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Iron Maiden star Paul Di'Anno dead at 66: Five-times married father-of-six heavy metal singer had been left wheelchair-bound since 2021 as he battled health issues
Daily Mail ^ | 10/21/2024 | Hannah McDonald

Posted on 10/21/2024 10:06:33 AM PDT by wastedyears

Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno has died at the age of 66, his family announced on Monday.

Paul Andrews, better known by his stage name Di'Anno, passed away at his home in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Hobbies; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: dianno; ironmaiden; music; obituary; pauldianno
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This is terrible news for the many millions of Maiden fans all over the world. They've been my favorite band for over 20 years and will be until the day I die.

Rest in peace Paul, you'll be sorely missed.

1 posted on 10/21/2024 10:06:33 AM PDT by wastedyears
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To: wastedyears

His divorce lawyer is especially mournful


2 posted on 10/21/2024 10:07:50 AM PDT by montag813
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To: wastedyears

Not every rocker has the constitution of Keith Richards.


3 posted on 10/21/2024 10:09:45 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: wastedyears

Too many Wasted Years.


4 posted on 10/21/2024 10:09:51 AM PDT by Round Earther
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To: wastedyears

Rest In Peace, Paul.


5 posted on 10/21/2024 10:11:00 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: wastedyears

“Killers” hooked me in when I was 15 in 1980 and they’ve been a mainstay ever since then.


6 posted on 10/21/2024 10:13:47 AM PDT by BBQToadRibs2
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To: wastedyears

I don’t know what his ailments were, but there is a very unsettling photo of his lower extremities at the link.....not good at all.

RIP


7 posted on 10/21/2024 10:15:50 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: wastedyears

Heavy life, heavy toll.


8 posted on 10/21/2024 10:19:35 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: V_TWIN

If I remember correctly, Mr. Di‘Anno had been suffering from alcoholism for a long time.

RIP, Mr. Di‘Anno🙁


9 posted on 10/21/2024 10:20:50 AM PDT by Menes
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To: Menes

And Cocainism.


10 posted on 10/21/2024 10:23:30 AM PDT by Round Earther
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To: BBQToadRibs2

I’m around your age and had never really given them a listen. Went to a record store over the weekend and found their first four albums on remastered CDs at a reasonable price, so I picked them up. Totally hooked now.


11 posted on 10/21/2024 10:26:59 AM PDT by woweeitsme
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To: wastedyears

Somebody dialed the number of the beast! Me? I’m running for the hills.


12 posted on 10/21/2024 10:27:50 AM PDT by NavyShoe
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To: wastedyears

It is a shame, fan of Iron Maiden here too.

First big concert I went to as a teenager was Judas Priest with Iron Maiden opening for them. I think Iron Maiden was touring on the release of ‘The Number of The Beast’ and Judas Priest was touring on (I think) ‘Screaming For Vengeance’. Both were amazing, remain a fan today. I’d have to check my ticket stubs on when it was but also saw Iron Maiden later headline with a massive stage show.

One of the things I remember at that first JP/IM concert was people outside the venue handing out copies of the New Testament and imploring on megaphones NOT to go in there. Still a Christian to this day, in spite of a giant inflatable Eddie glaring at me.


13 posted on 10/21/2024 10:29:52 AM PDT by Made In The USA (Ellen Ate Dynamite Good Bye Ellen)
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To: wastedyears
🥲 'Least he kept at it.
I've been a fan of the Irons from the beginning thru Somewhere in Time. Kinda fell off after that.
Hardly listen to music much anymore but that reminds me I may be 'bout due another dose.

RIP, mate.. d:^)

14 posted on 10/21/2024 10:46:22 AM PDT by CopperTop (Outside the wire it's just us chickens. Dig?)
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To: wildcard_redneck

Keith likely didn’t take a Covid shot, a shot or two of Hennessey, yes.


15 posted on 10/21/2024 10:54:02 AM PDT by Glad2bnuts (“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: We should have set up ambushes...paraphrased)
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To: wastedyears

The release of the Covid ‘vaccine’ in 2021 would not have improved his health problems.


16 posted on 10/21/2024 10:54:36 AM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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Enjoy your new Strange World Paul. Rest in Peace sir.


17 posted on 10/21/2024 11:04:59 AM PDT by toddausauras (Trump 2024)
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To: Made In The USA

I think that most who objected to Iron Maiden didn’t give their music a critical listen. WWI Battlrs, Frontier Wars, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Feast of Balshezzar, etc. etc. Iron Maiden covers a lot of ground.


18 posted on 10/21/2024 11:09:43 AM PDT by 31R1O (The people who can control themselves ought to be able to defend themselves from those who can't.)
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To: wastedyears

I was a bigger fan of the music made with Bruce, but there is no denying that Paul made some good music with Iron Maiden.

I know that Bruce Dickenson has pi$$ed all over the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but the band with both Dianno and Dickinson should definitely be in there.


19 posted on 10/21/2024 11:24:56 AM PDT by voicereason (When a bartender can join Congress and become a millionaire...there’s a problem.)
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To: V_TWIN

Diabetes?


20 posted on 10/21/2024 11:28:49 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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