Steve Harris just confirmed what we always expected...
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2023
- Steve Harris just proved what we kind of always knew about him, and once again hinted on what might be the future of Iron Maiden.
Steve Harris is a beast, who goes around the world touring with one of the biggest Metal bands to ever walk the Earth, while spending his days off performing with his other band British Lion and playing football. And in the recent interview with Sweden Rock, which passed by almost unnoticed by many, Steve once again proved that it has never really been only about business for him, hinting on what might the future hold for him and Iron Maiden.
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And what do you think? Will Steve continue performing with British Lion even if Iron Maiden stops touring?
Absolutely. Iron maiden have all said they’ll probably drop dead on stage instead of retiring lol
Sure, if he wants to! I don't like that band but if he enjoys it he should continue of course.
why not
Well, once again, he gave us an answer to that himself I guess 😃 "What else could I do on a day off?!" 💯😃
Definitely! 😂
Steve Harris is the most humble rock star you could ever come across. One of the greatest songwriters of his generation. His greatness will be remembered by even more generations to come!
Him and Dave Murray are both humble, and stupidly talanted.
He is such a talented musician. When you know, you know. Always appreciate his style and good job!
I met him years ago and I agree. He deals with the fans with respect.
I know him and his son personally. Best dudes ever hands down.
Agreed. Steve should have a go at writing a Bond theme. It would be epic.
Steve Harris is an inspiration, quite simply. As a bassist myself, I look up to him in awe.
Got to meet Steve at a British Lion show. Great band…and Steve was just so humble. It was a real privilege for this bassist to meet my long time idol.
Maiden has ALWAYS been to me a band that confirmed exactly what Steve said. Though some members enjoy doing things on time off, it's in their blood to get back to recording and performing. They've ALL got the fire for sure, and that's why they are my favorite band ever.
Steve is a national treasure, he should be Knighted
He should be on a £50 note.
Harris is a legend. Respect.
If you could play Metal in front of thousands of fans why would you want a “day off”?! 🤘
Exactly!😍🤘
Fuck no it would be fun what Job EH
The constant travelling is very demanding. Most people are physically tired at 60+ years of age. This is the main reason Tom Araya wanted Slayer to stop. The 1-2 hours of the show are very rewarding, but you have to spend most of the time waiting while on tour.
Because you will have to have days off in literally any job or you are going to burn yourself out. Also physically what they are doing is stupidly demanding even for younger people. The fact that they're all near 70 doesnt make it easier.
I hate traveling at 41... hated it at 16
Steve is a work horse, no doubt. Blows my mind that he's 67 and wants to tour like it's the World Slavery Tour '84-'85... I was born in 1984 and I don't think I'd have the energy to work like he does. 😅
The man is an absolute legend
My Mum is 72 years old and is still a full time Bus Driver. She lives in the same part of East London that Steve is from and a two minute walk from West Ham Stadium. I knew exactly what Steve was gonna say before he said it. Because it's exactly what my Mum says when I tell her off for working 7 days in a row: "What else am I gonna do on my day off?"
Steve Harris is an incredible man with an incredible work ethic who makes incredible music. And now he's with another band at the same time! There really is no stopping him! Up the Irons!
It’s not work for him
To me Iron Maiden is the best metal band in the world.
And they did it by sheer hard work.
Steve Harris is the king. Such a humble person who I have admired for decades.
After their show in Frankfurt was over, Bruce told the crowd "We'll see you again and again and again, and that's a promise"
Was the best evening of my life and i hope to see the boys while they still can tour
That British Lion song at the end sounded fantastic, like old Maiden.
I was at the sweden rock, it was so AMAZING to see him woth both Maiden and British Lion
Yeah, I saw that interview. That's why he has been one of my heroes since 1982. I sure do hope to get the chance to take my 5 year old grandson to see HIS favorite band one day.
"Out of winter came a warhorse of steel." Sounds like the appropriate beginning of the autobiography of Mr. Steve Harris (with the word "winter" of course referring to the birth of his baby, IRON 'kin' MAIDEN) 🎉
Maiden will never fade.
Best act on EARTH!
Yep
Steve is still in great health and still has many years left in him
What some people can not understand is that when u are an artist, the energy is always there, it comes when you're writing music, playing, and on stage
Steve and the rest of Maiden have earned the right to do whatever the hell they want to do. They have given so much and been ( still ) at the forefront of REAL live music and albums. Anyone that enjoys metal on any level at all should be grateful for them. If they want to retire,so be it. If they want to keep going in any form whatsoever,so be it. We punters will be there. Now Priest on the other hand...that cart has been flying downhill for 20 years
Sorry that is not true... The Metal Gods are still playin and performing with FIREPOWER and strong emotions and like MAIDEN.... THE PRIESTS got a deep and strong bond and relationship with their loyal Fans Around the World... UP THE IRONS...
