Iron Maiden, Derek Riggs and Eddie - Revealed!

Air Raid Siren · May 10th, 2008, 05:22 PM

Maiden Madness comes to CNN along with a rare interview with the master himself, Mr Derek Riggs (The Artist and the Ghoul). Enjoy!

CNN Revealed

A7 · May 10th, 2008, 06:02 PM

Hmmm...link doesn't work on my side, so I did a search and found a different URL:

CNN.com - The Artist and the Ghoul

Air Raid Siren · May 10th, 2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Air Raid Siren

Maiden Madness comes to CNN along with a rare interview with the master himself, Mr Derek Riggs (The Artist and the Ghoul). Enjoy!

CNN Revealed

Can you hear me now?

A7 · May 10th, 2008, 06:41 PM

Works now. Interesting read. I just finished the article where the Sao Paulo cop pulled over and asked for Janick's autograph.

HobbesDawg · May 11th, 2008, 09:20 AM

Sweet! Thanks for sharing that.

Tap_Legion2 · May 11th, 2008, 04:14 PM

WOW.

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My pictures have sold more merchandise than Walt Disney. One for one Eddie outsells Mickey Mouse. I have sold more posters than the U.S. president in an election year. A lot of the "original" fantasy ideas you see in the movies and on TV have been stolen directly from my Web site and my published works. I thought it up and someone else just stole it. I do get a bit tired of seeing my ideas used by other people who have no creativity of their own, just a big movie budget. Hey, give ME the big movie budget and see what happens. And stop pilfering from my Web site. Thieves.

Meanwhile, back to reality....

Doodoobubbachuck · May 11th, 2008, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Tap_Legion2

WOW.

Meanwhile, back to reality....

I would LOVE to see what he would do with a big movie budget. Obviously you are not a Riggs fan Tommy, but that's okay. No bashing here. He is our friend.

Metallicat180 · May 11th, 2008, 05:12 PM

I was very interested to hear what his favourite Eddie is. Not one I would have expected or guessed at I have to say. Great interview, thanks for posting.

Acujer · May 12th, 2008, 12:12 AM

Kind of weird. He seemed a bit irritable. They asked if "the design for Eddie was based on footage of a decapitated head" and hes like,

"Oh that's complete rubbish."

But then he explains how he did base it on a decapitated head.
WTF?

"My pictures have sold more merchandise than Walt Disney. One for one Eddie outsells Mickey Mouse. I have sold more posters than the U.S. president in an election year."

Ok you wanna brownie pin?

"Look, Eddie is a painting. He doesn't have a personality, he doesn't eat, doesn't sleep, doesn't growl or bite. He doesn't believe in anything, he is not for anything or against anything. He is a painting ... OK?"

That was actually pretty funny.

Metallicat180 · May 12th, 2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Acujer

Kind of weird. He seemed a bit irritable. They asked if "the design for Eddie was based on footage of a decapitated head" and hes like,

"Oh that's complete rubbish."

But then he explains how he did base it on a decapitated head.
WTF?

"My pictures have sold more merchandise than Walt Disney. One for one Eddie outsells Mickey Mouse. I have sold more posters than the U.S. president in an election year."

Ok you wanna brownie pin?

"Look, Eddie is a painting. He doesn't have a personality, he doesn't eat, doesn't sleep, doesn't growl or bite. He doesn't believe in anything, he is not for anything or against anything. He is a painting ... OK?"

That was actually pretty funny.

The question asks if Eddie was based on a decapitated head that he saw on a documentary about the Battle of Guadalcanal in WW2 which Derek says isn't true because as he says it was a picture in Time magazine and the photo was used as a reference for the painting, Eddie himself was not based on that head.

And outselling Walt Disney is one hell of an achievement!! If I did that, I'd be telling everyone too!!

Keyser Soze · May 12th, 2008, 02:28 PM

WOW indeed.

May 10th, 2008, 05:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
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May 10th, 2008, 06:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
A7 Live to Win Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 200	Works now. Interesting read. I just finished the article where the Sao Paulo cop pulled over and asked for Janick's autograph. __________________ "The philosophy is: Don't look to your neighbor, don't look to your religion, don't look to Mom and Dad, don't look to your teacher, don't look to your country to tell you who and what you are. Everything begins and ends with what makes your heart beat. The individual is the most important person. Start with yourself; don't worry about anybody else." - Gene Simmons The Iron Maidens Unofficially on Facebook \| Phantom Blue Unofficially on Facebook

May 11th, 2008, 09:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
HobbesDawg Stuck in Utah Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 669	Sweet! Thanks for sharing that. __________________ "release the penguins" -Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz

May 11th, 2008, 05:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Metallicat180 MiniMurray Wannabe Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Checking into the Psycho Motel...Crieff, Scotland Posts: 3,274	I was very interested to hear what his favourite Eddie is. Not one I would have expected or guessed at I have to say. Great interview, thanks for posting. __________________ Metallicat in the Rue Morgue...

May 12th, 2008, 12:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
Acujer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 299	Kind of weird. He seemed a bit irritable. They asked if "the design for Eddie was based on footage of a decapitated head" and hes like, "Oh that's complete rubbish." But then he explains how he did base it on a decapitated head. WTF? "My pictures have sold more merchandise than Walt Disney. One for one Eddie outsells Mickey Mouse. I have sold more posters than the U.S. president in an election year." Ok you wanna brownie pin? "Look, Eddie is a painting. He doesn't have a personality, he doesn't eat, doesn't sleep, doesn't growl or bite. He doesn't believe in anything, he is not for anything or against anything. He is a painting ... OK?" That was actually pretty funny. __________________ Slowly I awake Slowly I rise The walls I built are crumbling The water is moving I'm slipping away

May 12th, 2008, 02:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
Keyser Soze Anti-Social Socialist Join Date: May 2002 Location: at work.... Posts: 1,909	WOW indeed. __________________ "Ah, the Socratic Method. The best way we have of teaching everything-apart from juggling chainsaws." - Greg House, MD (Hugh Laurie)