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Rockmanual by Sir Christus 06.10.2003 at Nelonen TVÂ with subtitles (english and russian)
Sir Christus haastis 14.01.2005 with subtitles (english and russian). In this phone interview taken after fight at Emma Gaala event (http://mongeneral.tumblr.com/post/50026430291/emma-gaala-event-maybe-it-was-some-kind-of-promotion) Christus explains his sudden aggressiveness with unpatriotic Larry`s joke about president of Finland opening show for Negative. Actually few days later Tarja Halonen really presented Negative at Yhteinen Asia concert... Well, I have no idea who was fattest troll in the end :)
Stara.fi interview 12.07.2007 with subtitles (english and russian)
LavasÀteily` site
Hehe i found it :) That's strange why he denied existence of this band, it seems there's no criminal at all :)
He was singer and perhaps songwriter in the band (texts on page below) also here is some personal info. Well that's my "translate it or die" attempt # 2 :)Â
* CLAUDIO *
*Vocal, Carvin & Gibson guitars, strings D'adario, Marshall amplifier, Yamaha speakers*
*Claudio Emil Christian Mikkonen*
â Born: ĂimĂ€nkĂ€essĂ€ [?] 1977.
â Zodiac Sign: Aries (not typical)
â Idols: Leena Puhakka, Uma Thurman, Muta Manninen [Jyrki "Muddy" Manninen, guitarist of the finnish band "Mistakes"], Women, Feminine girls, Self-confident people.
â Favourite drink: Ethyl alcohol, good cognac/brandy, beer, whiskey goes, non-alcoholic: water I guess?
â Favorite Food: All self-made [home-made] meals.
â Vices: Diffidence, Lying, Swearing, Ad-hoc multi-personality, unhealthy lifestyle, Virtues.
â Virtues: Skill to make love, To love, To be loved, pure brutal fine complex.
â Previous bands: Korbamosh, Ripuli, Lovebuzz, Bonemachine, Light honey pea, Lovemachine, Kuusinen, Claudio & sateenvarjolakanat.
â Motto: The safest place is on the bottom, there is impossible to fall.
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* ĐĐĐĐŁĐĐĐ *
*ĐĐŸĐșал, Carvin & Gibson гОŃаŃŃ, ŃŃŃŃĐœŃ D'adario, ĐаŃŃалл ŃŃОлОŃДлŃ, Yamaha ĐșĐŸĐ»ĐŸĐœĐșĐž*
* ĐлаŃĐŽĐžĐŸ ĐĐŒĐžĐ»Ń ĐŃĐžŃŃĐžĐ°Đœ ĐĐžĐșĐșĐŸĐœĐ”Đœ *
âÂ Đ ĐŸĐŽĐžĐ»ŃŃ: ĂimĂ€nkĂ€essĂ€ [?] 1977.
â ĐĐœĐ°Đș Đ·ĐŸĐŽĐžĐ°Đșа: ĐĐČĐ”Đœ (ĐœĐ”ŃОпОŃĐœŃĐč)
â ĐŃĐŒĐžŃŃ: Leena Puhakka, Uma Thurman, Muta Manninen [Jyrki "Muddy" Manninen, гОŃаŃĐžŃŃ ŃĐžĐœŃĐșĐŸĐč ĐłŃŃĐżĐżŃ Mistakes], ĐĐ”ĐœŃĐžĐœŃ, ĐĐ”ĐœŃŃĐČĐ”ĐœĐœŃĐ” ĐŽĐ”ĐČŃŃĐșĐž, ĐĄĐ°ĐŒĐŸŃĐČĐ”ŃĐ”ĐœĐœŃĐ” Đ»ŃĐŽĐž.
â ĐŃĐ±ĐžĐŒŃĐč ĐœĐ°ĐżĐžŃĐŸĐș: ĐŃĐžĐ»ĐŸĐČŃĐč ŃпОŃŃ, Ń ĐŸŃĐŸŃĐžĐč ĐșĐŸĐœŃŃĐș/бŃĐ”ĐœĐŽĐž, пОĐČĐŸ, ĐČĐžŃĐșĐž Ń ĐŸŃĐŸŃĐŸ ОЎŃŃ, бДзалĐșĐŸĐłĐŸĐ»ŃĐœŃĐč: ĐČĐŸĐŽĐ°, ĐœĐ°ĐČĐ”ŃĐœĐŸ?
â ĐŃĐ±ĐžĐŒĐ°Ń Đ”ĐŽĐ°: ĐŃŃ ŃĐČĐŸĐ”ĐłĐŸ [ĐŽĐŸĐŒĐ°ŃĐœĐ”ĐłĐŸ] ĐżŃĐžĐłĐŸŃĐŸĐČĐ»Đ”ĐœĐžŃ.
â ĐĐŸŃĐŸĐșĐž: ĐĐ”ŃĐČĐ”ŃĐ”ĐœĐœĐŸŃŃŃ ĐČ ŃДбД, ĐĐŸĐ¶Ń, CĐșĐČĐ”ŃĐœĐŸŃĐ»ĐŸĐČОД, ĐĄĐŒĐ”ĐœĐ° лОŃĐœĐŸŃŃĐž [Ń.Đ”. ŃаŃŃŃŃĐŸĐčŃŃĐČĐŸ ĐŒĐœĐŸĐ¶Đ”ŃŃĐČĐ”ĐœĐœĐŸĐč лОŃĐœĐŸŃŃĐž] ŃĐŒĐŸŃŃŃ ĐżĐŸ ĐŸĐ±ŃŃĐŸŃŃДлŃŃŃĐČĐ°ĐŒ, ĐĐ”Đ·ĐŽĐŸŃĐŸĐČŃĐč ĐŸĐ±Ńаз Đ¶ĐžĐ·ĐœĐž, ĐĐŸĐ±ŃĐŸĐŽĐ”ŃДлО.
â ĐĐŸĐ±ŃĐŸĐŽĐ”ŃДлО: ĐŁĐŒĐ”ĐœĐžĐ” Đ·Đ°ĐœĐžĐŒĐ°ŃŃŃŃ Đ»ŃĐ±ĐŸĐČŃŃ, ĐŃбОŃŃ, ĐŃŃŃ Đ»ŃĐ±ĐžĐŒŃĐŒ, ŃĐžŃŃĐŸ бŃŃŃалŃĐœĐŸ ĐłĐ»Đ°ĐŒŃŃĐœŃĐč ŃŃĐ”ŃĐ”ĐŸŃОп.
â ĐŃДЎŃĐŽŃŃОД ĐłŃŃппŃ: Korbamosh, Ripuli, Lovebuzz, Bonemachine, Light honey pea, Lovemachine, Kuusinen, Claudio & sateenvarjolakanat.
â ĐĐ”ĐČОз: ĐĐ”Đ·ĐŸĐżĐ°ŃĐœĐ”Đ” ĐČŃĐ”ĐłĐŸ бŃŃŃ ĐœĐ° ĐŽĐœĐ”, ŃĐ°ĐŒ ĐœĐ”ĐČĐŸĐ·ĐŒĐŸĐ¶ĐœĐŸ ŃпаŃŃŃ.
â ĐŃĐžĐČĐ”ŃŃŃĐČĐžŃ: ĐŃĐ”ĐŒ Đ»ŃĐ±ĐžĐŒŃĐŒ Đž ĐŽĐŸŃĐŸĐłĐžĐŒ ĐŽŃŃĐ·ŃŃĐŒ/ĐżĐŸĐŽŃŃжĐșĐ°ĐŒ, бŃĐČŃĐžĐŒ ĐŽĐ”ĐČŃŃĐșĐ°ĐŒ (Đž ĐžŃ ĐŒĐœĐŸĐłĐŸ), ŃДбŃŃĐ°ĐŒ Оз ĐłŃŃĐżĐżŃ Mistakes. ĐĐ« ĐĐŸĐ»Đ±Đ°ĐœĐœŃĐ” паŃĐœĐž, Đ¶Đ”ĐœŃĐžĐœ ĐœĐ” бŃŃŃ, ĐĄĐĐĐĄĐĐĐ.
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*CLAUDIO*
*Laulu, Carvin & Gibson kitarat, D'adario strings, Marshall amplifier, Yamaha speakers*
*Claudio Emil Christian Mikkonen*
â Syntynyt: ĂimĂ€nkĂ€essĂ€ v.1977
â Horoskooppi: Oinas (ei tyypillinen)
â Ihanteet: Leena Puhakka, Uma Thurman, Muta Manninen, Naiset, Naiselliset tytöt, Itsevarmat ihmiset
â Mielijuoma: Pirtu, hyvĂ€ konjakki/brandy, olut, viskikin menee, alkoholiton: vesi kai?
â Mieliruoka: Kaikki itsevalmistamani
â Paheet: Itsevarmuuttomuus, Valehtelu, Kiroilu, Tapauskohtainen monipersoonallisuus, EpĂ€terveellinen elĂ€mĂ€ntapa, Hyveet.
â Hyveet: Taito rakastella, Rakastaa, Tulla rakastetuksi, puhdas brutaali fiini kokonaisuus.
â Aiemmat yhtyeet: Korbamosh, Ripuli, Lovebuzz, Bonemachine, Light honey pea, Lovemachine, Kuusinen, Claudio & sateenvarjolakanat.
â Motto: Turvallisinta on olla pohjalla, sieltĂ€ ei pÀÀse putoamaan.
â Terveiset: Kaikille rakkaille & tĂ€rkeille ystĂ€ville, ex-tytöille (ja niitĂ€ on paljo), Mistake yhtyeen pojille.PS Vitun jĂ€tkĂ€t, naisia ei lyödĂ€, KIITOS.
