What does this button do? : an autobiography
(2017)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
MEMOIR/DICKINSON,B

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Biography & Memoir MEMOIR/DICKINSON,B Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2017]
©2017
EDITION
First U.S. edition
DESCRIPTION

x, 371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780062468130, 0062468138 :, 0062468138, 9780062468130
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

"Originally published as What Does This Button Do? in the UK in 2017 by HarperCollinsPublishers"--Title page verso

Born in '58 -- Life on Mars -- If you want skool, you got it -- Angelic upstart -- The kipper's revenge -- An unexpected journey -- Lock up your daughters -- Minibusted -- Going to the dogs -- Dope opera -- A heavy metal crusade -- Ham of the gods -- Neighbour of the beast -- The big dipper -- On the bandwagon -- New battery -- Organ pipes -- Powerslave -- Iron curtains -- Snow, leather and bondage -- The boys from Brazil -- Much ado about cutting -- You'll believe a drummer can fly -- Double dutch -- You cannot be serious -- Moonchild -- Slaughtering daughters -- Fault lines -- Wing nut -- Out of the frying pan -- Into the fire -- Radio pirate -- Edison and the light bulb moment -- Brain swap -- Feet wet in the goose -- To fly, to swerve -- Black September -- A close shave -- The spruce Bruce -- What could possibly go wrong? -- Bruce air -- Alchemy -- Bitter experience -- To ride the storm -- Fuck cancer

A memoir by the multifaceted lead vocalist of Iron Maiden traces his experiences outside of the entertainment industry while sharing insight into his solo work, his turbulent childhood, his battle with cancer, and his views on the band's enduring cultural influence