- In The Early Days documentary he revealed that he originally wanted to be a drummer, but as he lived with his grandmother he didn't have enough room for a drum-set.
- Is a major fan of British soccer team West Ham United. Even has a tattoo of the clubs logo on his arm.
- Taught himself to play bass guitar
- Wrote the song "Blood Brothers" in honor of his father, who died while Steve was on tour.
- The darker tone of the album The X Factor has often been attributed due to problems in Harris' personal life while making the album. He had recently divorced and his father had also died recently.
- He designed Iron Maiden's first logo which used the current Maiden Font, seen in all of their album-releases.
- Given that he had been the centre of attention in Maiden's early gigs the addition of Bruce Dickinson to the bands line-up originally caused small scuffles between the two as they wanted to both be at the centre of the stage. Bruce mentioned in The Early Days documentary that Harris occasionally elbowed him away, he returned the favour by causing Harris to trip on his extra-long microphone stand.
- When he founded the band that would later become called Iron Maiden, the band was known as Gypsy's Kiss.
- Is often refered to as a "control freak" by former and sometimes even current members.
- Founder of Iron Maiden.
- Is currently planning and scheduling tour dates for Iron Maiden's "Early Years" tour for 2005. (October 2004)
- Father of singer Lauren Harris.
- He is a father of six: son George and daughters Lauren Harris, Kerry and Faye with ex-wife Lorraine, and son Stanley and daughter Maisie with his current partner, Emma.
- Was a member of Smiler.
- Primary songwriter for Iron Maiden.
- Finishing up Early Days tour with Iron Maiden. (September 2005)
- Iron Maiden will release their next studio album Dance of Death in Fall 2003.
- Iron Maiden will release their next studio album "A Matter of Life and Death" in September 2006. (August 2006)
- According to Metallian.com he was a member of Influence.
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