Adrian Frederick "H" Smith (born 27 February 1957) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of Iron Maiden, for whom he writes songs and performs live backing vocals on some tracks.Smith grew up in Camden, London and became interested in rock music at 15. He soon formed a friendship with future Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray, who inspired him to take up the guitar. After leaving school at 16, he formed a band called Urchin, which he led until their demise in 1980. He joined Iron Maiden in November 1980, replacing Dennis Stratton. Following a short-lived solo project called A.S.A.P, he left Iron Maiden in 1990 and formed a group called Psycho Motel. In 1997, Psycho Motel was put on hold and he joined the band of former Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson. Smith and Dickinson returned to Iron Maiden in 1999, after which the band gained new success. Smith has a current side project called Primal Rock Rebellion.
University of Illinois at Chicago, Texas A&M University
Nationality
American
Spouse
Nathalie Dufresne-Smith
Children
Brittany Smith, Natasha Smith, Dylan Smith
Siblings
Patrick Smith, Kathleen Smith
Music Groups
The Trooper, Run to the Hills, 2 Minutes to Midnight, Iron Maiden, Urchin, Psycho Motel, ASAP, Primal Rock Rebellion, Autoramas
Movies
Iron Maiden: The Legacy of the Beast
Star Sign
Pisces
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I've been playing with Bruce for two years and did two albums with him. We're getting back into doing some real heavy stuff. A lot of the people were saying, "you guys are teamed up, when are you going to get back together with the Maiden guys?" From day one when I started playing with Bruce, people were saying this. At the time, my thought was that this was very unlikely to happen. But, down the line, the rumors seemed to get stronger, and Rod Smallwood, Maiden's manager, contacted me and asked me if I would be interested in doing a tour. I said "oh yeah, I'd love to do it", and then we started talking about a new album, which was real bonus. I mean, I would've loved to just do the tour, but doing a new album, I think it's going to be great. So that's how it came about, really. It just felt real natural, you know. Blaze was going to leave Maiden, and they were going to be looking for a new lead singer. I guess they thought of Bruce first off. There you have it, really.
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Fact
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Iron Maiden are currently planning out and scheduling tour dates for their "Early Years" tour. The tour will take place in the summer of 2005. [October 2004]
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His son, Dylan appeared on the cover of Psycho Motel's album, "Welcome to the World".
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He has three children with his wife, Nathalie: son, Dylan; daughter, Natasha; and daughter, Brittany.
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Founded his own band, "Psycho Motel"
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Left Iron Maiden in 1990. Rejoined the band in 1999.
$60 Million
