"6539\" data-merchant-network=\"AW\" data-merchant-url=\"magazinesdirect.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Pick up the new issue of <em>Classic Rock<\/em><\/a> to read all about the making of the film and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/bruce-dickinson-eddfest-could-continue-without-iron-maiden\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/bruce-dickinson-eddfest-could-continue-without-iron-maiden\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/music\/bruce-dickinson-eddfest-could-continue-without-iron-maiden\">the band&#8217;s upcoming Eddfest spectacular<\/a>. The issue comes with a giant <em>Burning Ambition<\/em> poster and Eddfest sticker.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/awclick.php?awinmid=2961&amp;awinaffid=103504&amp;clickref=loudersound-gb-1271714087685572288&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magazinesdirect.com%2Fuk%2Fclassic-rock-353-premium%2Fdp%2F7e4223c2\" id=\"elk-ba0ff101-9af7-4574-a456-c47f4f28737d\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.magazinesdirect.com\/uk\/classic-rock-353-premium\/dp\/7e4223c2\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"hawklinks\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/awclick.php?awinmid=2961&amp;awinaffid=103504&amp;clickref=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magazinesdirect.com%2Fuk%2Fclassic-rock-353-premium%2Fdp%2F7e4223c2\" data-merchant-name=\"Magazines Direct\" data-merchant-id=\"6539\" data-merchant-network=\"AW\" data-merchant-url=\"magazinesdirect.com\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:136.80%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CxJjkot7mrwtRjvr24K28E-1000-80.jpg.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CxJjkot7mrwtRjvr24K28E-1000-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CxJjkot7mrwtRjvr24K28E-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CxJjkot7mrwtRjvr24K28E-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CxJjkot7mrwtRjvr24K28E-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/CxJjkot7mrwtRjvr24K28E-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/a>\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.loudersound.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has explained why the metal legends have taken a decidedly hands-off approach to their imminent new documentary film, Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition. 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