You are so sadly correcft about JP. They are a shell ofg their former selves
Talks about going downhill, mentions Priest. You sure are very deluded my friend. Maiden hasn't released anything worth a damn since Seventh Son. Firepower alone is better than all of their post Seventh Son albums
While Maidens various band members are still able to put the energy into their performance, Maiden will continue to tour , they will stop when the energy is no longer there , and they can’t give it 100% .
This is why I feel so bad for Ozzy. He needs it like Steve does, and can’t have it anymore 😢
If my job was playing in front of sold-out stadiums, I'd be in no hurry to retire either.
That,s cause i follow this Band for 30 years. We talk about a legend, you feel it on stage. Up the maidens, up Steve Harris... and thank you for the nice times during all this years. Waiting for more 😊
Nikko is 71. HOLY FUCK. So damn impressive and they STILL sound amazing.
Nicko not Nikko
@@JukkaRamo you need a hobby.
@@sjnix7044 I got lot´s of hobbies sjnik
There's an old saying, "Do what you love, and you'll never 'work' a day in your life and still be a success." Steve Harris is living proof of that saying. The man will be on stage rocking until the day he dies if he has his way. And how else would he choose to go? Up the Irons!
In my eyes Steve Harris has always been about his passion for Metal, not business. Nicko once said: “We’re all privileged to be a part of Steve’s passion and dream, I mean, he IS Iron Maiden.”
Wise words from the best drummer ever in my opinion.
🤘🏻🇸🇪🤘🏻
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦!
"What else am I going to do on a day-off?" Steve Harris is a legend, pure and simple. Up the irons!
Steve is a living legend. I can't imagine metal without him.
He certainly continues to raise the bar for all to follow.
The Maidens will NEVER die ! 😎
I've spent the better part of a lifetime listening to Maiden and loving Maiden, and now I love British Lion too. Come on Steve, make some more British Lion stuff because they are awesome! You continue to have an amazing run!
Good on you Steve ! Keep doing what you love as long as you can. The fans love you. 🤘.. Up The Irons !
How blessed are we to have a guy like Steve who truly does this because it's his Life and not just a "job". Good health to you and the Boys Steve! And many years to come.
I hope to see Maiden at least one more time before the ride is over. UP THE IRONS 🤘🤘
Me too! I last saw them on their Wasted Years tour 😢
Steve IS Iron Maiden. Seriously. He'll keep it going as long as he wants with whomever he wants. If Bruce leaves, he'll get a new singer. If Dave or Adrian leave, he'll get new guitarists. Nicko too. It's ALWAYS been that way. Much like ACDC is Angus. And he'll keep going too.
nah. i think iron maiden will retire when someone dies and he'll just go on with his own thing. hopefully some sort of an all-star old boys band.
@@naur87 Possible, but I seriously doubt it. Maiden has always been "his" and virtually only his. He's never once hesitated to replace anyone. Fans have overly romanticized ideas about bands like Maiden. Thinking it's more equal than it really is. I have no doubt Steve is friends with them, but they are basically his employees and always have been. Especially a guy like Bruce.
Steve will always want to play his songs at that level. Not just clubs. Just like the Stones didn't stop when Charlie died, like everyone thought. The Stones are Kieth and Mick and that's it. If Ronnie leaves they'll just keep going with someone else. Only they can end the band. And they don't seem to want to. Same with Steve in my opinion. His loyalty is to the music and to the name Iron Maiden. Not to anyone in the band.
Steve , thanks to you and your way of playing , I started playing in high school and I continue to play to this day. I’ve seen maiden 9 times in concert and to me , you just seem to get better and better. Keep rocking brother !!!!
I have so much respect for Steve. Maiden would never have become the powerhouse it is without him at the helm.
Bruce also had a quote not long ago... something along the lines of "Every day we can still do this is the best day of our lives". Which is also a positive indication that no one wants to quit in the very near future anyway :)
They wouldn't even exist brother
"Realize you're living in the golden years"
I love this. Iron Maiden is the best. Bruce left in the 90's because the passion wasn't there anymore. It's passion that brought him back and passion that gave us their BEST tour to date, with the last tour.
God blees that man !!! I admire him a lot . I just turned 45 and i dont think I could do what he does . Then again if I was in Iron fn Maiden I would feel pretty good about myself lol !!!
He's always been surrounded by good business people, and he's a very smart man, so he now doesn't have to do anything, he just chooses to. Just the way it should be.
This was great video!Steve makes me younger and when I see and hear him life seems better!!Thank's brother and all the best to Ukraine from Croatia!!! Slava Ukrajini!
