Steve Harris (musician)

Stephen Percy Harris or 'Arry to the fans (born March 12, 1957 in Leytonstone, London, England) is the bass player and primary songwriter in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden, which he founded as a teen in 1975. He is the only member of the original lineup that still remains, thirty years on. He used to work as an architectural draftsman in the East End of London before giving up this job and forming 'Maiden.

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March 12 - 1957 - Leytonstone - London - England - Bass - Songwriter - Heavy metal - Iron Maiden - 1975 - Architectural - Draftsman

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Harris taught himself to play on his first bass — a Fender Telecaster copy that cost him roughly 40 quid — when he was 17 years old. He later switched to a late 1950s model Fender Precision bass with RotoSound strings.

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Fender - Telecaster - Quid - 1950 - Precision

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Steve Harris was influenced by other bassists such as Chris Squire (of Yes), Mike Rutherford (of Genesis), Geddy Lee (of Rush), Andy Fraser (of Free and John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers), Geezer Butler (of Black Sabbath), and John Entwistle (of The Who).

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Chris Squire - Yes - Mike Rutherford - Genesis - Geddy Lee - Rush - Andy Fraser - Free - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers - Geezer Butler - Black Sabbath - John Entwistle - The Who

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He was first in a band named Influence which later renamed to Gypsy's Kiss. Later he joined the band Smiler, of which all the band members were several years older than himself. He ended up leaving Smiler to create Iron Maiden, as the members of Smiler made it clear that they did not care for a bassist who leapt around the stage and wrote songs. Steve Harris got the name Iron Maiden from seeing an iron maiden (the torture instrument) in the movie The Man in the Iron Mask.

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Smiler - Bassist - Iron maiden - Torture - The Man in the Iron Mask

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Steve Harris is often considered as the greatest heavy metal bassist ever. He is renowned for his trademark "gallop", a pattern consisting of three rapid notes, which he plays with only two fingers.Además es salado.

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