OMATUNTONI ONNETON
SĂ€ sanoit sen pĂ€ivĂ€n tulleen NĂ€in viime syksyn menneen Kyyneleet kuivuneet koin Uudelleen kostuneen Kai pĂ€ivĂ€t kulkee Toisen jĂ€lkeen eteenpĂ€in En uskonut EttĂ€ voit tehdĂ€ mulle nĂ€in MitĂ€ jos mĂ€ pelkÀÀn PelkÀÀn olla yksinÀÀn En pysty katsomaan PĂ€ivÀÀ selvinpĂ€in EntĂ€ jos ei ole ketÀÀn KetÀÀn kelle taakkaa jakamaan JÀÀn lasin kanssa Omatunto seuranaan Kai joku mulle nauraa Mut mĂ€ en aio kantaa kaunaa Seura ei kelpaa EikĂ€ ystĂ€viĂ€kÀÀn oo Narua kaulaan jo asetellaan Arjen koura iskee ja ajatellaan ItsesÀÀli on sairaus Omatuntoni onneton Lohduttaako yksinĂ€inen yksinĂ€istĂ€ Paleltaako tumma menneisyys PientĂ€ pÀÀtĂ€ On tullu aika toisen elĂ€mĂ€n SĂ€ jolta odotitkin jotain enemmĂ€n Kun kohtalo viimein puuttuu Kasvot valkeiksi muuttuu Mieli vakuutta,humaltuu Manalaan tummuu Kai joku mulle⊠Kai joku mulleâŠ
KESĂ YĂ [text not found:(]
FANTASIAA
Rakennan siltaa sun satiinien vĂ€liin silkkinauhoilla sitoa sut haluaisin enkĂ€ avaisi niitĂ€ milloinkaan kaataisinko pÀÀllesi kermaa makeaa ja alkaisinko sinua hiljaa riisumaan vai herÀÀnkö unestani todelliseen maailmaan Taivas vĂ€lĂ€htÀÀ tuo hahmo hĂ€ipyy hĂ€mĂ€rÀÀn pÀÀssĂ€ rĂ€jĂ€htÀÀ en toiseen elĂ€mÀÀn voi levĂ€htÀÀ en kaipaa yhtÀÀn ystĂ€vÀÀ hei etkö jÀÀ jos vielĂ€ jossain nĂ€hdÀÀn On kyynel merivesi suolainen kuuma lĂ€mmin kuin veri julman ihmisen joka palaen etsii yöllĂ€ ja nauraa kun unelma löytÀÀ itseÀÀn etsien ilmassa kuin kupla se leijailee ja niin helposti se puhkeaa miksi savuna ilmaan kaikki katoaa oletko sinĂ€kin minulle vain pelkkÀÀ mielikuvaa Taivas vĂ€lĂ€htÀÀâŠ
MĂ EN HALUU TIETĂĂ
Hei ethÀn suutu jos mÀ poltan tupakan ja kerron yhen asian ei tÀstÀ tiedÀ kukaan elÀmÀstÀ muitten mukaan se on vÀliaikaista minÀ puhun ihmisille ihan jokaiselle joka antautuu normeille haluan vielÀ elÀÀ lailla linnun lentÀÀ vapaalla taivaalla kun pian ne siivet kasvaa eikÀ ole aikaa ne ilmaan haluaa MÀ en haluu tietÀÀ enkÀ haluu löytÀÀ saanko jatkaa omaa elÀmÀÀ mÀ en haluu myöntÀÀ enkÀ haluu kieltÀÀ en jaksais teidÀn hÀlinÀÀ Miksi kaikki kaivaa maata jalkain alta oppinut maailmalta hei haluan lopettaa tÀhÀn, tÀstÀ jÀttÀÀ tÀhÀn ei teistÀ oo mihinkÀÀn lauseen viimeisen, pienen piinaisen ja asemalle kÀvelen kun on aika nousta taivaalle katsomaan silmiin putousta
http://web.archive.org/web/20010901105118/http://home.capnova.com/~bbk/lavasateily/sanat.shtm
[According to Matthau there was lot of songs: "Rakkauden Valtias", "Varttimeisseli", "Velipuoli", "Tytölle", "Camilla", "KesÀyö" ja "Koskenrantaan" in this specific finnish folk rock style  http://www.bloodpitband.com/vastaus/vastauksia_osa54.htm ]
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Stara.fi 31.10.2006 with Jonne, Larry and Christus
On 2006, Stara interviewed Jonne, Larry and Sir Christus right before Negative released their album called Anorectic. The podcast is divided in two parts. In the first part, the guys talk about their childhood and youth and the beginning of Negative's journey. The second part is about touring and tourbuses and what's going on behind the curtain.
PART 1: http://www.stara.fi/2006/10/31/starafi-podcast-37-negative-osa-1/ [or https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B27y1gz1FSy1bEQ5eUhPN2NDN3c&usp=sharing ]
Welcome to spend time by Stara's podcasts again. In this episode, we have a such a deep chat with Negative that the interview has been divided in two 15-minutes-lasting parts. So, there's a real blast of Negative ahead, and in a while, in the first episode of it, we'll mull over i.a. the childhood and youth of the band members and the beginning of the band's journey, without hiding anything. Welcome aboard.
(Larry, Sir and and Jonne introduce themselves and Jonne adds that the viewer is reading and listening to Stara.)
At the moment, Stara is spending a relatively summery autumn day in Tampere, in the yard of Klubi. There are guys from Negative here today, hello. Who do we have here? LARRY: Hi, this is Larry. JONNE: Jonne. SIR: Sir Christus. I'm here but I'm not present.
You must have a busy summer behind you. At least you've had your share of gigs in Middle Europe and also in Finland. JONNE: Yeah, we've played in about 15 festivals this summer, or 12, how many of them were there..? LARRY: Something like that, about 12. JONNE: Half of them were abroad and half of them were in Finland. It's the least we've played in our homeland for three years as we didn't release the new album before the summer. LARRY: We've spent the weeks on rehearsing, we've been rehearsing the new songs and the gig set, too, of course, and so on. But we've gotten to enjoy the summer and the sun to some extent. We haven't been working all... Let's say that we have more work to do now that the album is about to be released. This is where the real working starts from. The summer was just a scratch. SIR: This was the first year that we had Midsummer's Day free, it was maybe a bit stopping feeling.
Stopping in what way? What did you do on Midsummer's Day? SIR: I was at home, I didn't go anywhere. *laughs* JONNE: We were all on our own ways. Were you in some cottage? LARRY: I was in SÀrkÀnniemi's amusement park with my mom and dad. JONNE: I don't even remember where I was. I was somewhere. Hey, I was in Kiikka! Yeah, in other words in KiimajÀrvi, with my big brother, in other words Tommi. He had Midsummer's Day free too.
A rare treat. JONNE: Yeah, it was.
Your album called Anorectic will hit the stores soon but before discussing that, let's go back in time a lot, all the way to your childhood. What were your families like in your childhood? Did you get the musical spark from there? Were there artists, singers, musicians, brothers or...? LARRY: My dad's a guitarist, a professional musician, and my mom paints porcelain. I think the desire to do something creative has come from them. And then at some point, dad inspired me to start playing the guitar. And I become excited about the rock stuff at some point during the teen age by myself. But when I look back to my family, in my father's side pretty much all the people are musicians. The other one of my grandpas was a musician, his brother was a musician and their father was a musician. There are quite many musicians in my family.
You pretty much have music in your blood. Jonne, you have a musical and distinctive pair of brothers, at least. JONNE: Yeah. We've had musical talent in our family so much that... Well, at the war times, my grandpa built Finnish zithers in the front. He made some extra living with that, with his hands. And then grandpa played the harmonica and keyboards and this and that. My dad has been a drummer, he has... wait a minute, who was that... Berit! He has accompanied at least her and Anita Hirvonen. But his career ended soon as the working benefits... He liked to booze a bit too much. He stopped playing and that's another story, but that's where the spark comes from. There's been musical talent. And my mom played the piano when she was young, she also attended classes a lot. But yeah, my brother Ville sings in Flinch, and Tommi is musical too. He has sung Beatles in karaoke at least twice when he's been a bit drunk and... LARRY: When he listens to music, it's noticed that he's a musical person. JONNE: He has some nose for music.
He has some nose for hits. So, both of you have quite musical backgrounds. Which point did you end up to play or sing yourself? JONNE: I was 12 years old. I remember that I've liked singing since childhood. If we start from the Christmases, the greatest thing was to sing Christmas carols with our cousins, and stuff. But when I started to play the guitar at the age of 12, the whole world went upside down and I realized that music is the thing. My friends played ice hockey, their life was quite emphasized on hockey, but I wasn't interested in that stuff at all and I'm a thin guy anyway. At the age of 14, I founded Negative and that's where it started from. Then I started to suck at school and...
The traditional scheme. JONNE: The traditional scheme, yeah. I wasn't interested in anything else, and when I met these guys a few years later, that's when I realized that there's no turning back. I've waited all my life for these guys. It's destiny that we have the same attitude and passion towards music. SIR: When I heard Jonne singing, I was thinking "fuck, he's a tough guy. Fuck, he's Finland's best rock singer. I'll never let that guy go, for fuck's sake." JONNE: This isn't ass-kissing, this is fact-based stuff. We saw Christus for the first time when he was playing the bass in Bloodpit. I went to see them with Larry and we were like "fuck, we need that guy to our band. It doesn't matter what he plays, we just need him to play with us." He was so fucking cool! After the gig, all the chicks in the bar surrounded him and he was all cool. LARRY: It was good when some guy stuck up his middle finger to Christus from the audience and Christus was looking at him all indifferently and dug his nose and wiped the snot on the curtains, all indifferently. Back then, you had blonde hair that reached your ass. JONNE: A lion's mane. We were all playing in separate bands and that's how it started. I started to have... I mean, in our previous bands, we all had... When studying began and the pressure from the outside was hard, only few people, who really wanted to make music, stayed. And that's how we ended up together.
