cause of death for Paul Di’Anno, former lead singer of Iron Maiden It has been revealed.
The singer, who was born Paul Andrews but better known by his stage name Paul Di’Anno, died at his home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, on October 21 at the age of 66.
A statement for the late rock star was posted on Monday facebook page Shared that his death was caused by a “tear in the sac around the heart”.
“After receiving the results of the autopsy, we have received permission from Paul’s family to bring you news of Paul’s cause of death,” the statement began.
“His sisters Cheryl and Michelle confirmed the following: ‘Basically the sac around his heart had ruptured and blood from the main aorta had flooded inside it and caused the heart to stop.’ Paul’s death was immediate and hopefully painless.
The statement added: “This weekend, an In Memoriam show was held at Underworld Camden, attended by many of Paul’s fans, friends, colleagues and family members. With a spectacular musical set, his musical colleagues gave their friend a worthy farewell.
The Facebook post included a photo of family and friends gathered to remember D’Anno.
Di’Anno’s record label, Conquest Music, announced his death on October 21, noting that the singer was suffering from “serious health problems” before his demise, which required him to be confined to a wheelchair.
“On behalf of his family, Conquest Music is saddened to confirm the death of Paul Andrews, known professionally as Paul Di’Anno,” the company shared. “Paul died at his home in Salisbury at the age of 66.”
The statement said, “Despite being troubled by serious health problems in recent years, which have confined him to performing in a wheelchair, Paul continues to entertain his fans around the world, performing more than 100 shows through 2023. Did.”
The lead singer of Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981, Di’Anno worked with the band on two albums, 1980’s “Iron Maiden” and 1981’s “Killers”. He was replaced by Iron Maiden’s current vocalist, Bruce Dickinson.
Dickinson led Iron Maiden Paying tribute to D’Anno Performing a day after news of his former bandmate’s death broke.
“Paul played a key role on the first two albums,” said Dickinson, 66. told the crowd“An amazing voice, who was dedicated to rock ‘n’ roll until the last moment of his life.”
Years after leaving the band, Di’Anno revealed that he left the band due to his cocaine addiction.
“It wasn’t like I was drinking a little coke; I was going at it 24 hours a day, non-stop,” D’Anno once said, according to daily Mail“The band’s commitments were piling up and I couldn’t see a way to get to the end of it.”
Di’Anno died a week after Iron Maiden – now joined by Di’Anno’s former bandmates Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Nico McBrain, Jannik Gers and Dickinson – 50th anniversary tour announced,
