Steve Harris reveals the secret of the success of the Iron Maiden

For Steve Harris of the Iron Maiden The secret of the longevity and success of his band lies in never having made concessions to management when talking about their art. The 68 -year -old bassist and founder, in 1975, of the British Metal Band explained it in an interview granted to the Bass Player magazine.

Harris turns his gaze to his long adventure with the group by telling: “The Iron Maiden represented more than half of my life, and when I see it so, it is truly incredible.

I can’t believe it. “According to the London bassist, one of the most beautiful things about playing in.Iron Maidenit is their total lack of compromises: “The most satisfying thing of all is that we have been successful under our conditions. We remained outside the music business for a long time. We were stubborn and we did not let ourselves be intimidated from the record companies. Since the third album (” The Number of the Beast “of 1982, ed.) We banned the people of the record houses from the study. They were going crazy because the single was so different from the last, Simply to leave! “.

Steve Harris He also added: “You just have to be strong in your beliefs and not to do what you don’t want to do. We were lucky to have an excellent manager. We tell him what we want to do, he goes and does it. He is for us is an bulletproof shield against the criticisms that we could receive from the record company.”

Inevitably also for Iron Maiden The moment will come when they have to say enough. Reflecting on the theme of the retreat, the guitarist of the group Dave Murray He said at the beginning of this year: “I think there is a moment and a place to leave with dignity and grace, instead of pulling it for long. If you can leave a high level, I think it would be satisfactory for us. Do not whip a dead horse, when you do it for the wrong reasons. We are all ready for this tour, afterwards we will see what the future reserves for us. But at the moment the band plays the great one, we still have that emotion and we still That adrenaline when we go up on stage.

Starting from the end of May the Iron Maiden will be engaged in “Run for Your Lives World Tour 2025/26”. A date will be dedicated to Italy, On 13 July at the Euganeo stadium in Padua.