Teachers need to be more inspirational. But it's also up to engineering to make itself more interesting.

There are basically two categories of music: Metal and bullshit.

If heavy metal bands ruled the world, we'd be a lot better off.

We're better than Metallica. We're better musicians, better players. Put it this way, they can try to walk onstage after an Iron Maiden show if they want.

I find that fencing and training give me more stamina and help me deal with the craziness of being on the road so much.

Life is too short to do the things you don't love doing.

Everything you need to know about Iron Maiden is onstage.

Iron Maiden is an institution, and I'm delighted that I'm involved in it, but there was a time that I wasn't delighted so I quit.

Some of Eminem's rap songs kind of have the teenage love songs like the fifties love songs. It's kind of like domestic drama set to music. He is really good storyteller.

Rock music should be gross: that's the fun of it. It gets up and drops its trousers.

My dad always told me, 'I don't care what you do. Just aim to be the best at it. Even if it's the world's best window cleaner.'

He spent the afternoon alone in the streets.

Probably it's true what you think and you know... but I don't caareeee I'm a fake character...

The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated.

We're all real people with moments of intense honesty and pathos and humanity. We all experience that, whether you're comedic or not.

If these walls could talk, I wonder what secrets they'd tell.

I think in life, if you continue to challenge yourself, you can pride yourself in what you continuously accomplish.

Who’s that? That’s the King. Who’s he? The Duke. Who’s she? The Princess. What do they call you? The Count. What does that make me? Umm…how about the Peasant? And the name stuck.

When we have a clear sense of our destination, we can be flexible in the route we take to reach it.

Fitting people with books is about as difficult as fitting them with shoes.

I was an A student and I liked creative writing.