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[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 67 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The PhD is apparently only honorary. I was curious because it’d be nuts to be an undergrad learning music theory from Bruce Fucking Dickinson.

Everything else seems to check out. He also performed in Sarajevo during the siege in 94 which is pretty fucking badass.

[–] bamfic@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Brian May of Queen has earned a real phd degree

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Astrophysics! And it's part of the New Horizons mission team.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago
  1. Read a book or watch a movie
  2. Write a song about it

Class dismissed

[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

It's 1994. The Bosnian-Serbian conflict is still raging. Some cool dude from the UN peace keepers thinks it would be good to have a concert.

He contacts Bruce Dickinson and says, "wanna play a much needed gig in a warzone?"

Bruce says, "yes".

Here's the documentary.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt6481232/

[–] jojo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 months ago

Just read through a few articles of this stuff, holy shit, this man actually did it, in an active warzone, with constant threat of snipers

Absolute legend

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh yeah?

I’m TheFriar and not only am I the lead editor and content writer of this account I’m also:

  • An arachnophobe
  • A GED-haver
  • First chair flautist in the Royal Inn Suites Orchestra
  • a screenwriter
  • A US Men’s national Team watcher (casual)
  • a fence appreciator and connoisseur
  • a PhD in the Get Down Sciences
  • a life survivor (so far)

So…

[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 months ago

Was he not also that guy who thought Brexit was a super great idea and then was ever so slightly miffed when he found out it would make touring much more difficult for Iron Maiden?

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm reminded of Christopher Lee, who's awesomeness on the silver screen (and in Metal) was only the tip of his iceberg of accomplishments.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 3 points 2 months ago

Finding out about Charlemagne blew me away. Christopher Lee was so much more badass than I knew.

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)