The bassist Steve Harris formed Iron Maiden back in 1975 and it always had been the band’s leader and main songwriter. But when it comes to doing interviews with the mainstream media, he prefers to handle that task to the vocalist Bruce Dickinson. He explained in an interview with Scars and Guitars (Transcribed by Blabbermouth) he said he prefers to talk with specialized media and only if they are promoting a tour or a new album.
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Steve Harris on why he prefers Bruce for Maiden’s interviews
“Well, I’ve always encouraged whatever band I’ve been in or whatever I’ve done in the past, even before that, it’s always really the frontman that you wanna push as being the key focal figure, really. I mean, it was only because, say, Paul (Di’Anno) wasn’t really that active on stage — he had a great stage presence, but he wasn’t really very active on stage. So, you kind of, I would not say compensate, but you just fill in for whatever.”
“When Bruce came along, he was a full-on frontman. And also Bruce does a lot of the interviews, and he’s out there speaking to mainstream media. I’m not so good with them… He’s a bit different with mainstream media — he’s good at doing the mainstream media — so we get him focused on that. And also with him being a pilot and all these other things, it gives him more of a profile when [it comes to dealing with the media] than the rest of us. I’m totally happy with that because I don’t really see the limelight anyway… I don’t court mainstream media.”
“I’ve been asked to do loads of things on mainstream media, and unless it’s got a purpose, like I’ve been asked to do lots of football programs, for example, and I don’t really do them unless there’s a tour coming up or an album coming up and it’s something that’s important for us to promote or whatever. Then maybe I’ll do it, but just to go and do stuff just for the sake of it, celeb-type stuff, I’m not into that. I’ve never been into that side. That’s not me. But that doesn’t mean to say that someone else can’t do it, and Bruce is good at that stuff. And so it all works,” Steve Harris said.
Next Iron Maiden tour dates
September
16 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena (Killswitch Engage as opening act)
22 – Aichi, Japan – Sky Hall Toyota
24 – Osaka, Japan – Osaka-Jo Hall
26 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Garden Theater
28 – Kanagawa, Japan – Pia Arena MM
29 – Kanagawa, Japan – Pia Arena MM
October
The Mongolian band The Hu will be their opening act on all their North American tour dates.
4 – San Diego, CA, USA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
5 – Las Vegas, NV, USA – Michelob ULTRA Arena
8 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Kia Forum
9 – Phoenix, AZ, USA – Footprint Center
12 – Sacramento, CA, USA – Aftershock Festival
14 – Portland, OR, USA – MODA Center
16 – Tacoma, WA, USA – Tacoma Dome
18 – Salt Lake City, UT, USA – Delta Center
19 – Denver, CO, USA – Ball Arena
22 – St Paul, MN, USA – Xcel Energy Center
24 – Rosemont, IL, USA – Allstate Arena
26 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Scotiabank Arena
27 – Quebec, QC, Canada – Videotron Centre
30 – Montreal, QC, Canada – Centre Bell
November
1 – Philadelphia, PA, USA – Wells Fargo Center
2 – Brooklyn, NY, USA – Barclays Center
6 – Worcester, MA, USA – DCU Center
8 – Pittsburgh, PA, USA – PPG Paints Arena
9 – Newark, NJ, USA – Prudential Center
12 – Baltimore, MD, USA – CFG Bank Arena
13 – Charlotte, NC, USA – Spectrum Center
16 – Fort Worth, TX, USA – Dickies Arena
17 – San Antonio, TX, USA – Frost Bank Center
20 – Mexico City, Mexico – Foro Sol
24 – Bogota, Colombia – El Campin Stadium
27 – Santiago, Chile – Estadio Nacional
28 – Santiago, Chile – Estadio Nacional
December
1 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio Huracán (Malon as opening act)
2 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estadio Huracán (Malon as opening act)
6 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque (Volbeat as opening act)
7 – 6 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Allianz Parque (Volbeat as opening act)
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