Tattooed Millionaire (song) explained

Tattooed Millionaire
Cover:Tattooed Millionaire single.png
Type:single
Artist:Bruce Dickinson
Album:Tattooed Millionaire
Released:11 April 1990
Genre:Hard rock, pop metal
Length:4:28
Label:Sony Music
Next Title:All the Young Dudes
Next Year:1990

"Tattooed Millionaire" is the first single from Bruce Dickinson's debut solo album, Tattooed Millionaire. It was released on 11 April 1990. "Tattooed Millionaire" reached number 18 on the UK charts. The promotional video was directed by Storm Thorgerson. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, the song is about "celebrity tabloid rockers".[1] A 1990 review published in The Georgia Straight, says the song takes a not-so-subtle stab at the excesses of the L.A. rock ’n’ roll lifestyle, particularly that led by Vince Neil and his Motley gang.[2] Nikki Sixx has said that he heard the song is about him, inspired by Dickinson's then-wife cheating on him with Sixx, though Sixx claims Dickinson found out about the affair after reading The Dirt.[3]

Track listing

  1. Tattooed Millionaire – 4:29
  2. Ballad of Mutt – 3:37
  3. Winds of Change – 3:23

Personnel

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: When Bruce Dickinson went solo with 'Tattooed Millionaire'. Ultimate Classic Rock. Rivadavia. Eduardo. 8 May 2015. 20 November 2019.
  2. News: Newton . Steve . 1990-08-16 . Bruce Dickinson, Tattooed Millionaire . Vancouver . The Georgia Straight.
  3. Web site: NIKKI SIXX: 'It Wasn't My Fault' That I F$&*#@ BRUCE DICKINSON's Wife. https://archive.today/20120709175144/http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=79385. dead. 2012-07-09.
  4. Web site: Search the charts. The Irish Charts. IRMA. 19 November 2008.