I discovered recently that a petition has been created on the 10 Downing Street website to get Iron Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris included in the next round of honours to be handed out by the British government. It seems that after Ozzy Osborn’s appearance at the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002, some metal fans have developed a taste for royal recognition of the subculture. However, the obvious question seems to be, why should metal fans care if the governing classes recognise the achievements of the genre or not? While I don’t dispute the importance of Steve Harris’s contribution to music, I don’t see what purpose is served by chasing after a handshake from the monarchy. Thus far only around 1,500 of the Iron Maiden faithful have seen fit to sign the petition, so maybe they don’t either.
Who cares about royal recognition of metal?!
Posted in Music Industry Commentary, Recent Events with tags Iron Maiden, Metal on 13 May 2007 by Nick HiggsI discovered recently that a petition has been created on the 10 Downing Street website to get Iron Maiden founder and bassist Steve Harris included in the next round of honours to be handed out by the British government. It seems that after Ozzy Osborn’s appearance at the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002, some metal fans have developed a taste for royal recognition of the subculture. However, the obvious question seems to be, why should metal fans care if the governing classes recognise the achievements of the genre or not? While I don’t dispute the importance of Steve Harris’s contribution to music, I don’t see what purpose is served by chasing after a handshake from the monarchy. Thus far only around 1,500 of the Iron Maiden faithful have seen fit to sign the petition, so maybe they don’t either.
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