Iron Maiden bassist / founder Steve Harris recently guested on the Scars And Guitars podcast ahead of the Australian shows with British Lion and Iron Maiden. He discusses whether British Lion allows for deeper lyrical exploration and comparisons to Iron Maiden, shares his thoughts on Bruce Dickinson’s Mandrake Project, the recent reunion with Paul Di’Anno, and how fan interactions have shaped his legacy. They alsoexamine Iron Maiden’s themes concerning social and political climates, potential collaborations with contemporary artists, and the challenges metal faced in the mid-90s.
Check out the interview below.
When asked if there is one song he’s written that Harris believes encapsulates his legacy as a songwriter, he offered the following:That’s a hard one because there are so many songs that I’ve written. I don’t know how many I’ve written, but it’s got to be more than 150 songs over the years. That’s something you could ask the fans, but if you did you’d get 10 or 12 people giving you 10 or 12 different songs. It’s such a personalized thing. It’s very difficult (to answer that question), but I’d probably pick a long song with lots of stuff in it and say that’s fairly representative. There isn’t only one particular song that I can say is totally representative of what Maiden is.”
