Paul Di'Anno.... Going to Jail???!!!

photo courtesy of metalmusicarchives.com

Yup.... it looks like the former front man of Iron Maiden is heading to jail for benefits fraud.  Di'Anno, whose real name is Paul Andrews, was the lead singer of Iron Maiden, from '78 - '81, until he was fired due to "drug use" (allegations Di'Anno has always denied).

According to Daily Mail UK,

He was told he would serve at least four and a half months of the sentence behind bars before being released on conditional bail.

Andrews claimed he suffered severe nerve damage to his back that prevented him from working.... (He) was caught when Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) investigators spotted a YouTube video of him jumping around on stage during a live show in 2006

He admitted the eight counts of benefit fraud at Salisbury Crown Court on February 11 

Once a metal rock star.. ALWAYS a rock star!!!

To one of the faces and voice that catapulted the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal)... ROCK ON! 

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DCVince