The band has always stayed close to its fans and not sold out. That's a very rare thing. I can see how rare that is having been outside of the band for eight years. Maiden has integrity. I think people appreciate that.

As a child he was "a Manchester United fanatic" although he would lose his interest in football once he got into music. He remains in Iron Maiden to this day with whom he has released three further studio albums 2003's Dance of Death 2006's A Matter of Life and Death and 2010's The Final Frontier. I.

Along with Dickinson he returned to Iron Maiden in 1999 after which the band gained renewed success and recently formed the side project Primal Rock Rebellion. P he left Iron Maiden in 1990 forming his own group Psycho Motel before joining Bruce Dickinson's solo outfit in 1997. Having already been offered a position as their second guitarist the previous year Smith joined Iron Maiden in November 1980 replacing Dennis Stratton.