Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson's soul goes up for sale at Cornwall reclamation yard
There is also a spare, unsigned contract with the Devil, for anyone looking to further their rock and roll career
The eternal soul of Iron Maiden frontman, Bruce Dickinson, is up for sale in Cornwall. Joe Gray, who runs Shiver Me Timbers reclamation yard near Penzance, is selling a contract with the Devil, signed by the heavy metal legend, along with other props used in the making of two of his latest music videos.
65-year-old Dickinson recently released his first solo album in nearly two decades, The Mandrake Project, which is also published as a 12-part comic series. Music videos for the first two singles released from the album were filmed in Cornwall by renowned director Ryan Mackfall of Crashburn Media from Falmouth.
With a local Cornish film crew, Joe Gray - a purveyor of all things curious and eccentric who hit the headlines three years ago when he tried to sell a sea mine at Shiver Me Timbers - was brought in to source and supply props and backdrops for the videos. These included such items as a coffin, a church organ, a large wooden cross and, of course, a contract with the devil, signing over the soul of one of the greatest and most distinctive heavy metal vocalists of all time.
With filming complete and the videos for "Afterglow of Ragnarok" and "Rain on the Graves" thrilling fans worldwide, Joe is planning to auction off the props that were used in both videos, including the eternal soul of Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. The reclamation yard owner has also revealed that a spare, unsigned contract with Lucifer exists, and will also be up for sale for anyone looking to further their rock and roll career.
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Asked how much he thinks Bruce Dickinson's soul is worth, Joe laughs: "Well, it's hard to put a price on that, but I'm also willing to trade it for someone else's soul, if they've got five or 10 souls. I'm all about upgrading!" Bruce Dickinson's signed contract with the Devil, as well as other props used in his most recent music videos, will go up for auction through the Shiver Me Timbers Facebook page in the next couple of weeks.
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The soul of Iron Maiden frontman, Bruce Dickinson, is up for sale in Cornwall. Joe Gray, who runs Shiver Me Timbers reclamation yard near Penzance, is selling a contract with the devil, signed by the singer, along with other props used in the making of two of his latest music videos for The Mandrake Project.
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The contract reads: "For one night only, I sell my soul for Rock and Roll. I, the undersigned, with free will, and without reserve, do sell my soul to the Prince of Darkness, also and variously known as Baphomet and Lucifer."
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This lantern features heavily in the video for "Rain on the Graves", carried by Bruce Dickinson.
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