“Paul liked to ruffle a few feathers. He used to call me Hitler. I’ve been called Sergeant Major, but Hitler takes the biscuit.” Iron Maiden's Steve Harris remembers "lovable rogue" Paul Di'Anno

Di'Anno and Harris.

Iron Maiden's Steve Harris has paid tribute to his band's former frontman Paul Di'Anno, who passed away last year, aged 66.

Harris was speaking to Classic Rock's Paul Elliott, for a cover feature celebrating 50 years of Iron Maiden.

Di'Anno, who sang on the East London band's seminal self-titled debut album (1980), and the quintet's powerful 1981 follow-up Killers, before being sacked by Harris, died of heart failure at his home in Salisbury, England on October 21 last year.