In a recent interview, Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of Iron Maiden, reflects on the intense touring experience of the 1980s, specifically the 1984/1985 'World Slavery Tour.' He compares his band's rigorous schedule, featuring 189 performances, to the struggles faced by Mötley Crüe, highlighting the self-destructive behaviors that plagued rock musicians during that era. Dickinson notes that the lack of sleep, constant pressure, and unhealthy coping mechanisms such as substance abuse took a toll on many. However, he eventually turned to healthier hobbies like fencing to cope with the stresses of touring.
We toured with Mötley Crüe... Complete fucking casualties, much of it self-induced. And I was like, 'Please tell me I'm not going to end up like that!'.
All through the '80s we were working so hard, like eight shows in ten days over the course of eight months.
You're not part of normal society. PTSD, dislocation - that's effectively what you've got.
And depending on your personality type, you deal with it in different ways... None of it was healthy.
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