The former Iron Maiden singer was found dead by carers in his apartment
Paul Di’Annoformer vocalist of Iron Maidenpassed away last Monday, 21, at the age of 66. He was found dead by carers in his social housing apartment after suffering a number of health problems.
According to the newspaper DailyMail, Di’Anno received around £50,000 in royalties when he left the band at the age of 23 due to drug and alcohol problems. Meanwhile, by way of comparison, Bruce Dickinsonwho took over the vocals from the band Steve Harriscurrently has assets valued at 100 million pounds.
The singer used a wheelchair for nine years due to knee injuries that developed into sepsis. Due to his health conditions, he even promoted a show to pay for treatments and received a donation from the Iron Maiden.
A neighbor of Di’Anno told the newspaper: “I realized something was wrong when an ambulance came around the corner with flashing lights and stopped in front of Paul’s apartment. Two nurses or carers greeted the paramedics and let them into the property.”
“The ambulance crew was there for about an hour, maybe a little longer,” he continued. “It’s a shame because even though I didn’t know him well, he was a kind man.”
Another neighbor revealed: “He was a really lovely guy, I’m really sad that he’s gone. I remember him telling me that he was a singer, that he had been in a big heavy metal band and that he had been very famous, but He said that was a few years ago.”
“He wasn’t arrogant or anything like that, very humble. It’s only now that I realized how big of a star he really was,” he added.
“It wasn’t long ago that I moved away, and I didn’t really know who he was until today when I read all the tributes to him,” added a third.
Source: Rollingstone
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