If I'm not mistaken, I heard a story somewhere that this song was not just inspired by the suit of armor but by an incident where a drunk girl stumbled onto the band's tour bus looking for food and alcohol. Bruce, who was there alone at the time, struck a deal with her that he'd give her booze in exchange for a blow job. Apparently the (lucky!) girl agreed to the terms and they did it in the back lounge of the bus, with the suit of armor sitting there.
If I'm not mistaken, I heard a story somewhere that this song was not just inspired by the suit of armor but by an incident where a drunk girl stumbled onto the band's tour bus looking for food and alcohol. Bruce, who was there alone at the time, struck a deal with her that he'd give her booze in exchange for a blow job. Apparently the (lucky!) girl agreed to the terms and they did it in the back lounge of the bus, with the suit of armor sitting there.