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Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson shuns music

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Iron Maiden is one of the most successful heavy metal bands ever, selling over 80 million albums, but lead singer Bruce Dickinson combines his hard-rocking stage persona with another role as a commercial pilot and businessman.

But despite having spent over 30 years playing at sell-out tours, he tells HARDtalk's Sarah Montague he avoids listening to music and prefers speech radio.

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You can watch the full interview on BBC World News on Monday 28 May at 03:30, 08:30, 15:30 and 20:30 GMT and on the BBC News Channel on Monday 28 May at 00:30 BST and on Tuesday 29 May at 04:30 BST.

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