Nicko McBrain talks to Neil Shukla about what makes his iconic 'galloping' style work so well with Iron Maiden, and how he locks in with Steve Harris. He also talks about his early drum influences, and gets candid on how long he will rock with Iron Maiden.

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Recorded at Cosmo Music, CosmoFEST June 1, 2019.


ABOUT NICKO MCBRAIN:
At the age of ten, Nicko McBrain started to play drums with pots, pans and other kitchen utensils, before, to his parents' dismay, he began drumming on the gas cooker with a pair of knives and chipped off the paintwork. McBrain recalls that he was 11 or 12 before his father bought him his first drum kit, "which was basically one snare, one tom-tom, one cymbal, two drumsticks and a pair of brushes." He soon started playing Rolling Stones and Beatles covers with school bands, before he began regularly playing "pubs and weddings". Having played in small pub bands from the age of 14, Nicko McBrain originally paid his bills with session work before he joined a variety of artists, such as Streetwalkers, Pat Travers, and the French political band, Trust. He joined Iron Maiden in time to debut on their fourth album, Piece of Mind (1983), and has remained with them since, contributing to a total of 13 studio releases


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