Steve Harris簡歷

Steve Harris的正式登記名字是Stephen Percy Harris，1956年3月12日生於倫敦，他是鐵媽媽的貝斯手、團長兼主要詞曲創作人。此外，他也負責彈鍵盤以及和音的工作。1975年，當他還是未 滿20歲時，他籌組了Iron Maiden。他與笑臉大叔Dave Murray是唯二參與所有錄音室專輯的團員，不過Dave Murray在第一張專輯發行之前加入了Urchin，所以Harris是唯一從頭到尾都參與的團員。


在鐵媽媽之前，他在東倫敦做過建築繪圖員的工作，之後因為成立鐵媽媽而放棄那份工作。在1970年代中期，他還是(職業足球)西漢姆聯隊的青年隊成員。直 到今日，他依舊是個出色的業餘足球好手並在他貝斯上貼著西漢姆的徽章，他曾經說過，在音樂之前，他的夢想是當個職業足球員。然而在最近(Flight 666)他也表示，幸好他做對了決定，不然職業足球員早就該退休了。

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一開始Steve Harris的願望是當鼓手，或成為職業足球員，然而他的家並有沒足夠的空間來擺放鼓具，所以他改彈貝斯及寫歌。Harris是個自學出師的貝斯手。第一把貝斯是他17歲時用40英鎊買的Fender Precision Bass。


Harris的第一個叫做Influence後來改名Gypsy’s Kidd。他後來加入所有團員都比他大好幾歲的Smiler，不過他最後還是離團，因為樂團根本對一個在舞台上跑跑跳跳還寫歌的貝斯手一點興趣都沒有，而 且他寫的歌對其他團員而言太複雜了，他們根本不願意彈。在Smiler之後，Harris叔叔組了現在眾所周知的Iron Maiden，而這個名字的靈感是他在電影The Man in the Iron Mask看到一個名為iron maiden虐待刑具而來。

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Steve Harris 是鐵媽媽主要的詞曲創作人。他的作曲受到70年代前衛搖滾如Yes, Wishbone Ash, King Crimson, Genesis與Emerson, Lake and Palmer的影響，歌曲以他著名的跑馬貝斯節奏為特色，常用長度較長曲子做多次的節奏變換，同時搭配著史詩主題的歌詞。Harris 的歌詞經常圍繞著神話、歷史或者來自書上或電影中的主題。


Steve Harris 經常被認為重金屬上最佳而且是最具影響力的貝斯手之一。他最為人所熟知的「跑馬般」的貝斯線通常在八分音符之後接連兩個快速彈奏的十六分音符，如The Trooper，或是八分音符的三連音。演出之前，他通常會在手指抹上一些滑石粉，這個畫面可在A Matter of Life and Death專輯的Bonus DVD 看到。






【像LeBron James這樣真的太誇張了】

此外，他在貝斯演奏上也非常勇於創新，並在許多鐵媽媽的曲子裡表演了複雜的合奏。他也在一些曲子用了Power Chord，而這在一般貝斯彈奏並不常見。Harris也表示他從未用過pick也沒在表演前暖身過。 Harris每張專輯一定都會用上他特別上漆的貝斯。這把貝斯的顏色從一開始的黑色、轉為藍色、然後到現在的白色。

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現在的 iPod(誤)白色版本

翻譯自維基百科Steve Harris條目

IRON MAIDEN Drummer Talks 'Flight 666' Movie

Mark Morton of Heavy Metal Examiner recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Heavy Metal Examiner: Was there an extensive group discussion about participating in the ["Flight 666"] movie, or was it an executive decision from Rod Smallwood [manager] saying that you had to do it?

Nicko: No, no, no, Lord almighty. There were many, many discussions. It kicked off one night after a show in Europe. We were talking amongst the band — we do talk to each other, contrary to popular belief. Bruce [Dickinson, vocals] came up with the idea about getting our own jet airliner and touring around the world.

We discussed the places we've never been to, places we wanted to go to, how much money it costs to tour these places, and how cost-prohibitive these places were. And Bruce said, "Well, we'll have our own magic carpet!" Then we started thinking that that might be a great idea; we could get a 747! And Bruce said that he was thinking more along the lines of a 757, because he wasn't rated for the 747. Then we pitched it to Rod, and discussed the logistics of where we wanted to go. And originally, the idea for taking the 757 was so we could take all our gear, have Bruce pilot it, and bring all of our family along. Then someone said, "Well, we have to take all the journalists of the world with us, too, because this is an historic event!"

"Hhhhhmmmm," said Rod, "why don't we document this here bloody trip. It is historic, after all. Nobody's ever done this before — customize a 757 and whatnot. Even better, we should have a documentary crew 24/7 for the duration of the tour!" Boy, that's when it went down like a fountain in a 2-man submarine, believe me. There was a bit of rumbling, a bit of grumbling, some trepidation…my lord, trepidation! So yeah, it wasn't a matter of "yeah, let's all do it."