At which point was the final line-up of Negative formed? JONNE: It was around 2001-2002. LARRY: We got a recording contract almost right after that, so in that way it has been quite a roller coaster. We got success relatively immediately, even though we hadn't been together as a band for a very long time. But now that we've made three albums, the way the band's learning curve has gone can be seen damn well, especially on this third album. And of course it's showing also because we were very young when we got the recording contract. These have been developing years. JONNE: The recording contract wasn't really... Many bands dream about the recording contract, of course it's a dream in itself, but I remember how at some point when we were sending demos, we got the feeling like "fuck that, let's do this differently, then!" We threw gigs a lot and when the I-klubi started to be almost sold-out and we threw... There was this Gallery on Finlayson and there started to be hundreds of people too. Then we noticed that something was about to happen. About six months after that, we were signed. We threw gigs actively especially here in the region of Tampere and made our fanbase grow wider. LARRY: And then I'm noticing that on this third album, exactly that feeling has come back. Fuck the radio stations or what they like to play or anything. Just wait for the second single and you'll see that this time, the radio's wishes aren't taken into account in any way. First of all, in my opinion, we made this album with a brave attitude. We weren't wondering if the music was too different than before or if it was too fierce or something at any point. We've always made songs based on the feeling, without thinking about that kind of stuff. JONNE: And somehow the musical ambitiousness has only grown as the years have passed. In my opinion it's great to... Or, I aim to keep the interest in doing different things and trying different things.
When your first official single hit the stores in 2003, it was a damn big hit. What was going on in the young guys' heads at that point when suddenly the song was in the charts, girls were screaming, and had probably been screaming already before that, but... How did you feel back then? JONNE: We had all worked hard in our own ways in the cellar for almost 10 years. Or if not for 10, then at least for 5 years. It was rewarding and *laughs* our heads got a little⊠SIR: Like you know yourself, we've all eaten from the load at some point. JONNE laughs and says: It was confusing and it was great to get to do this. And when the car started to move, it was a bit like "fasten your seat belt if you can." Some couldn't and the others did it partially. LARRY: I had the feeling that it was going exactly according to the plan. From the start, we've had the feeling that we'll make this band the biggest rockband in the world. It started to move according to the plan right away. It was the only right position. JONNE: And it was only the prelude. We're still only in the beginning. Due to the first two albums, there has been steady growing and new touring regions have opened to this band and we've released albums and now we have a worldwide releasing system with Roadrunner. I hope that there won't be big buckling but if it comes, then life goes on. We'll come back twice as tough. SIR: We have the channels open to every direction all the time. Anything might happen. I don't necessarily... JONNE: ... know where this will go. SIR: Yeah. To us it doesn't matter where we'll play as long as the rock is playing and women are singing and wine is flowing. JONNE: We might be in, say, New Zealand in a year. We never know.
LARRY: If we look at the history and what have been the biggest things when it comes to rock music or pop music... Well, these days it doesn't necessarily apply as this field has become so commercial. But the big artists don't necessarily stay successful for so long as before. But I mean that when you start looking at the history, the biggest things have always been all about the band having its own policy and not settling for less or listening to the people of the recording label. There are people giving you advice behind every corner. JONNE: Yeah, and with this album it happened. There started to be outsiders stirring this. From Germany, for example, we got the feeling of "fuck off!"Â LARRY: Think about Zeppelin. Everyone hated them at first but then suddenly, or well, not suddenly, but then they were the world's greatest band at some point.
JONNE: We're not living in the 1970's or the 1980's or the 1990's anymore, it has to be understood. It feels like this field has gone more and more to the fast food atmosphere. But I think that it goes in cycles and we'll go to the back-to-the-roots atmosphere soon. It's the burger restaurant atmosphere, you chew the stuff ready for people in the Juicy Fruit atmosphere. People suck the flavor away from the chewing gum beforehand, "it doesn't disturb anyone for sure." That sucks so bad. If we'll be able to have an effect on that someday, when we're a big enough band... LARRY: In my opinion, everything's going in circles. Like in fashion, for example. The 1970's and the 1980's are becoming fashionable again. I believe that at some point, the music field will become such commercial shit that the circle will close, in a way. People will wake up and start to demand good music again, and not some superficial shit.
There was a phase of electronic music in the 1990's. Nobody really played rock. JONNE: Yeah, there was. But that's just how it goes. In my opinion, it's been great to notice that the new generation, the young and especially young girls really go to see gigs and bands who write their music by themselves and play their instruments by themselves and throw the gigs live. In my opinion, it's great that it has made people move. It's revolutionary. LARRY: In my opinion, the first line of the opening song of the album, "this revolution in my mind"... JONNE ... "this generation will be mine." LARRY: ... it speaks quite a lot about the current atmosphere. JONNE: We'll take you, want it or not.
PART 2: http://www.stara.fi/.../starafi-podcast-38-negative-osa-2/ ("Welcome to spend time by Stara podcasts again. This is the second part of the interview made with the Tamperean band called Negative, and the first part of the interview can be found in Stara.fi's online magazine. In this episode, we'll go into Negative's touring life more deeply and take a peek behind the curtain. The band tells about stuff without hiding anything. Let's move the broadcast back to Tampere now, welcome aboard.")So, Negative seizes people with the album called Anorectic. It's your third album and will be released around the world. But what happens after the album has come out? Apparently, you have quite a phase of touring ahead during the upcoming autumn and winter. JONNE: We'll be touring until the end of next year due to this album. There's a year to tour, at least, around the globe. And then it might continue. You never know. Personally, I hope that we can make these tours out from under and tour with this album for about a year and then go to make a new album as soon as possible. Hopefully there'll be ideas, of course, there already are some ideas for the upcoming album but we'll see. I took a look at your gig calendar Middle Europe-wise and it seemed quite intensive, there weren't really any days off. How do you like it on the road? JONNE: We always find our own pastimes. *laughs*LARRY: It's the best. If you think about where rock'n'roll has come from, it has come from the cotton fields to develop from the blues atmosphere. It has always been the live playing that has impressed the crowd. In my opinion, it's the most essential element in this rock stuff. In my opinion, touring and playing to the crowds are the best thing there is.SIR: And we are taken care of very well when we're on the road. We have a double-decker bus where we can go to sleep when we feel like it and we have all damn PlayStations and music gears and stuff. We have all the stuff there that we have at home, too. Then we turn it into our own kind of home, there are...JONNE: When one has toured with Titanic and Philips in Lapland for some time, one becomes more comfort-loving.SIR: There are people making us food like mom does at home. What's easier than that? Then you can throw gigs playing a beater like when you were young. It's basic, easy stuff. JONNE: We have our own catering service touring with us abroad just because the touring life is so irregular in the end.SIR: Then we eat something. JONNE: We've had some problems with that, we haven't always had time to eat. That's why we hired our own catering service. LARRY: We have everything available, starting from our personal doctor. We have the technicians around us and...JONNE: If we can't sleep, then we take blue pills. LARRY: Right. But yeah, we have taken all the options into account. JONNE: One really has to be prepared, you never know...SIR: If your head is aching, you do take a painkiller to bring some ease to it. What kind of gang is touring with you? How many are there of you all in all? SIR: If you count the catering service in, there's a damn big crowd. JONNE: About 15-16 people. SIR: In the bus. But if we talk about the catering, there are usually about 7 people working. Itâs quite funny when they unpack and pack and assemble things every nightâŠLARRY: They travel in their own cars.JONNE: Yeah, they have their own thing. SIR: Itâs a circus car that moves forward. The nights go by driving and sleeping and we wake up in the next place the next morning and wonder whatâs up. JONNE: But at gigs in Finland, there are about 7 people touring with us. Thereâs the merchandise seller, the driver, the monitor mixer, the mixer, the person responsible for the lights. We rarely need a touring manager, usually one of the technicians takes care of that. Stuff like that.
