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IRON MAIDEN: THE BIRTH OF EDDIE


05/17/2008 Eddie came from the fact that the band were very shy, Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood says, so we went out and invented a character which stood for the band. British music journalist Garry Bushell, an early fan of the band, recalls that Eddie had modest beginnings. There's a photo of Rod about to axe the head of marketing.

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