Tears of a Clown

This track was inspired by the death of Robin Williams in 2014, and the title was taken from the famous Smokey Robinson song. "My favorite song [on The Book Of Souls] is one I didn’t write. It’s ‘Tears of a Clown,’ which talks about Robin Williams. I ask myself how could he be so depressed when he always seemed to be so happy." -Bruce Dickinson Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.