What is the most exotic gig venue that youâve been to so far? Which place has been the most special?SIR: In my opinion Röhre in Germany. We went to the backstage down an old tunnel from Hitlerâs times and the lamps were from that time too. The lighting was all medievâŠJONNE: It was in Stuttgart. SIR: Yeah, in Röhre in Stuttgart. Goddamn, it wasâŠJONNE: We played in a bunker that was from Second World War III. SIR: It was a goddamned line, many Jews have walked towards their death there. For real, it smelt like mildew in there. And when the audience entered the venue and we started to play, the humidity was⊠The place was in a rock, so there was this wet feeling, the hot humid sweat goes up and itâs raining in that bar. The air was terribly stuffy, it was impossible to eat anything there. JONNE: Yeah, the smell stayed in the mucous membranes. SIR: I took a shower there like âeww, goddamn, I wonder what diseases there are on this floor.â JONNE: You turn on the water tap and you get gas. LARRY: Weâve experienced that here in Finland, too⊠When you live here in the Tampere, you donât see the deepest essence of Finland. Weâve seen that somewhere in⊠What was that place where there were people driving around the parking lot by tractorsâŠJONNE: EvijĂ€rvi or Lalli⊠Anyway, one of these, Lallintalo , orâŠÂ LARRY: Weâve seen that spirit too.JONNE: The youth of EvijĂ€rvi.LARRY: Itâs kinda exotic there as well.SIR: It was Isojoki or some place like that. Thatâs where peopleâŠJONNE: Itâs probably some Finnish place that is the most exotic. There are places in Finland where we would never have happened to go if it wasnât for the band.SIR: Like Ilmajoki, for example.JONNE: Yeah, and in my opinion Kalajokiâs sandbanks have their own feeling too.LARRY: By the way, we always went swimming before the tripâŠJONNE: Itâs like weâre in another⊠In Finland but the pulse is all different. LARRY: I remember when we always went to swim. We toured by the van and every time there was a lake, it didnât even have to be a swimming beach, as long as there just was a lake, we went to swim there as it was so goddamn hot in the car.SIR: Ice floes were floating further away in the sea and we dived in with a great hangover. JONNE: We should be paid some extra money for having a dangerous job.LARRY: Koskenkorva warms you, thatâs what I was going to say. JONNE: But every time we go to a new country, itâs great to get to a new place. Now that youâve gotten to tour in numerous countries and more are yet to come, what will be in your rider list in the next tour?JONNE: We have all kinds of stuff there. Actually we should update it, itâs a current thing to do, itâs good that you reminded us. SIR: Are you talking about the technology rider list or..?JONNE: Or the rider list of the band?The band.JONNE: It includes some pairs of rubber gloves, a glass table, some razorblades, all kinds of stuff.LARRY: And then some renewals that weâve been thinking about are that there could be some mattresses sometimeâŠÂ JONNE: And Sol beer, itâs definitelyâŠSIR: Some Jack Daniels, eleven rosesâŠJONNE: Eleven roses is a definite thing.SIR: Some vanilla cigars for me, erm, the basic things of the day like thatâŠJONNE: Some towels.SIR: Some magazines. JONNE: The newspapers of the day! Wherever you go, itâs usually aâŠLARRY: Sufficient lighting, a mirror thatâs big enough to show the whole bodyâŠÂ JONNE: And weâre going to add socks and undies. Then thereâs no need to do laundry. LARRY: Thereâs no need to carry them with you then.SIR: Yeah, itâs, you know, spirit thingy. It doesnât smell like shit everywhere andâŠLARRY: There could be some more cigarettes in the rider list.JONNE: Yeah, that was under discussion. There are all kind of things on the list. Our basic rider list consists of refreshments, something to eatâŠSIR: Usually abroad they have all the cigarettes there. In Finland, too, we could have it so that the cigarettes would be ready there. Itâs us who pay for the things in the rider anyway, in the end.JONNE: Thatâs how it is. We pay for it with our salary.LARRY: I smoke 3-4 packs of cigarettes a day on tour.JONNE: Yeah and itâs annoying to go to look for a cigarette (lighter?) when there are peopleâŠLARRY: Usually you donât get to buy cigarettes anywhere at festival areas. SIR: Making a rider list is no bragging. JONNE: We need all the things we ask for.SIR: We use everything and they are basic needs. LARRY: Especially the rubber gloves.JONNE: Yeah! *laughs*Even though you have the rubber gloves on your list, the list is kinda basic, thereâs nothing odd on it. Shouldnât you come up with something totally insane? LARRY: Well...Then youâll see whether the gig arranger is serious and let you have it.JONNE: A pump for Miranda!LARRY: The tour is so long and all that the sense of reality gets a bit dim. Itâs gotten dim during the years anyway, so I think weâll come up with quite good additions to the rider list. SIR: If someone is lacking energy a lot, thereâs a cake that is seasoned with, what was thereâŠJONNE: Thereâs cognac in the base. SIR: The base is moistened with cognac juice and thereâs some nougat fudge and then thereâs some⊠what do we have in itâŠJONNE: Some strawberryâŠSIR: Some strawberryâŠJONNE: It varies.LARRY: We have the backstage full of fatso food.SIR: A terrible mess of whipped cream on top of it, and it has to be some real whipped cream, not the stuff that can be bought from a grocery store.LARRY: In Tamperean slang, there has to be a proper âmĂ€rĂ€ytysâ.JONNE: A proper âmĂ€rĂ€ytysâ. A whipped one.SIR: A proper cake, weâre talking about some craziest⊠But someone always eats it.LARRY: I just got an idea of something we could demand, especially when weâre touring⊠well, it works also in Finland, in other cities, and especially abroad. Letâs add black sausage to the rider list, and it has to be fresh. Weâll see if weâll have it. SIR: Local traditional food. That would be kinda good. Iâve eaten fish loaf and something that they usually happen to have. And they would probably bring it to you gladly.JONNE: Yeah!LARRY: Local porn magazines. The latest issues. SIR: (???) --- we get the fucking same magazines every day and we get tired of reading them.JONNE: Weâll figure out what is necessary along the way. Getting a rider list back then was luxury! Due to our first album, our demands were very humble as a band. When it came true and we started to really have things, and there were towels and some buns and stuff, we were fucking excited, oh god.LARRY: Actually that porn magazine thingy was necessary once. I and Christus had some Viagra, just to try it, and the next day we were still so horny that we took turns running to jerk off in the loo of the tourbus. Then we felt normal for 5 minutes and after that we were terribly horny again. SIR: The second day was like that. The first night was fucking nice.*they laugh and Larry agrees*SIR: It was a fucking nice idea. *they laugh*LARRY: It wrecks places.
So, thatâs how weâre revealing the secrets of the touring life. To finish this interview, guys, tell us that when you have day offs, which you hopefully will have here in Tampere, for example, what happens then? What are your hobbies? What do you do?JONNE: I hang out in bar with my friends and eat out with my friends. Thatâs what usually leads to hanging out at bars. We all do our own stuff. I dig watching movies at home and I play guitar a lot. Music is present all the time. LARRY: I listen to music a lot. Especially lately Iâve been listening to the old bands from the 1960âs-1970âs, in a way to the whole development curve of rock. Iâve noticed what has had an effect on what and why things have happened. In my opinion it's interesting to notice things like that. JONNE: This summer, I tried minigolf in Pyynikki for the first time when there were these hot days and there were some free days in between the festivals. It was really fun to try something new like that. And then Iâve gone to do some glow bowling in the Metroauto Arena, itâs a damn good place, itâs like a nightclub and thereâs a black light that makes white surfaces glow and there are neon lights. Thatâs where you bowl and have some starting drinks and then go somewhere with your friends. Relaxing like that. LARRY: Weâve also had a lot of jamming sessions. On our free time, weâve played some informal stuff, total stream of consciousness. We go to the rehearsal place and start a song, we donât make any agreements.JONNE: We rehearse on a daily basis, except on weekends. Now weâve had a break, Iâve had a bit of a flu so I donât dare to, otherwise my vocal cords will be a mess for good. But havenât you gone to ride motocross?SIR: Yeah, I have my own lanes in the terrain in SeinĂ€joki. Thatâs where I go to ride sometimes, I make some 8-meters-long leapsâŠJONNE: That is a bit more extremeâŠSIR: Iâve been playing golf lately.JONNE: Werenât you planning to⊠Tell us, are you going to make it trueâŠSIR: You mean the airmanâs certificate?JONNE: The airmanâs certificate.SIR: The airmanâs certificate⊠I should find out about how it really goes. JONNE: Think about it. âHereâs the captain, Sir ChristusâŠâ *laughs*SIR: I donât drink that much during the tours anymore, so Iâve been thinking of getting an airmanâs certificate. It's possible to fly this gang anywhere we want after that. If we rent some little plane, we save a lot of money in everything. Weâll get there cheaperâŠAnd faster.SIR: Yeah. I gotta find out about that stuff.JONNE: I wonât come aboard when youâre flying.SIR: Itâs possible to get one, itâs no problem. JONNE: It would be great, really. LARRY: Iâd be in.JONNE: So would I. LARRY: Iâm fascinated by situations where the possibility of dying is close. Itâs possible to reach nirvana in them, one might see the meaning of life.JONNE: I wonât go without some encouraging booze. If they serve some in Christus Air⊠I think there could be some messy rock jackdaws as flight attendants in mini skirts and fishnet tights. SIR: It would be my plane, then.LARRY: I believe that youâd organize some pretty good service there. Viagra service.JONNE: They would be wearing dominative stilettos and give some spankingâŠLARRY: Some pills and snacks. Weâll see. Letâs go back to the airmanâs certificate thingy later but now itâs time to let the guys to make the next interview. I wish you a very relaxed autumn and winter and hopefully youâll have a blast out there in the world.SIR: Weâll do it at some point.JONNE: In the autumn.
Translated by Heidi Malin
THE SALVATION album "AUTO DESTRUCTIVE" out NOW on iTunes!:Â https://itunes.apple.com/fi/album/auto-destructive/id715192183Â
THE SALVATION is: *ANZI DESTRUCTION - Vocals/Harmonica* *JACK SMACK - Guitars & atmospheres* *SIR GENERAL CHRISTUS - Guitars* *SOHEI MURAKAMI - Bass* *MR.KUNT - Drums*
"Here's one of our living ghosts from the past called "FEARLESS EYES", full album out on iTunes later this month, enjoy your friday dear Salvation Army!"
Translation: Sir Christus as "quizmusician" Negative has returned from a big tour, which covered beside Finland also Japan, Russia and Central Europe. The band is having a time of r&r (rest&relaxation) now, and the musicians have now time for small gigs. "After the tour, it has been very quiet," says Sir Christus, the lead guitarist for Negative, contently. "During the three month tour, I already started to get homesick and I especially missed my girlfriend. I've been hanging out with friends in Tampere and trained a bit with Negative." This week, Sir Christus has had a very different audience from the one he's lately accustomed to in concerts around the world. On Tuesday, the musician took his guitar and his girlfriend, and headed for Satakunnankatu (street) and the weekly quiz of Kulttuuriklubi Tammerfors (a club/bar in Tampere). He performed alongside his brother Matthau from Bloodpit (a band) as "quizmusician". The brothers played impressive adaptions of hits from such bands as G'n'R and Popeda (a long time Finnish rock band, sings in Finnish), and the task of the participants in the quiz was to write down what songs were playing at the given time. "We came here very much by impulse," Sir Christus admits. It may be possible to see him and Matthau again in a pub gig. "We have plans to play Irwin (a now dead Finnish popular music artist) covers. They remind me nicely of my youth, when I didn't have any money. But naturally, I have to take into account my schedule with Negative." So, don't worry, fans. Sir Christus won't become a full-time pubmusician any time soon. The line beneath the pic: The brothers, Matthau (on the left) and Sir Christus had a gig in a pub.
