Superbly Entertaining

Bruce has a fantastic life story and an engaging presentation style that made this a thoroughly enjoyable read/listen.

I’m a big Iron Maiden fan and there was more than enough about the band, tours and their creative process for a fan, and this was complimented by his other non-maiden life which most fans would be aware of but not to the detail here.

Was a relief the book wasn’t the rockstar bio trope of a set of anecdotes about sexual conquests and escapades with recreational drugs - if that’s your thing then there are plenty of other rock star biographies out there.

In my view, this book is far more interesting and entertaining

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A true life boys own adventure

Iron Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson has done just about everything boys dream of doing: lead singer for one of the world's most successful bands, airline captain, novelist, screenwriter, movie and documentary producer to name but a few.

'What Does This Button Do' is a thoroughly enjoyable account of Bruce's life, from growing up in a working family, through impoverished uni student days, right through to rock superstar and accomplished pilot. It also contains a honest and thoughtful account of his battle with cancer.

I enjoyed this book immensely and would recommend it to Iron Maiden fans and non-Iron Maiden fans alike.

Also, awesome to have the man himself narrating the audio version of he book.

I'd give this book 5 stars, but it steers clear of anything controversial, as Bruce himself states in the afterward, he's steered clear of anything to do with marriages, divorces or births. The sections on Iron Maiden, while enjoyable, don't really give hard core Iron Maiden fans anything they wouldn't already know. For these reasons I'm taking a star off.

Fair play to the man though, he comes across as a thoroughly likeable and intensely interesting chap, the sort of bloke you'd love to have a beer with in the pub.

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what a man.

i found it weird that he left family, wives etc out at first but it's his story and that's fair enough. what an inspirational man. it took me a little to get used to his reading style but i find nearly every audio book is hard at first. great listen.

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The man!

I really enjoyed this book such a great character of a man. he's right at the end about the story being to long if he included births deaths and marriages into the book.

Exceptional!

I loved this book from first word to last. What an interesting life! Some moments are truly heartbreaking, and others immensely funny, keeping everything interesting as a whole. This book is one of the better autobiographies I have listened to, and I was never finding myself getting bored with it. Bruce is an awesome narrator to boot! Highly recommend this to read/listen to!

Rollercoaster ride with a nonconfrmist Rock Star

Dickinson's story is captivating, made more so by his ability to imitate accents so each (real life) character in his book 'speaks for him/herself'. From a small town two-bit band frontman to exhibitionist rock star of one of the world's most successful and enduring heavy metal rock bands, Iron Maiden. Dickinson carries you from his and the band's trajectory from obscurity to superstardom, at the same time learning to fly small aircraft (which gripped him so much he flew the band cross country on tours) to actually becoming a real life airline pilot and captain of heavy metal (airline speak for the largest passenger commercial jets), his story moves along at a high pace, never boring, often humorous and always interesting. Much enjoyed it.

Incredibly interesting man!

I have always loved Iron Maiden and also been interested to learn little nuggets of info about Bruce along the way. This book, however, is so incredibly interesting and hilariously knowledgable all at the same time. I've never listened to ones horrific experience with cancer, be told in such a way that I end up laughing. Absolutely brilliantly written and most entertainingly narrated as well. 👏👏 I applaud you yet again Bruce, first two times were in front of you while on stage, this one from my home. You really do freakin ROCK!! 🤘

Fantastic

I’m a fan so I was always going to be interested. You really don’t have to be though. A wonderful telling of a remarkable life. Metal front man, commercial airline pilot, cancer survivor and so much more.

Well worth the listen.

A brilliant insight into a very successful mans life

I have listened to the book 3 times and I enjoy it just as much as I did the first time.

Bruce makes the whole story come alive and you just get a real sense of who he really is.

I highly recommended this book to anyone not just Iron Maiden fans.

The best book ever!

I really liked Bruce’s narrative and different accents that he does :-)
There are plenty of fun stories and details.
I strongly recommend this book... especially if you are fan of Iron Maiden.