Career
Dickinson was raised in Norfolk, England, and is the paternal cousin of Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson. However, after the 2000 release of "s last album, Wishville, the group disbanded. Dickinson contributed vocals to two tracks on The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex album, Life Begins Again, which was released in January 2005.
Dickinson returned to the music scene in September 2005 with the release of his debut solo album, Fresh Wine for the Horses.
The release was supported by a tour of small venues across the United States and Canada, where Dickinson performed intimate acoustic sets of both and solo material. In February 2006, he discussed his new solo record and his career with in an interview with Auralgasms.com prior to his solo set in Ferndale, Michigan.
At the invitation of Marty Willson-Piper of The Church, Dickinson toured the United States of America with The Church during July and August 2006, opening each show and joining the band on stage for two encores. On 10 June 2008, Fresh Wine for the Horses was re-released by Universal/Fontana with the new song "The End of the World" and a bonus disc, "Nude", which features Dickinson"s re-workings of six songs including "Black Metallic" and "Crank".
His song "The Storm" was featured on an episode of Discovery"s series Deadliest Catch.
In 2009, Dickinson found a new outlet for his creativity and lifelong love of Porsche 911s through Singer Vehicle Design, which restores and modifies the 964 version of these automobiles. The company, located in Los Angeles, California, was named both in honor of renowned Porsche engineer, Norbert Singer, and Dickinson"s other career as a vocalist.