The Salvation since 2010.....(under destruction) Line-up: Anzi Destruction (Stereo Junks!), Sir...
"AUTO-DESTRUCTIVE...coming up September 2013! You'll might get the first and the last sooner than you think... CI;!D"
Anorexia and a strange fetish (interview with Jonne and Larry 2007-03-13)
[Here is just so interesting stuff about Vammala and so on..:3 German text below on page]
If any Finnish band has its share of silly jokes, cheesy rumors and hysterically loud female following, without a doubt youÂŽd recognize â itÂŽs Negative! STALKER had them reveal some juicy details about the band...
ItÂŽs true, fragile Jonne can beat any new born kitten or a puppy in charisma and cuteness. Such pale, crystal-blue-eyed blonde is clearly a creature from out of this world, he does not even need to speak so much, as his whole being is so descriptive and vivid, stories are colorful and emotional, so the only negative aspect of all this is that this interview with Jonne Aaron Liimatainen (vocals) and Larry Love (guitar) should really have been done in video format!
HowÂŽs it going?Â
Jonne: ItÂŽs ok, I like the weather.
Jonne: This kind of weather really makes me already wait for the summer time.
Why do you look so tired?
Jonne: Because I just woke up.
Larri: Yes, me too.
What happened last night?
Larri: Nothing unusual, just listening to music at my friendsÂŽ and staying really-really late and I donÂŽt remember how late. The usual stuffâŠ
So howÂŽs the rockÂŽnÂŽroll circus doing?
Jonne: Now weÂŽre having a break with touring, and weÂŽre getting back on the road again in March or in April, we arenÂŽt sure yet, but weÂŽll keep going with this tour until next autumn, but itÂŽs been great so far, weÂŽve started in Japan, then we went to Russia, then we were touring in Europe, so recently we played these 12 shows over here.
Do you like Russia so much?
Jonne: The crowd is great over there
Larri: And always has been like very cool experience to play there, itÂŽs  a different kind of atmosphere, more crazy, more emotional,Â
Jonne: People are spontaneous during the show, I believe they arenÂŽt faking anything, really honest.
Do you have any funny stories from the tour?
Jonne: A lot of! For example in Japan, our keyboarder Snack, he passed out, he was too wasted in the hotelÂŽs hall way.
Larri: itÂŽs in the part of SinnerÂŽs Night/Misty Morning video.
Jonne: Yeah, actually thereÂŽs a clip in that video, itÂŽs a Slammer
Larri: Actually I was wondering that Snack is sleeping thereâŠ
Jonne: I believe the spirit in a band on this tour, itÂŽs been best ever, honestly. WeÂŽre more common, like some kind of 6 wolves or something like that, you know, searching for the victims.
Why do you compare yourselves to the wolves?
Jonne: Because theyÂŽre lonely ones, and weÂŽve done this on our own way.
Larri: And they also live together, and they eat each other (laughs) And they are really hungry, always and we are definitely hungry, want to do some more and more stuff and more gigs, more everything, weÂŽre feeling anorectic you know (laugh)
Jonne: You donÂŽt have always time to eat.
Lonely hungry wolvesÂ
And this then obviously has something to do with your latest album, right? What was the inspiration for this?Â
Jonne: ItÂŽs about that, the more you eat, the more you get hungry. I believe so. The more you get something, the more you want it, this makes you want it even more. ItÂŽs about another side of the coin. ItÂŽs always a lot of fun, joy and all these positive things, but thereÂŽs always the other side of the coin and itÂŽs about that.Â
WhatÂŽs the relation between that and the whole circus-clown theme?
Jonne: If you see inside the CD inlay, thereÂŽs this young clown, heÂŽs traveling with the train, and in that picture heÂŽs still small and whatever, and in a cover heÂŽs old, but itÂŽs the same guy. We want to show to the people, everything is not always as it seems, you know. There needs to be time for yourself, itÂŽs really difficult.
Are you as you seem, or is there another side to your stage-image?
Larri: I would say that people think that we are, more energetic and more crazy, than we are. They think that we have this really, like our acting on stage, very fast and itÂŽs going, like our songs, no space between them, so hectic and many people get this picture that weÂŽre rockÂŽn`roll guys, party all the time, we arenÂŽt polite and then theyÂŽre really surprised, when weÂŽre writing autographs and then âok, youÂŽre so polite and I thought youÂŽre all about rockÂŽnÂŽroll, you donÂŽt care anythingâŠâ
Jonne: Assholes!
Larri: Yeah!
Jonne: the other reason is that we want to party all the time, so we need to play those songs fast and thatŽs why thereŽs no any space between the songs. The more you are on tour, the more you want some space for yourself, having a day off and itŽs like⊠You know, recently I found a new great hobby, flash ball. Of course youŽre surrounded by music 24 hours, thatŽs the main thing. YouŽre all the time thinking of the new ideas and stuff like that.
Is this how your inspiration comes, if you even believe in inspiration?
Jonne: I believe you need to take some break, between writing session and other stuff, itÂŽs like this for me, I donÂŽt know about the other guys. For example when we got our album finished, IÂŽm gonna take like 4, 3, 8 weeks break, that I donÂŽt even think about guitar.Â
Larri: itÂŽs like, when youÂŽre doing, for example, we did those recordings, we went to the studio in November and ended all the covers and stuff in July, or something. So itÂŽs really long process and itÂŽs hard to get your head off those songs, the songs are spinning around in your head, youÂŽre playing them at rehearsals and doing some gigs, so⊠It takes time. Just yesterday I wrote a new song, or no, it was only an idea for a chorus, but it was the first idea that came out naturally after this âAnorecticâ. I just had this melody going in my head, I have to find the chords and stuff, or if I wonÂŽt find the chords, the melody wonÂŽt leave me alone.
Jonne: ItÂŽs the same for me. Lately itÂŽs been like, really chaotic, you know, storm in my head with the new ideas. I mean I have some clips from there and there.
Larri: ItÂŽs like a puzzle, you know, pieces from there and thereâŠ
Jonne: Yeah, but we need to sit down with Larri and see what we got and maybe figure out something what we can out together, it was like this with âSweet and Deceitfulâ, we were working like that. I wanna get back to that, with this working process, I wanna do it like that.
Larri: With âAnorecticâ it was more like, I was away when we were doing âAnorecticâ and I had my personal problems, with my relationship and drugs and stuff and I was kind of away, so⊠thereÂŽs few songs, for example âGlory of the Shameâ, âReflectionsâ we did together.
So you always compose together, what about the rest of the band, what do they do?
Jonne: We do all arrangements together, with the band and of course theyÂŽre bringing some ideas also, but the main chords and stuff like that. If thereÂŽs gonna be a day, in my case for example, that I donÂŽt have any ideas anymore, then I will give space for the other guys, but so far it has been for me like a spiritual trip⊠how can I say? Like a therapy, express my feelings, show to the peopleâŠ
Larri: The other guys have also wrote some songs, but weÂŽve noticed itÂŽs different to the NegativeÂŽs style. Me and Jonne, we have a kind of the same sense of melodies, very opened, for example yesterday I wrote that chorus and maybe Jonne has some ideas for the verses or intro, or whateverâŠ
So youÂŽre already thinking of a new album?
Jonne and Larri (simultaneously): YEAH! At the moment we hope that itÂŽll see daylight till end of this year.
What should we expect?
Jonne: I donÂŽt know yet, too early to say anything, hopefully something different, we want to keep it freshâŠ
Larri: deep jungle (laughs)
How do you write your songs, can you work while on tour?
Jonne: Yeah, we spend a lot of time in the bus, traveling⊠It doesnŽt take the place or time where IŽm getting my ideas, in a food store or whatever, so during the tour I get some little ideas and when I get back home, start working with them.
Larri: ThatÂŽs how it goes with me, itÂŽs like this little ideas are coming all the time, finding the chords and make sure that I remember them. I never record myself, I just remember everything.Â
How do you manage to remember this much?
Larri: If the song is good enough, IÂŽm going to remember it. I play it for like 5 or 10 times and the next day I try again, and if it still sounds good, itÂŽs worth trying it with the band, but I donÂŽt know, the best ideas just stays in my head and the real work starts when youÂŽre putting all together all the songs, all the arrangements, thatÂŽs the most difficult part to get the whole album together, to make it complete, all the songs together, youÂŽve to find the right songs. For example with âAnorecticâ how many songs did we have? 20 ideas or soâŠ
Jonne: Right, and we picked only 12.
A phone filled with songs
How do you choose which ones?
Jonne: Just a feeling, comes from somewhere, that this fits much better than this one.
Larri: ItÂŽs quite natural way, you know. I remember you were saying that âletÂŽs try this idea, I have this idea for example that âPlanetâ song, or âSong for the Brokenheartedâ and then we just started to play it, and there wasnÂŽt any kind of competition, this song or that song, itÂŽs just natural and then weÂŽve realized that weÂŽve those songs.
And you could always use whatever is leftover, later onâŠ
Larri: Of course, because music is forever, you know? ItÂŽs immortal.
Jonne: But I would like to bring more Queen in our music, for example in that way, their material is always different.
How long did it take to compose âAnorecticâ?
Larri: If youÂŽre thinking of the first ideas, then it was at the FinnVox studiosâŠ
Jonne: At FinnVox we were doing the mixing session for âSweet and Deceitfulâ and we got that idea for âReflectionsâ. Larri was playing some chords, and I started to sing⊠and we recorded it by my phone (laughs) and it was the beginning.
