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unusual facts about Adrian Smith


Elizabeth Schall

Schall joined The Iron Maidens on September 2005 following the departure of guitarist/co-founder Josephine Draven, taking the stage name of "Adrianne Smith" (a female version of Adrian Smith).


Dave Colwell

There were a number of Colwell's associates playing on this album, including Steve Conte (New York Dolls), Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden), Robert Hart (The Jones Gang), Edwin McCain, Bekka Bramlett, Danny Bowes (Thunder), Spike (The Quireboys) and Jaz Lochrie.

Futureal

# "The Evil That Men Do (live - Kåren, Gothemburg, 1 November 1995)" (Bruce Dickinson, Harris, Adrian Smith) – 4:20

The Ed Hunter Tour

This tour was the first tour to feature the current Iron Maiden line-up with the return of both Adrian Smith, who left in 1990, and Bruce Dickinson, who left in 1993.

The Entire Population of Hackney

At the end of the 1985 World Slavery Tour, Iron Maiden took 6 months off, when Nicko McBrain's frustration of not playing after winding down from an extensive Maiden tour and looking at a six month break, drove him to rent a rehearsal studio and invite Adrian Smith along to jam.

Welcome to My Nightmare

The 1999 tribute album Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper includes covers of 'Cold Ethyl' by Vince Neil, Mick Mars, Mike Inez, Billy Sheehan and Simon Phillips and 'The Black Widow' by Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith, Tony Franklin, Tommy Aldridge and David Glen Eisley.


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Morpheus Rising

The pairing of Harwood/Sweeting has been likened to the guitar duo of Adrian Smith and Dave Murray of Iron Maiden on more than one occasion and BBC Introducing presenter, Matt Seymour, stated the two were the 'tightest guitar duo ever to appear on the show'.

The Mick Jagger Centre

A Concerto for saxophone by composer Adrian Smith was premiered in late 2009, followed by a Violin Concerto composed by Sarah Freestone.