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title: "3 Mick Harris Quotes"
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# Mick Harris

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Michael John Harris is an English musician from Birmingham. He was the drummer for Napalm Death between 1985 and 1991, and is credited for coining the term "grindcore". Harris is widely regarded as one of the founders of the blast beat for his incredibly fast "Chaos U.K" beat he uses all across the

##  Quotes by Mick Harris

> [I love music/sounds that have a passion, a fire, an energy I can connect with. I love angry sounding beat tracks, dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-harris/i-love-music-sounds-that-have-a-passion-a-fire-an-energy-i-can/)

Mick Harris

[Angry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/angry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/mick-harris-88403_angry_i-love-music-sounds-that-have-a-passion_268861.jpg)

> [I turn on the machines and start to think about ideas and take it from there, it usually begins if it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-harris/i-turn-on-the-machines-and-start-to-think-about-ideas-and-take-it/)

Mick Harris

[Art work](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art-work/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2f/mick-harris-88403_art-work_i-turn-on-the-machines-and-start-to-thin_2773781.jpg)

> [I can't say if I have influenced anything really, maybe a few artists but at the end of the day we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-harris/i-can-t-say-if-i-have-influenced-anything-really-maybe-a-few-artists/)

Mick Harris

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a9/mick-harris-88403_art_i-can-t-say-if-i-have-influenced-anythin_2911934.jpg)

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                        "text": "I love music/sounds that have a passion, a fire, an energy I can connect with. I love angry sounding beat tracks, dark sounds for sure but I also love delicate sounds, they both connect I think. Discharge back in 1980 was a big explosion in sound for me to hear the anger and the energy, still an influence on me. Miles Davis has been an influence, as much as John Coltrane, Brian Eno, John Hassel. So much around me has influenced me: my everyday life, everything around me, the family, etc… It has an impact.",
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