Man, How do you kill off EDDIE and STEVE HARRIS? They will live and rock on forever.
Honestly, man, I really love the way you make your videos. Informative, straight to the point, just a lot of fun. Those different bits and pieces from their live performances and from interviews are also a thing I'm always looking forward to as it pushes the video just that little bit further to basically perfection in its genre. You rock, my friend! 🤘🏻 And all that during a really hard time that your beautiful country was pulled into. I wish all the best to you and your country! Up the Irons and слава Україні! 🇺🇦
Steve Harrus is the definition of the saying "Some man for one man" 🤟🎸😀
Steve Harris is the force behind Eddie, behind the Beast, behind all of us!!!
Steve is a machine
Steve Harris is one of the reasons I switched to bass. I have big hands and it was hard to even have room to play a guitar. If not for him, Cliff, and Geezer, I wouldn't think you could do so much with a bass.
Steve = Legend
Still the most humble guy I ever met. Up the irons
Thanks again for making these videos. 💙🤘
Maiden has always embodied that blue collar, work hard, stick to your guns mentality. Much respect to them. I can't imagine ever seeing Harris hang up that bass, sitting on a freaking lazy boy chair, counting his millions. Maiden is going to play till the wheels come off! And they might even play with wheel chairs...lol!
When 75 year old Alice Cooper was asked why he kept going at his age, his reply was,
"Because i can't do anything else!"
🤘🏻
Thanks for sharing.
Bruce did the same. Solo albums and tours. Plus being an airplane pilot and fencing. Both are Iron Maiden
As far as bassists go, Steve Harris is totally underrated. Absolute legend. The first bunch of Maiden albums were epic. And with 2 different singers! Steve has made Maiden what it is. Period.
Underrated? By who?🤔
And 7th Son is still the best album they ever made(en)
Can anyone tell what British lion songs are in this vid?
Saw Maiden in the Cart and Horses pub in Stratford East London in 1976 when Paul Mario Day made his debut for them. Nobody had a clue just how big they were to become. I still keep in touch with Paul, he now lives in Australia.
This is incredible!!!! Let’s bring him on the channel!🤘
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For sure there will be celebrating 50th anniversary and beyond
Brilliant response to that question Steve!
lol and i had the luck to see them as opening act of Kiss on their first tour looooooooong time ago ....... - so good to see he is still doing well - not having been silly like certain other great talents who destroyed themselves ...
Wow! I'm 52 and thought I was old 😂. JK 🤘🤘🤘💥💯
oh you child 😂😂😂😂@@theadjuster151
Steve is a legend...they ALL are legends and I have been a maiden fan since high-school and my whole musical career. I don't wanna think of a world without maiden...or ozzy for that matter but that time is coming. I seen them live in 2013 on the seventh son re tour and they were amazing. If you haven't seen them go do it before it's too late(you will kick yourself if you don't)I felt this way when Bruce left the band around 93' but we were all blessed to get him and Adrian back and a full band line up of awesomeness with 3 guitars 😎🤘❤️🔥👏 up the irons!
I had never realized how much Steve's speaking voice sounded like Barney Greenway's!
I know this Man personaly for ages.
During summer time here in Portugal,ive been in his Villa dozens of time.
Just to say thar Steve is One of the most Nice,and down to Earth guys you can meet,despite his Worldwide Fame.
The main reason behind Steve and Iron Maiden being the most Successfull Band not linked to a major label ( mainstream) music Company , what makes Iron Maiden The Greastest Band Ever,with a biggest Fan Base for a not Mainstream Band.
Steve and the rest of the Band are the Best people playing a genre of music that many says its violent and leads to "drugs",Satan...all that BS.
Those are the jealous ones for The Massive Iron Maiden success Worldwide for the last 40 years and more than 150 million record sold.
The Greastest Band in music history. With the Nicest people behind it.
Iron Maiden
I saw MAIDEN 18 times from the very first tour on up! Unbelievable! All those Classic tours! It’s wild looking back and realizing that I actually did all that. That’s just ONE band! I’ve seen A LOT of the other, badass, Classic, Hard Rock & Heavy Metal bands numerous times from the beginning at the very start when all this happened. I was the right age, in the right city, at the right time and had the right taste in loud music. My city was a Heavy Metal epicenter, San Antonio, TEXAS! RUSH played here on their very first tour because we were on to them from day one. We are a RUSH stronghold their entire career. Many of the big bands knew we were a hot audience from the beginning. EVERYONE toured here! If the band brought it, we brought it! We were industry famous. My concert list is stupid ridiculous. Pretty much all I did starting in the late 70’s, all through the power 80’s and into the 90’s. So many shows! Unbelievable!