Larri: That was actually the first song we started to rehearse. I remember it was at the old rehearsal room, then we changed to a bigger one.
Jonne: That I mentioned with the phone, itÂŽs typical to me, the memory of my phone is totally full of ideas. When I get the melody, when the melody comes, when I get some idea, or inspiration, I always hmmm (does a continuous humming noise) it into my phone. Now I canÂŽt use that phone anymore, because itÂŽs too full.
Now you need a new phone!
Jonne: I already have! I was thinking to get a computer, IŽm very excited about that. Nothing big, but something I can do, like play different kind of instruments, like one by one, do some demos of different ideas, I donŽt know⊠IŽm always also interested that you are able to do some funky and disco things, I mean, itŽs even more fascinating me, because then I can try recording my own ideas, dance music⊠IŽve heard that Manton is the most easiest recording program in the world.
Larri: I donÂŽt like those machines, theyÂŽre too digital for me⊠I remember all my melodies. I think itÂŽs also something that keeps your brains awake and going on. You notice it when youÂŽre playing the song or some idea for the first time, and then when youÂŽre playing the idea for the second time, it comes out totally different. The pieces are starting to get together, somehow youÂŽre unconsciously thinking⊠itÂŽs a strange feeling, you knowâŠ.
Which of your songs are you the most proud of?
Jonne: I have to say IÂŽm most proud of âAnorecticâ, itÂŽs my most favorite child, the whole album. Always what youÂŽve done recently is the most important. I mean, with âSweet and Deceitfulâ songs weÂŽre also very pleased, we played them all live, âGoodbyeâ, âDying Feelingsâ and stuff like that, âBetter Without Youâ, if you know those, rare B-sides, what we donÂŽt play usuallyâŠÂ
For the fans this is very specialâŠ
Jonne: and for us too! It was like, âyeah, now weÂŽve this song and this songâŠâ It was then honestly more fun than usually.
IÂŽve read that your favorite song is âStill AliveââŠ
Jonne: ItÂŽs old biography, but itÂŽs a very important song to me. There was a little bit different, the lyrics were a little bit different back then. I wrote it when I was 14-15, I wrote the lyrics, during those years I was struggling with myself, I was going through some changes, it was like surviving, a survivorÂŽs story, like a rope to hold on to. After that song I had this very strong feeling, that now IÂŽm able to, IÂŽve got this self-confidence. After that song I wrote âLost Soulâ and stuff like that, and it was very inspiring time, soâŠ
Your songs are then quite personal. Do you write any fiction at all?
Jonne: All very personal. Also with this âAnorecticâ I wrote a lot of material, about other peopleÂŽs lives also, so itÂŽs not all only finger in my ass, so⊠Because like Larri and some of my very close friends, they were going through some very difficult things, stuff like that, I like to write about those things, when you arenÂŽt so⊠you need to find some hope, before youÂŽll be able to write anything.
This makes you quite an optimistic person I think, always seeing some light at the endâŠ
Jonne: I like to, I like to think that way because you know, youÂŽre master of yourself, everybody is master of themselves, so have a little faith, I believe in that.
Larri: When youÂŽre deciding something like this, Negative thing, when weÂŽve started with those members, got the record deal, it was such strong feeling, that the decision to stop schools and everything and concentrate only on Negative, I think it was such big decision, such big thing in our heads, that weÂŽve made this decision that itÂŽs the rest of our lives, that itÂŽll follow us to the graves, you canÂŽt stop now.
Jonne: We canÂŽt stop now, weÂŽre too far. I donÂŽt want to regret something for the rest of my life, I want to see the rest of the Gods. ItÂŽs natural that in any job you lose your motivation and stuff, and IÂŽm always thinking that thereÂŽre six of us, IÂŽm not alone, so we get some motivation from each other, when someone is getting desperate.
Larri: You can definitely see when somebody is going through some hard stuff and sometimes, for example, I am very close to Christus and I can notice when heÂŽs going through something and I try to cheer him up and itÂŽs going, when IÂŽm depressed, he notices. WeÂŽre close friends and weÂŽre a good band in a way, we talk to each other, we can talk about everything, itÂŽs like a family, no secrets.
Jonne: Whenever thereÂŽs some break when we donÂŽt see each other, few weeks or whatever, and when we get to the rehearsal place, we can start from that when we separated last time, you canÂŽt see the time before, or it take a few minutesâŠ
Larri: itÂŽs like charging the batteries and starting again.
WhatÂŽs your attitude towards drugs?
Jonne: Everybody decides, as I said, everybodyÂŽs their own master.
Larri: Maybe I would say that people really should consider alcohol as a drug, itŽs really hard, people are really doing bad stuff with alcohol, beating each other, donŽt remember what they are doing, and maybe when I have seen many people smoking pot, I havenŽt seen anybody fighting, so⊠If you would ask me, it would be better if marihuana would be legal, and no alcohol, itŽll be more peaceful. I am definitely against hard drugs.
Jonne: I would say that hard drugs are an eternal problem, and everybody should decide themselves, if they take it or not. To me, I don`t use it, itÂŽs like alcohol is my favorite drug.Â
WhatÂŽs your favorite drink?
Jonne: I like White Russian, itÂŽs a good one, my favorite. I also like beer, depends on a mood and on a day, everything, if youÂŽre drinking for the first day â anything goes, but for the second day, I canÂŽt drink two days in a row, I canÂŽt.
Larri: Fisu, you know Fisu? To me itÂŽs kind of a problem that I cannot drink, you know⊠If I start â I drink the whole week or something, then IÂŽm in such bad shape and so on, I just donÂŽt like it.Â
Drinking on stage â rather not...Â
What about drinking on stage, during the show?
Larri: IÂŽm not using alcohol before gigs.
Jonne: ItÂŽs like, to me personally, IÂŽm gonna forget the lyrics and IÂŽm gonna mumble even more than I do now, you know..Â
Larri: It just takes the creativity away, itÂŽs the kind of poison, it makes you head blurry, and maybe a couple of beers wouldnÂŽt be so bad, not totally wasted, but thereÂŽs this problem of always waiting and waiting and waiting and if you start early, the first thing in the morning, it is sure that you will be very drunk when itÂŽs time to do the gig.
Jonne: Days are long, but to me, at the same time, why I donÂŽt drinking before or during the shows, itÂŽs because I want to feel and use all my instincts, I want to sense the audience, sense the band, the music â everything! I want to know all the time whatÂŽs going on, and I donÂŽt need alcohol because IÂŽve got the music.
Larri: WeÂŽre also learned from the hard way, when weÂŽve released our first album, we were drinking heavily before and after the shows, it was kind of crazy circus sometimes, or always (laughs)âŠ
Jonne: IÂŽve tried this also a few times in early days⊠We were headliner, there was some band competition in Vammala, in Finland, it was ice-hall show, so big for us, we were actually recording âWar Of Loveâ during those days, and I started to drink before this band competition has started, there were like 5 bands and we were the headliner, you know, Negative and in those days it was a big chance for us! And I donÂŽt know why, I just started to drinkâŠ
Larri: and it was the last gig of the year, I remember, it was kind of a celebration, Tommi brought all those liquorsâŠ
Jonne: Yeah, Tommi brought alcohol and I start to drink and I didnÂŽt even notice how fast the time was running, and suddenly just like that, somebody came up to me and said âHey, you have to go on stage! NOW!â and I was like âWTF?!â and I sat down all that day in the dressing room and when I got up and then I realized I was too drunk to sing anything but it was, at the same time, I didnÂŽt care, what the fuck. So we went to the stage and the first lines that I said was: âFuck off Vammala!â or âFuck you, Vammala!â
Larri: âFuck you all!â
Jonne: Yeah, âFuck you all!â and I didnÂŽt remember the words or anything, I was just laughing on stage and Antti, he was very upset, and annoyed and he came to me and he was like (does an angry face impression, imitating his furious band colleagueÂŽs silent words âsing, you moron!â) Doing those lip movesâŠ
Larri: And Christus was just laughing the whole time, just laughing into the microphone (does a loud evil laughter)
Jonne: And I tried to hit him with the microphone (Larri laughs) and he was showing his middle finger to us, and Larri took a hark (does a very vulgar and rude spitting gesture) in the middle of his faceâŠ
Larri: And then I went to the audience, cos you werenÂŽt there first, so I kind of went to the rescueâŠ
Jonne: And the mixing guy, who was working with us in those days, Peve, he was like 120 kilos or even more, and he took that punk-rocker under his elbow (does an evil demonstration of this procedure) and there were 3 police cars, and they were like: âWho is the singer of the band?â and it was light already, they were cleaning the places and I was sitting there⊠Police officer came to Tommi and he was asking that âWhoÂŽs the singer, who are the members of the bandâ and Tommi showed to that police officer who are in the band and the police officer said âIt would be better if we took care of those guysâ cos thereÂŽre like 5 or 6 cars with those baseball sticks, waitingâŠ
Larri: It was a great show! (laughs)
Jonne: And in HĂ€meenkyrö, when Uniklubi were supporting us, it was the first time when I got drunk, there were some fans and they had some very strong stuff and I drunk that all, and I was also driving the tour bus, and the handbrake was on and I started (does a Crazy Annoying FrogÂŽs impression), and it didnÂŽt move, and if youÂŽve ever tried a motorcycleâŠAnd Christus was naked at the stage, during the encore, we were all like: âLetÂŽs get ourselves naked, all of us!â and Christus was so wasted, I mean, we all were, I mean, you were (points at Larri)! And Christus was getting himself naked and the rest of the guys, we were waiting and heÂŽs getting first on the stage, and he was, you know, totally naked and we were laughing! And the audience was there were young girls in the front rows, you know (does a creepy scared face expression) There was also Jussi from UniklubiâŠ
I also remember your Tavastia show last year, where Christus had some kind of plastic tube going up his microphone, what was this?
