Adrian Smith was born in Hackney, East London. He joined Iron Maiden at the end of 1980. Adrian is the band member who has collaborated on the most side projects outside of Iron Maiden, as well as writing and recording a series of solo albums in the early 1990s before rejoining the band. Iron Maiden has sold over 90 million albums and continues to tour the world playing to millions of fans. Onstage, Adrian uses Jackson and Gibson guitars. Offstage, he is an avid tennis player, however his primary hobby is fishing. He takes his rod and gear out on tour with him wherever he goes.