19 Steve Harris Quotes for You to Enjoy

Steve Harris

English Musician

Born: Mar 12, 1956

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I think everyone knows that I'm always the one that's the busiest in Maiden. When we're not touring or recording, I'm still doing loads of Maiden stuff - video editing and god knows what else - so I get a lot less downtime than the others. Steve Harris

I feel like I've had a fantastic life and career with music, and I've worked very hard, but maybe I've had a bit of luck along the way. Steve Harris

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Some of the newer bands I like include Queensryche and Marillion, and I was glad when Yes reformed. Also, Kingdom Come; I was laughing when I first heard it and going ‘This is outrageous,' but it's a really album. I went to see them play and enjoyed it. Steve Harris

Sure, some tracks are not as good as others, but we've written some really strong, classic stuff, like 'The Number of the Beast,' 'Hallowed Be Thy Name,' and 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner.' Steve Harris

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Obviously, Iron Maiden is on a way bigger scale to British Lion, but as a musician playing live, it's just the adrenaline rush of playing in front of an audience that gives you that rush. Steve Harris

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I find it natural to write on the bass, and a lot of people find that really odd. Steve Harris

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I may not expect every single show to sell out and I never take everything for granted, but you still know you're going to get a certain amount of people. Steve Harris

We built up a hardcore following, but we were really still semipro, gigging over long weekends and the like. So after EMI signed us, we packed in the day jobs because we had to make an album. Steve Harris

I tend not to look too much back; I tend to look forward. So, I suppose, I know, I've had probably most of my life, and there's less going forwards than there is going back, but I prefer to look in the future. Steve Harris

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I've tried lots of different guitars, including some Lados, and they felt great and were really well made, but the sound just seemed to lack richness in the bottom end. My main Precision is a '71, and I also have a ‘59 that I don't use very often. Steve Harris

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Anybody who's in a position Maiden is, or whatever, or any band that can potentially take another band on tour, I think you can help other people, and it doesn't take much effort to do that. Steve Harris

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It’s about the music for us. Always has been. The bottom line is the music. Steve Harris

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Whenever we play new material, eventually some of the songs become classics themselves. They can't become that unless you play them. Any new song is not going to go down as well as some of the old stuff, because obviously the old stuff the fans know inside out. Steve Harris

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