BLAZE BAYLEY: ‘I Was Absolutely Gutted’ When I Got The News That PAUL DI’ANNO Had Died [Video]

In a new interview with Canada’s The Metal Voice, former IRON MAIDEN singer Blaze Bayley spoke about the passing of another ex-MAIDEN vocalist, Paul Di’Anno, who died last October at the age of 66. Asked how he initially reacted to the news of Paul‘s death, Blaze said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Well, he wasn’t in good health the last time I saw him, and he’d been stuck in a wheelchair for a while. But we did a lot together. We went to a lot of places together. Before all the problems with Ukraine, we did a tour of Russia. We played Sweden Rock [Festival] together. We went to Australia and New Zealand together. And we did a a lot together.

“I wouldn’t say that I didn’t expect it, but I was absolutely gutted when [I got] the news that Paul had gone,” Blazeadmitted. “I didn’t think he would go then. It just didn’t …