vˈoʊkəlˌɪst bɹˈuːs dˈɪkɪnsən tˈɛlz ðˈæt hiː, hɪz bˈændmeɪts ænd ðɛɹ tˈʊɹ mˈænɪdʒɚ wɜː dɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn ɐ fˈoːɹd θˈʌndɚbˌɜːd θɹuː flˈɔːɹɪdə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, wˌɛn ðeɪ pˈæst ɐ ɡˈæs stˈeɪʃən wɪð θɹˈiː sˈuːts ʌv ˈɑːɹmɚ stˈændɪŋ aʊtsˈaɪd.
Vocalist Bruce Dickinson tells that he, his bandmates and their tour manager were driving in a Ford Thunderbird through Florida in 1983, when they passed a gas station with three suits of armour standing outside.