audio interview with pop
superstar Lady Gaga in which
she describes the experience
of attending IRON MAIDEN's
April 17, 2011 concert in
Tampa,
"I went to see IRON MAIDEN
the other night, and I actually
watched the show from a
box," Lady Gaga can be heard
saying in the clip. "And we
were laughing as we walked
— it was me and my two best
friends… as we were walking
into the box, we had a bunch
of drinks, we were all going,
'This is so not metal, to be in a
box.' [laughs] So we watched
most of the show from the box
and then we were gonna go
meet the band. And we went
down during 'The Number Of
The Beast'. And when we got
there, I grabbed Lady Starlight
and I said, 'Let's go,' and we
just booked it into the center
of the crowd. And we were
dancing and singing and
everyone was just so into it.
And it was one of the first
times I've been able to just be
at a rock concert in a long
time . . . People did recognize
me, but it was so kind and
warm and awesome. I mean,
IRON MAIDEN is all about, 'We
don't care who our fans are.
We love everybody.' . . . I
guess what I'm trying to say is
the devotion of the fans
moving in unison, pumping
their fists, watching the show,
when I see that, I see the
paradigm for my future and
the relationship I want to have
with my fans. IRON MAIDEN's
never had a hit song, and they
tour stadiums around the
world, and their fans live,
breathe and die for MAIDEN,
and that is my dream. That is
my dream. And not only that,
but when we got into the
crowd, there was no
pretension… I'm a pop singer
— I didn't know what it would
be like in a crowd of a
MAIDEN [fans]; everybody was
hugging me, high-fiving,
fistpumps in the air… 'Oh, it's
so cool you're at MAIDEN.'
Jumping and dancing… I mean,
it was like absolute no
judgment, no prejudice,
freedom and love for music. It
doesn't matter who you are;
you don't need to know
anything about music to love
it. And it was just so… It was
just awesome… MAIDEN
changed my life."
A photo of Lady Gaga hanging
out with IRON MAIDEN
drummer Nicko McBrain
backstage at the Tampa
concert can be seen below.
She posted the picture on her
Twitter profile with a caption
that simply said "Sexy Beast.
666."
Lady Gaga is recently
appeared in photos with
ANTHRAX drummer Charlie
Benante and this year's Rock
And Roll Hall Of Fame
inductee Alice Cooper.
For her 666th tweet, Lady
Gaga wrote the following
message on April 10:
"The Number of the Beast.
Having' beers listening to
Maiden w the New York Boys.
Happy 666 Twitterland."
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