63 Quotes by Steve Harris

So when I started writing my own stuff, it was with a lot of combinations and time changes and power.

If you see a credit with just my name on it, that means I write absolutely everything: rhythm guitar parts, guitar melodies, vocal melodies... absolutely everything, really.

When you're trying to create imagery, you're trying to create a feeling or a mood.

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.'

The negative reactions to 'The Number of the Beast' were strange. When we wrote it, we never expected anything like that.

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.

The thing that annoys me is that I hate it when people charge bands to play with them. I hate that.

I still do get a little bit nervous at the beginning of Maiden tours but that's mainly because of the new material.

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