The Beast: Singing With Iron Maiden--the Drugs, the Groupies . . . the Whole Story

Paul Di’anno is one of rock’s wildest figures. Now he reveals the shocking stories of his life on the road, including the moment he kicked out his own guitarist’s teeth, chasing journalists from venues, shooting out car tyres with a rifle and the truth about his arrest for carrying a sub-machine gun. His tale is one of drugs, guns, alcohol; of extended periods banged up in prison and his time fronting the mighty Iron Maiden. His controversial antiME off-stage are even more shocking than his existence under the spotlights. He has battled drug addicitions and tumbled from the heights of fame to the pit of bankruptcy. This is a look into the dark and disturbing times of a man who had spent his whole life courting his demons.

Paul Di’Anno was the firstvocalist for Iron Maiden, from 1978 to 1981. His later bands include Di’Anno’s Battlezone, Killers, Gogmagog, and Praying Mantis.＂