Shadowing Practice: Paul Di'Anno interview 1987 (Spanish TV) - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Hello Paul, welcome to Spain.
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Hello Paul, welcome to Spain.
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Paul, how did you leave Iron Maiden?
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Well, the music we were doing wasn't heavy enough.
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So I decided to get out while the going was good.
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That's what I did, and I formed this band.
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And what band do you prefer, this one or the other?
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This one, definitely.
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This one's heavy.
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Do you think the leaders of the heavy's leaders leave their groups to sing in solitary?
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I don't know, I don't think so.
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It's just that I couldn't have gotten any further with that band, so I decided to further it with the music and get some really good musicians.
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I don't know, not every leader of a band does that, but it was fun.
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So we tried that out.
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How is your last album?
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How is your last album?
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It's doing very well in America.
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Unfortunately, we haven't got a Spanish deal at the moment.
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We will have by next year, we hope, because we're going to renegotiate for the whole of Europe.
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So we should be coming to Spain a lot more often on tours and stuff than now on.
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But this new album is doing very well in America, so we're just off there again for another long tour as soon as we can.
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I think January.
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So it's going well.
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What are you going to sing now?
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This is the single from the album.
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We shot the video for it as well.
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This is a song called I Don't Wanna Know.
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Thank you very much, Paul.

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You're practicing English with "Paul Di'Anno interview 1987 (Spanish TV)" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.