{"id":309,"date":"2019-07-12T16:04:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T23:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sdmetal.org\/msm\/?p=309"},"modified":"2020-07-16T11:22:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T18:22:43","slug":"interview-derek-riggs-iron-maiden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sdmetal.org\/msm\/interview-derek-riggs-iron-maiden\/","title":{"rendered":"Metal Swap Talk Episode 003 Interview Derek Riggs, artist for Iron Maiden at High Dive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Metal Swap Talk<\/strong> interviews Derek<\/strong> <\/strong><\/a>Riggs<\/strong>, creator of Eddie and artist for the early Iron Maiden<\/strong> art. He tells us about living in London in the 1970s, being influenced by Jack Kirby, living in America, his opinions on Salvador Dali, who he wanted to work with, and his future travel plans. High Dive in San Diego hosted our interview, and we talk about a unique event coming up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet Derek at Comic Con<\/a> or at The High Dive<\/a> on Sunday, July 21 2019 at 5:00pm.
Check out his website<\/a> for cool photos, art prints, and stories about his art. Organizers from Metal Swap Meet will be there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A huge thanks to Derek and Kim for the interview. Also thanks to Debbie and the whole staff at The High Dive<\/a>. Check them out for great craft beer, tiki cocktails, fantastic burgers and fries, and great service!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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