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English musician and songwriter, Stephen Percy "Steve" Harris has an estimated net worth of $60 million. Steve Harris is the lead composer and lyricist for of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Some of his influences for his music include bands such as King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Wishbone Ash, Genesis, Deep Purple.
Before he joined a band, Harris aspired to be a football player and asked to train for West Ham United. During his early teens, he learned to play bass guitar, he had a stint with Gypsy's Kiss and Smiler. When he left Smiler, he formed Iron Maiden on Christmas Day in 1975.
With 16 albums and numerous concert tours, Harris has been known for his trademark galloping bass patterns in some of Iron Maiden's songs. In 2012, he released his solo album, British Lion.
Born Stephen Percy Harris on 12 March 1956 in Leytonstone, Essex (now London), England. He has six children; four children with his former wife, Lorraine, and two with current partner, Emma.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2014 |
Record Sales |
Estimated record sales from the Iron Maiden's album, The Book of Souls (100 thousand copies sold in UK) |
$150,000 |
|
2014 |
Sale of Asset |
Value of his 11-room mansion Sheering Hall (£4.95m) |
$7,500,000 |
|
2012 |
Asset |
Value of his mansion in Essex mansion |
$11,000,000 |
|
2011 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album En Vivo! with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum 2x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by RIAA, and gold by ARIA, SNEP-FRA, BVMI and ZPAV-POL) |
$12,000 |
|
2009 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album The Final Frontier with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum by ABPD-BRA and IFPI-FIN, and gold by Music Canada, SNEP-FRA, BVMI, FIMI-ITA, IFPI-NOR, ZPAV-POL, NFPF-RUS, IFPI-SWE, IFPI-SWI and BPI) |
$515,000 |
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album Iron Maiden: Flight 666 with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum 5x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by CAPIF-ARG, ARIA, SNEP-FRA, BVMI and RIAA, and gold by IFPI-FIN, RIANZ-NZL and BPI) |
$276,000 |
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Flight 666 with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by Music Canada) |
$40,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Somewhere Back in Time The Best of: 1980 – 1989 with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by IFPI-FIN, IFPI-SWE, and BPI) |
$135,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album Live After Death with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum by CAPIF-ARG and RIAA, and gold by ARIA, IFPI-FIN, BVMI and BPI) |
$171,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album Death on the Road with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by ARIA, SNEP-FRA and IFPI-FIN) |
$22,500 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album A Matter of Life and Death with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum by IFPI-FIN, and gold by ABPD-BRA, Music Canada, BVMI, IFPI-GRE, IFPI-SWE, IFPI-SWI, and BPI) |
$400,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Death on the Road with the band Iron Maiden (certified silver by BPI) |
$60,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album The History of Iron Maiden – Part 1: The Early Days with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum by CAPIF-ARG, Music Canada, IFPI-FIN, SNEP-FRA and RIAA, and gold by ARIA and BPI) |
$181,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Dance of Death with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by CAPIF-ARG, ABPD-BRA, IFPI-FIN, BVMI, IFPI-GRE, IFPI-SWE and BPI) |
$475,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album Visions of the Beast with the band Iron Maiden (certified 3x platinum by Music Canada, 2x platinum by IFPI-FIN and RIAA, platinum by BPI, and gold by SNEP-FRA and BVMI) |
$323,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Rock in Rio with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by ABPD-BRA and IFPI-GRE, and silver by BPI) |
$223,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album Rock in Rio with the band Iron Maiden (certified 2x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by CAPIF-ARG, BPI and RIAA, gold by ARIA, BVMI, ZPAV-POL) |
$125,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Edward the Great with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by Music Canada, IFPI-FIN, IFPI-SWE and BPI) |
$185,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album Classic Albums: Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by ARIA) |
$7,500 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Brave New World with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by ABPD-BRA, Music Canada, IFPI-FIN, BVMI, IFPI-GRE, ZPAV-POL, IFPI-SWE, and BPI) |
$575,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Best of the Beast with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum by CAPIF-ARG and IFPI-SWE, and gold by ABPD-BRA, IFPI-FIN and BPI) |
$320,000 |
|
1994 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album The X Factor with the band Iron Maiden (certified silver by BPI) |
$60,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album Donington Live 1992 with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum by CAPIF-ARG) |
$4,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album A Real Live One with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by SNEP-FRA) |
$100,000 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Fear of the Dark with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by Music Canada, SNEP-FRA and BPI) |
$450,000 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album The First Ten Years: The Videos with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by Music Canada) |
$5,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album No Prayer for the Dying with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum by Music Canada, and gold by BPI and RIAA) |
$700,000 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album Maiden England with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by Music Canada and RIAA) |
$55,000 |
|
1987 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum by Music Canada, and gold by BVMI, IFPI-SWE, BPI and RIAA) |
$960,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album 12 Wasted Years with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by RIAA) |
$50,000 |
|
1985 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Somewhere in Time with the band Iron Maiden (certified 2x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by RIAA, and gold by ABPD-BRA, BVMI and BPI) |
$1,650,000 |
|
1984 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Live After Death with the band Iron Maiden (certified 2x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by RIAA, and gold by IFPI-AUT, IFPI-SWE and BPI) |
$1,328,000 |
|
1984 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album Live After Death with the band Iron Maiden (certified 2x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by RIAA, and gold by IFPI-AUT, IFPI-SWE and BPI) |
$120,000 |
|
1983 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Powerslave with the band Iron Maiden (certified 2x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by RIAA, and gold by BVMI and BPI) |
$1,750,000 |
|
1983 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his video album Behind the Iron Curtain with the band Iron Maiden (certified gold by RIAA) |
$50,000 |
|
1982 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Piece of Mind with the band Iron Maiden (certified 2x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by BPI and RIAA, and gold by IFPI - FIN and BVMI) |
$1,450,000 |
|
1981 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album The Number of the Beast with the band Iron Maiden (certified 3x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by BPI and RIAA, and gold by IFPI - AUT, SNEP, BVMI, NVPI and IFPI-SWI |
$4,045,000 |
|
1980 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Killers with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum by Music Canada and gold by SNEP-FRA, BVMI, IFPI-SWE, BPI and RIAA) |
$1,070,000 |
|
1979 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Iron Maiden with the band Iron Maiden (certified platinum by Music Canada and BPI, and gold by BVMI |
$650,000 |