100%. Steve eats, lives, and breathes music. It's simultaneously jaw-dropping, inspiring, and maybe even confusing that he has never really had any other major passions, notwithstanding football. He seems to want to die with his boots on, either on the field or on the stage.
Bless these amazing fellas
I am only 51 but I live near a lot of people 67 and up. Steve Harris makes all of them seem like they are a hundred years old compared to him. We should all be so fortunate to remain kick ass at his age!
Man’s gotta play! Tour monster.
yeah and not only it's not only about buisness but he also get it from a fan point as I never saw him refuse an autograph to anyone, he always make sure everyone gets one and assuming you approach him nicely and not jump after him like a madman he will take a couple of minutes for you like he knows he's able to have this dream life because of us and he really seem to be grateful for that. Met him several times and he was always smiling and taking the time. A legend, great musician and a fantastic human being.
Steve literally, changed the metal bass sound and tone... PERIOD.....
Imagine being in one of the biggest bands in the world. Headlining the largest festivals and owning the biggest stages but still happy to go belt out a set in a pub/club for the love of it.
What a legend! Protect this man at all costs. \m/
Cant wait to see Iron Maiden this month in Edmonton Alberta 🇨🇦
Caught somewhere in time is their best album ever.
Maidon tours so much even Bruce Dickinson got a professional pilot's license and flies the band around.
Bruce has retired from piloting due to age!!
I was at a bar sitting outside when Steve walked by, i asked him for a drink!
It was hot and he says..... yes! We talked about football, what a nice man!
The real question is what will Bruce decide? Maybe Steve is trying to send him a message! 👍
Simply the best!
bro... if you could play shows like Maiden plays you wouldn't stop either. the energy you get from that must be off the charts.
Love you guys ! 🇬🇧🤘💀⚽️
What are those British Lion songs?
UP THE IRONS 🤘🤘
Just like Lemmy kept touring and playing every night till the very end, Steve is like that. These Legends are just built different.
Steve Harris - total legend!
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I don't think any of them will call it quits. As long as they're still able to play their instruments at a high level, they will continue. KK Downing of Priest retired and regretted it. I don't think these guys will overlook his mistake. But, a guy like Glenn Tipton, who still wants to play, is unable due to physical disabilities. He has no choice but to retire. He hates it. Even Adrian Smith saw the error of his ways when he hung it up, and now they have 3 guitarist. It's in their blood
Adrian didn't quit though. He had his own projects going in the early 90s (Psycho Motel) and then he joined Bruce for two albums (Accident of Birth and The Chemical Wedding).
*ValuehumoidWoman,* - Ma'am, Cease spreading false rumors. I'll report you to the nearest moderator.
Steve always talked very little, even in the band's interviews. I think he will be able to play at the highest levels for several years yet. But the big Iron Maiden's concern is Nicko as he recently had a stroke and nobody knows for how long he still would be able to play with the band.
Nico had a stroke?? You sure about that 🤔
Maiden coming to an e*d? Noooo...i can't even fathom that, so i had to censor "end" in that question!!!
Very cool video. Yeah. Steve has such passion for music and performing. To ask him to retire is like asking on to stop breathing. If he stops performing, he'll die. The question is, "Can the other lads of Iron Maiden keep up with this mad lad?"
During the Napster debates, Steve questioned what the big deal was about. He claimed to have the largest bootleg collection of music. Checking out other bands is how Steve and The Sheriff of Huddersfield himself Rod Smallwood discovered Bruce Bruce and thus secretly recruited him under a lamp in the middle of a club.
Steve Harris even met Babymetal and Lovebites among other more recent acts. The picture of Steve with Miho is awesome. Iron Maiden has been influencing bands from Metallic and Anthrax to Lovebites and Nemophila.
If we can establish a Heavy Metal Hall of Fame then Iron Maiden should be in the inaugural class.
Heck. They almost got a mention in Guardians of the Galaxy 3 but were relegated to a deleted scene. It's on the Blu-ray.
Seen British Lion twice,small club,great show Steve's 110% as always
You can take the lad out of the working class, but you can't take the working class out of the lad. What a guy.
Why i have feeling he s feeling bit nostalgia and connection with fans... like old days small gigs and play music to more feel fans? He is rly awesome :) You know like when they started IM and small gigs made them feel right and nowdays its like you said in video job in IM.
Steve's got a few years on me (I hasten to add that I think he's in much better nick, though) but I have a feeling that some of his mindset originates from where we're both from. I recognise it. It's a particular type of grafting that's part of our cultural identity.
Hell yeah
🤘
British Lion are playing Carlisle soon for the second time in 12 months! Road warrior ❤
I just bought 2 new basses in the mail. Steve Harris is still my number 1 influence as a bass player.
STEVE HARRIS IS MY SPIRIT ANIMAL!