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Larri: ItÂŽs a Talk Box, itÂŽs actually a guitar effect. The sound is coming from the tube to your mouth and then what youÂŽre playing comes into your mouth, and thereÂŽs your vocal microphone and youÂŽre using the tube to create this sound.
Jonne: You know this trademark Bon Jovi sound (does a croaking sound from âLiving On A Prayerâ), thatÂŽs Talk Box.
So thatÂŽs what it was!? It looked soâŠ
Jonne: pervert! I know! We shouldÂŽve put some kind of dildo on it, so he`s like taking a blowjobâŠ
Larri: not so many guitar players use it anymore, IŽve never seen⊠Slash used it, Aerosmith too, but I donŽt remember many⊠ItŽs a cool machine! But you can really break your teeth, because if you play very loud, the pressure gets too high and so your teeth will blow off, so many someday Christus wonŽt have any teeth anymore!
Christus really seems like the most extreme, crazy guy among you allâŠ
Larri: He doesnÂŽt have any natural protecting-yourself instinct, heÂŽs not afraid of being hurt or dying or anything â âwhat the fuck?! LetÂŽs go!â
What about the rest of the band, for example what would be the most romantic thing about Snack?
Larri: HeÂŽs always treating his women in really gentlemenâŠ
Jonne: HeÂŽs always holding his girls, you knowâŠ
Larri: Yeah yeah, going to the restaurant and buying flowers, always going some candles and all thisâŠ
Jonne: He reminds me of Moe Szyslak from the Simpsons, you know? The guy, whoÂŽs keeping the bar, heÂŽs wearing an old suitâŠ
Larri: HeÂŽs doing the traditional things, you know. When we had our gig at Helldone and when HIM were playing at the last day, he was watching fireworks with his girlfriend, watching the starsâŠ
Jonne: And heÂŽs always going to all the sightseeings on the tour, with his girlfriend, itÂŽs like, heÂŽs very active in that way, when all the other guys are lying in hangover.
And how did he earn this kind of tasty nickname?
Jonne: He was Snack before, he was actually Nakki before he came, itÂŽs the same thing. He looks like Nakki, heÂŽs short and thin.
âLarri is totally annoying when he is drunk!â
What is the most annoying thing about you, Larri?
Larri: (laughs) Ask Jonne!
Jonne: HeÂŽs totally annoying when heÂŽs drunk.
Larri: I agree! I have this other person coming out from my head,
Jonne: Right, when heÂŽs been drinking many days in a rowâŠ
Larri: Hard liquors or vodka or something, when I go to sleep and somebody wakes me up, IÂŽm a totally different person.
Jonne: ItÂŽs scaryâŠ
Larri: I am really-really cruel, I say things which IÂŽll regret, âfuck you all!â or âI know what IÂŽm doing!â and stuff like thatâŠ
What is your most memorable drunk experience?
Larri: So many thingsâŠ
Jonne: So many, but when I was 12⊠in the town where I used to live in my childhood, I was getting drunk for the first times, ever, and I passed out on a street, on a highway, a lot of traffic, big city buses are going⊠some girls they saved me, they took me into some parties and they were friends of my big brother, Tommi and they were like 6 years older than me, they were like 18 and I was 12 years old, and they were like: âwho is this kid? We need to take care of himâ and then I woke up and was surrounded by flowers, and my hair was all over with mud and they carried me inside of the house and in the next morning I woke up and I was like: âwhat is this fucking smell?!â and I looked on the floor and it was a lake of puke, puke lake next to me, and then IÂŽve heard that they were friends of Tommi and I was so afraid that heÂŽll find out, Tommi was like father to me, and I always scared him, you know, when smoking behind his back and stuff like thatâŠ
Larri: and IÂŽve this one thing in my mind, when were playing this one gig at the summer festival in Japan, itÂŽs called Summer Sonic and thereÂŽs also this Nikki Sixx, in a new band, Brides of Destruction, and I was really-really drunk and I just went to the backstage, opened the door and went in there, and they were doing an MTV interview and suddenly all the camera, all the journalists looked at me and I was like: âHuh?! IÂŽm Larri from Negativeâ and they were like âok, hello, but you have to leave!â and I was like âokâŠâ and they thought I was leaving, but I went straight to their mini-bar and took their drinks, from there, then they got very pissed off, the manager threw me out and the next day there was an official complaining to our record company about my behaviorâŠÂ
Jonne: Our label guy was close to doing a hara-kiri!Â
Larri: That was kind of stupidâŠ
Jonne: Now you can laughâŠ
Larri: Yeah, now, but back then it wasnÂŽt funny.
WhatÂŽs the weirdest thing about Jonne?
Larri: (takes his time to thinkâŠ) ammm, errrrâŠ. Hmmmm⊠to me itÂŽs weird to understand how he manage always, how always his phone is missing. How many times have weÂŽve looked your phone?! You might think itÂŽs the time to learn how to take care of your phone, but noooooo, every time the same!
Jonne: I agree! ItŽs all the time the same, when IŽm leaving home, IŽm always looking⊠when thereŽre some friends of mine, they get annoying that IŽm always searching for the phone, for my phone and then itŽs finally in my bag, or pocket
Larri: (laughs) I know!
Jonne: We are the same kind of persons with SnackâŠ
Larri: TheyÂŽre the slowest to leave! YouÂŽve to say half an hour before âweÂŽve to go!â if you want to leave on time with SnackâŠ
Jonne: thatÂŽs the same, thatÂŽs why I was late today.
WhatÂŽs the funniest thing about Jay Slammer?
Jonne: HeÂŽs working out! ItÂŽs like, first it was âoh, itÂŽs good to you, itÂŽs good to youâ but now heÂŽs getting obsessive with that, heÂŽs all the time like (does an angry obsessive musclemanÂŽs impressions, working his biceps intensively)
Larri: And heÂŽs talking about food, you know? Healthy food and stuff, itÂŽs totally different than before, he was like eating everything, and now heÂŽs always saying âPotatoes and sausages arenÂŽt goodâ (laughs)âŠ
Jonne: HeÂŽs obsessed by that, itÂŽs funny, I mean, he used to go to Hesburger and McDonaldÂŽs and nowâŠ
Larri: but you can see the results!
Jonne: Before, when he used to have this kind of, you know, tummy, during âSweet and Deceitfulâ and âWar Of Loveâ, we were thinking to get him a refrigerator on stage, right next to him, so he can between the songs, eat some sandwich and now weÂŽre thinking to get him some running machineâŠ
Larri: IÂŽm very glad for Jay, we can see heÂŽs really in good balance, playing lots of drums, doing lots of sport, the right kind of attitudeâŠ
Shit in a plastic cup
What is the cutest thing about Mr. Anatomy?
Larri: Hmmm, itÂŽs a difficult oneâŠ
No cute things in Antti at all?! (surprised)
Larri: (laughs) well, I donÂŽt know if this is cute or not, but I have this kind of image in my head that he has a really strange kind of taste of⊠for example, making gifts to his girl or somethingâŠ
Jonne: If heÂŽs buying for some girl, when we were in Japan for example, and he bought her morning shoes, but he didnÂŽt check the size and he bought the wrong size, but they were very cheap! They were a wrong size, but he tried⊠IÂŽve heard that already three times he bought wrong shoes for the same girl! And she was really pissed offâŠ
Larri: Drunk Antti is also cute! When heÂŽs really-really drunk, he looks Japanese, you know?!
Jonne: Also cute is that heÂŽs very curious.
What about, except anatomy?
Jonne: Everything! He always wants to know all the details. I mean if youÂŽre telling him, for example, âI bought a new car, itÂŽs redâ and heÂŽll be like âwhy is it red?â, âwhat kind of?...â and all this, âFour wheels?!â â âwhy four wheels?!â and stuff like thatâŠ
Larri: And heÂŽs always repeating all the stories, like âok, so you went to the car store⊠and then?!â â âand ok ok, so there was the selling man, ok⊠and then?!â
Jonne: Yeah yeah, like that! âand what then happened?â â âyou paid, ok, and then?...â â âwhat then, what then???â and it just goes on!...
Larri: And one thing, he likes bad smell, everything that smells bad.
Jonne: Yeah, thatÂŽs weird!
French cheese!
Jonne: Shit!
Larri: ItÂŽs not that heÂŽs liking those, butâŠ
Jonne: âŠhe gets something from that, you know? Really bad smell⊠like when his socks smell like hell, heÂŽs like âcheck this out, check this out!ââŠ
Larri: The worst smell I ever smelt was when Antti hadnÂŽt had shower in one week, we were in our rehearsal room, and he was touching his balls with his hands and they were really sweaty and then he came to me from behind and put his hand right in front of my nose and it was so fucking bad smell! I remember it still, it comes to my mind right away, the whole day I was like âFuck Antti, I canÂŽt get it out of my head!â
Jonne: Back in the early days, in our old rehearsal place, we found some shit in plastic cup, behind the amplifierâŠ
Larri: Under the keyboard
Jonne: There was shit in a plastic cup and we were sure that it was Antti, but he never admit that, but we knew it was him and he was âno, no, I wonÂŽt do anything like that!â
Larri: Of course not!
Jonne: And he was blaming Uniklubi, because they were rehearsing right next to usâŠ
Larri: But there were no signs of breaking in, or anything, so it was pretty obvious that it was Antti.
Jonne: So obviously he has some kind of fetish on that, things that come out from the human body.