There were a few of us who weren't very happy with the idea of these people coming and living with us for two months, with access to us 24/7. There were a couple of meetings we had where we ended up convinced that it was the best thing to do, because it was so historic. And to be very honest with you, I'm glad we did it, because we came out with this wonderful "Flight 666" movie.

And I have to take my hat off to Rod Smallwood, because he oversaw the running of how the film was presented, chronologically. He did a fantastic job editing that film with Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn. But yeah, we had a bit of a problem with agreeing to give these guys access to us, but through the love-hate relationship, we came out with more love than hate. And I'm pleased to say that Scot and Sam and all the crew are now very much a part of the IRON MAIDEN family.

Heavy Metal Examiner: Obviously, there had to be a period of adjustment with these guys in your faces all the time. Were there any eruptions or rows that developed out of this, off camera?

Nicko: Not really, no. There were moments where I'm sure they got some growling and grumblings on film somewhere; especially from me… 'cause I told them to f*** off more than once. Me, moreso than anyone else in the band. Yeah, Janick [Gers, guitar] used to tell them to just p*** off and whatever. The one thing I have to say is that they went above the call of duty when they were recording the concert footage for the movie. They would come up to me about an hour before the show, and Sam would say, "Hey Nick, we'd like to shoot you tonight from this side of the stage. Are you okay with that?" And I would go, "F*** yeah, of course you can!" It was always a "whatever you want" kinda vibe, and they never stepped on anyone's toes.

And that is one of the hardest things to do — film IRON MAIDEN live. If someone comes up to the front with a camera, and Bruce is there, he'll put a boot in it. During Rock In Rio, I'm not sure if you can see it, but at one point, there was a camera pointed down at me, and he climbed up this ladder and ripped it right out — $30,000 worth of camera, just gone! But no, we didn't really have any problems with them. If we weren't happy about something, they wouldn't tape or overstep the line.

Read the entire interview from Heavy Metal Examiner.

IRON MAIDEN Singer On 'Flight 666': 'The Audience Are The Stars Of This Documentary'

JAM! Music recently conducted an interview with vocalist Bruce Dickinson of British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

JAM! Music: Flying every day and playing every night seems like a heck of a schedule.

Bruce: Well, it would be if I did that. The documentary ["Flight 666"] might give that impression, but that's just something people have read into it. If we did an aviation documentary, you'd see how it actually works. I'm not allowed to fly after doing a show — I have to wait 12 hours. That's a regulatory issue. So when you see me flying, we've had a rest day after the show and then left the next day. And at all times on the airplane, we had three pilots as an insurance policy against one getting sick. In fact, one did get food poisoning and I had to take over. If they'd shown that, you'd have seen me flying in shorts and a T-shirt.

JAM! Music: Are there similarities between being a pilot and being a rock singer?

Bruce: Well, the image of the pilot is somebody who is always in control. And the image of a rock star is somebody who is always out of control. The truth is, as a pilot, you're not as in control as some people think. You're constantly managing risk. Doesn't mean the airplane's not safe; but the amount of control you have over nature is not absolute. Now flip to your rock-star head and you're running around on stage salivating like a maniac, yelling, screaming, snarling. But in fact, the show is quite tightly controlled. If it weren't disciplined, the band would fall apart. So the appearances are different. But under the surface, they're not so different. A pilot has to be aware of his environment and all the things that might affect the airplane. As a singer, you're juggling the audience's emotions and you've got to be aware of all the things that might affect that evening's proceedings.

JAM! Music: Tell me about working with Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen. How did you pick them?

Bruce: They kind of picked us, really. When we met them, we were a little suspicious at first. We're always suspicious of people with cameras. We've trusted people in the past who have been rather vile. Our worry was that we were going to end up with (METALLICA's) "Some Kind of Monster". Which is not us, but I know how the cutting room works. But then we got to trust them. And what they came up with was great. It wasn't a live performance; it wasn't about big egos; it wasn't blowing smoke up everybody's ass; it was about the fans. The audience are the stars of this documentary. They just did a fantastic job. They got under all of our skins without getting on our nerves.

JAM! Music: You've got so many oars in the water — singing, flying, fencing, writing, hosting TV programs. How do you juggle all those balls?

Bruce: I just do loads of interviews. It makes it so easy; I don't have to do any of that. I just talk about it.

JAM! Music: If you had to only do one thing, which would it be?

Bruce: I'd have to sing. You can train people to fly. But there must be something to what I do that's special to a lot of people. And you have to go with the thing that's the most special.

Read the entire interview at JAM! Music.

from Blabbermouth