Taming The Beast With STEVE HARRIS From BRITISH LION

Interview by Simon Russell-White
It's appropriate to skip the fluff on this one, for goodness’ sake
it's Steve Harris (Bass/ Keyboards) we're talking to here and the
importance of his "other band" (insert laughter here) Iron Maiden
needs no explanation and/or justification.
The focus tonight? The band he helped put back together piece by
piece... Yes, I'm talking about the one and only British
Lion.
After the band imploded in the 90s, the man himself couldn't bear
the sight of knowing that British Lion would not be again, the
reasoning he explained was simple. "The songs were just too good
for it to stop". And the rest, as they say, is history.
For his bandmates - Richard Taylor (vocals), David Hawkins
(guitar), Grahame Leslie (guitar), and Simon Dawson (drums) - this
Australian tour is the first time the boys have ever even stood on
Australian soil, let alone played here. Of course, Steve has been
here a billion times, and assured me that he'd point the fellas in
the right direction for any site seeing!
Now, we all know what sized arenas/stadiums "Maiden" has played,
but as our conversation leaned into discussing British Lion playing
more intimate venues, a sense of stepping back in time took hold.
But not in the usual way, as Maiden skipped playing a lot of
smaller venues due to their sudden rise to fame so in many respects
for Steve he is playing venues for the first time all over the
world!!
Now, if that doesn't grab you, then I don't know what will.
Enjoy listening to one of the Godfathers of the heavy metal game,
ohh and go check out the almighty British Lion this
August/September supported by Tony Moore’s Awake - a man that needs
no introduction. A man that Steve has had a musical bond with since
1977.
All Hail!


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