Steve Harris Quotes

I can take any series of numbers and turn it into music, from Bach to bebop, Herbie Hancock to hip-hop.

My thinking musically has always been more advanced - it is difficult to get it down onto paper sometimes, even now.

The bass is just the crayon that I picked out of the box. I'd probably be writing similar stuff if I played guitar or trumpet. The pictures I want to draw I do with this crayon I chose, which is the bass.

I actually write more on guitar than I do on piano.

I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.

It's very demanding to make up your own music.

If I get an idea for a song, I have a melody for it. I'm a musician first. I'm not limited by the fretboard.

I don't read music. I've never had a lesson. I don't know anything about music other than what my inner knowledge is.

The creative process of composing music has always fascinated me.

For musical compositions to reach a high level and to derive from spontaneity, of course, one has to do the necessary steps to learn the rules and regulations of composing high quality music.

When I feel like improvising, I always improvise on the guitar, never on the lute. It's as natural to me as breathing.

I've been writing and composing songs since I was 5 years old.

I'm an interpreter of music.

But I find that the keyboard is the complete instrument you know?

Ever since I picked up a bass, I've written songs.

I feel pretty comfortable in a lot of different musical styles. I like rhythm, and I like melody and so forth.

I listened to many different types of instruments and music, and have always tried to look at the bass as an instrument as opposed to only a bass.

I play a musical instrument a little, but only for my own amazement.

I'm an intuitive musician. I have no real technical skills. I can only play six chords on the guitar.

What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. Learn as much about music as you possibly can. Learn composition. Study to try to create compositions of your own and put your own personal touch on your music.

I actually write my own music whenever I have a chance. I play guitar and sing.

My music is simple stuff. Anybody can sit down, look at a set of symbols and produce sounds the music represents.

Composers love to write for symphony orchestras because the symphony is the Rolls Royce of musical instruments.

It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.

The thing about music is it's not an obscure pursuit, it's a very natural thing for human beings to do. Once you put in the effort, the learning curve is very fast.