Author: Text: Marina Sidyakina, Julia Sheremetyeva, Â Translator: Kathleen GransalkeÂ
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Negative: Anorexia und seltsame Fetische Wenn es eine finnische Band gibt, die es in Richtung dummer Witze, anrĂŒchiger GerĂŒchte und hysterischer weiblicher Fans echt draufhat, dann sicherlich Negative! STALKER konnte der Band einige echt leckere Stories entlocken ... In der Tat, der zerbrechliche Jonne wirkt charismatischer und sĂŒĂer als jedes Katzen- oder Hundebaby, ein bleicher Blonder mit kristallblauen Augen, wie ein Wesen aus einer anderen Welt. Er muss auch gar nicht viel sagen, seine PrĂ€senz allein ist vielsagend und lebhaft, seine Stories sind bunt und emotional, also bleibt der einzig negative Aspekt des Ganzen, dass wir das Interview mit Jonne Aaron Liimatainen (vocals) und Larry Love (guitar) nicht im Videoformat liefern können!Â
Wie gehtÂŽs euch? Jonne: Ganz gut, das Wetter ist grossartig. Larri: Yeah, es ist toll. 25 Grad minus! Jonne: Bei dem Wetter freut man sich doch schon wieder auf den Sommer. Ihr seht so mĂŒde aus, warum? Jonne: Weil ich grad erst aufgestanden bin. Larri: Ja, ich auch. War denn gestern Nacht noch was los? Larri: Nichts SpektakulĂ€res. Nur bei meinen Freunden nen biĂchen Musik gehört und dann noch ziemlich lange geblieben. WeiĂ gar nicht mehr wie lange. Ganz normal haltâŠÂ Was macht der RockÂŽnÂŽRoll Zirkus? Jonne: Wir haben grad ne Pause vom Touren, aber im MĂ€rz oder im April gehtÂŽs wieder los, wir sind noch nicht sicher, wann genau, aber die Tour wird dann noch bis zum Herbst weitergehen. Bis jetzt warÂŽs toll. Wir haben die Tour in Japan begonnen, sind dann nach Russland und dann nach Europa gegangen. Vor kurzem haben wir dann die 12 Shows hier gespielt. Mögt ihr Russland so gern? Jonne: Das Publikum dort ist toll. Larri: Und ist es auch immer gewesen. Es ist ne coole Erfahrung dort zu spielen â es ist einfach ne andere AtmosphĂ€re: verrĂŒckter, emotionaler. Jonne: Die Leute sind viel spontaner wĂ€hrend der Show. Ich glaube, sie machen dir nix vor, die meinenÂŽs ernst. GibtÂŽs lustige Geschichten von der Tour? Jonne: Total viele. Zum Beispiel in Japan hatÂŽs unseren Keyboarder Snack in nem Hotelflur umgehauen, er war ratzeblau. Larri: Es ist Teil des SinnerÂŽs Night/Misty Morning Videos. Jonne: Genau, da is nen Clip davon in dem Video. Larri: Eigentlich hab ich mich eher gewundert, dass Snack dort schlĂ€ft⊠Jonne: Ich glaube, dass der Bandspirit auf dieser Tour besser ist als je zuvor, echt! Wir sind ne Einheit, wie ein Rudel von 6 Wölfen oder so, das nach seinen nĂ€chsten Opfern suchen. Warum vergleichst du euch mit Wölfen? Jonne: Weil sie EinzelkĂ€mpfer sind und wir es eben auch auf unsere Art und Weise so weit gebracht. Larri: Und sie leben zusammen, sie fressen einander (lacht). Und sie sind hungrig â immer und wir sind definitv auch hungrig. Wir wollen immer mehr und mehr - mehr Gigs, mehr von allem. Wir fĂŒhlen uns âAnorecticâ, weisst du (lacht) Jonne: Man hat allerdings nicht immer Zeit zum Essen. Einsame hungrige Wölfe Und das hat dann natĂŒrlich auch gleich mit dem letzten Album zu tun, stimmtÂŽs? Wovon habt ihr euch inspirieren lassen? Jonne: Es geht darum, dass je mehr man isst, desto hungriger wird man, denke ich. Je mehr man von etwas bekommt, desto mehr will man es und das fĂŒhrt dazu, dass man es dann immer und immer mehr will. Es geht um die Kehrseite der Medaille. Auf der einen Seite ist SpaĂ, Fun und alle anderen positiven Dinge, aber dann gibtÂŽs auch immer die Kehrseite und genau darum gehtÂŽs. Was ist der Zusammenhang zwischen dieser Thematik und dem Zirkusclown Motiv? Jonne: Wenn man sich die CD genau anschaut, dann sieht man einen jungen Clown. Er reist mit dem Zug und in diesem Bild ist er noch klein oder so und dann im Cover ist er alt, aber es ist dennoch der gleiche Typ. Wir wollen den Leuten zeigen, dass nicht immer alles so ist, wie es scheint. Man braucht Zeit fĂŒr sich selbst â es ist echt schwierig.Â
Seid ihr denn so, wie ihr euch auf der BĂŒhne gebt oder habt ihr auch ne andere Seite? Larri: Ich wĂŒrde sagen, dass die Leute denken, dass wir wilder und verrĂŒckter als wir wirklich sind. Sie denken, dass wir so wie auf der BĂŒhne sind â sehr wild. So wie unsere Songs, da gibtÂŽs keine Pause dazwischen. Es ist alles sehr hektisch und viele Leute denken, dass wir diese RockÂŽnÂŽRoll Typen sind â immer Party und total arrogant und dann sind sie echt ĂŒberrascht, wenn wir Autogramme schreiben und dann heisstÂŽs âOk, du bist echt nett, ich dachte du lebst in dieser RockÂŽnÂŽRoll Welt und dir wĂ€r alles egalâŠâ Jonne: Arschlöcher! Larri: Yeah! Jonne: Ein anderer Grund ist, dass wir schon auch Party machen wollen, deshalb mĂŒssen wir die Songs schnell spielen und deshalb gibtÂŽs auch keine Pause dazwischen. Je lĂ€nger man auf Tour ist, umso mehr Zeit braucht man fĂŒr sich selbst, nen Tag frei und dann ist es⊠âHey, vor kurzem hab ich nen neues, tolles Hobby entdeckt â Flash Ballâ. NatĂŒrlich ist man 24 h lang von Musik umgeben und das ist auch die Hauptsache. Man hat die ganze Zeit neue Ideen and sowas. Kommt daher eure Inspiration, wenn ihr ĂŒberhaupt an Inspiration glaubt? Jonne: Ich glaube, man braucht mal ne Pause von all den Schreib-Sessions und anderem Kram. So ist es zumindest fĂŒr mich, keine Ahnung, wieÂŽs bei den anderen ist. Zum Beispiel wenn wir unser Album fertig haben, dann werd ich erst mal 4,3,8 Wochen Pause machen â dann denke ich noch nicht mal an ne Gitarre. Larri: Es ist so: Als wir, zum Beispiel, die Aufnahmen gemacht haben, da sind wir im November ins Studio gegangen und im Juli oder so war dann alles fertig mit Covern und alles. Also, es dauert alles schon ziemlich lange und es ist schwierig, mal auf andere Gedanken zu kommen. Die Songs schwirren die ganze Zeit in deinem Kopf rum, man spielt sie bei Proben und dann hat man wieder ein paar Gigs⊠es dauert halt. Grad gestern hab ich einen neuen Song geschrieben oder nee, es war eher ne Idee fĂŒr nen Refrain, aber es war die erste Idee, die nach âAnorecticâ entstand. Ich hatte diese Melodie im Kopf; jetzt muss ich die Akkorde dazu finden und so. Wenn ich die Akkorde nicht finde, dann krieg ich die Melodie nie aus meinem Kopf raus. Jonne: So ist es bei mir auch. In letzter Zeit ist es total chaotisch, weisst du, in meinem Kopf herrscht ein Sturm neuer Ideen. Ich meine, es sind so Schnipsel von hier und von dort. Larri: Es ist wie ein Puzzle, hier ist ein Teil, dort ist eins. Jonne: Yeah, aber dann mĂŒssen wir uns mit Larri zusammensetzen und schaun, was wir haben und was wir vielleicht draus machen können. So war es bei âSweet & Deceitfulâ, da haben wir so gearbeitet. Genauso möchte ich es wieder machen. Larri: Bei âAnorecticâ war es eher so, dass ich die meiste Zeit gar nicht da war. Ich hatte persönliche Probleme mit meiner Beziehung und Drogen und so Zeug und deshalb war ich ganz woandersâŠnur ein paar Songs zum Beispiel âGlory Of The Shameâ und âReflectionsâ haben wir zusammen gemacht. Also ihr schreibt die Songs immer zusammen? Was ist mit dem Rest der Band, was machen sie? Jonne: Wir machen die Arrangements zusammen mit der Band und natĂŒrlich bringen sie auch Ideen ein, aber die Hauptakkorde und so machen wir. Wenn mir mal eines Tages die Ideen ausgehen, dann mach ich Platz fĂŒr die anderen Jungs, aber bis jetzt war es fĂŒr mich wie ein spiritueller Trip⊠Wie kann man das sagen? Wie eine Therapie, ich offenbare meine GefĂŒhle, zeige sie den Leuten⊠Larri: Die anderen Jungs haben auch ein paar Songs geschrieben, aber wir haben festgestellt, dass sie einen ganz anderen Stil haben. Ich und Jonne, wir haben den gleichen Sinn fĂŒr Melodien. Zum Bespiel gestern hatte ich den Refrain geschrieben und vielleicht hat Jonne dann ein paar Ideen fĂŒr die Strophe oder das Intro oder soâŠ
Also denkt ihr schon ĂŒber ein neues Album nach? Jonne und Larri: (gleichzeitig): YEAH! Wir hoffen, dass es Ende des Jahres das Licht der Welt erblickt. Was kann man erwarten? Jonne: WeiĂ ich noch nicht; es ist noch zu frĂŒh, um wirklich was zu sagen. Hoffentlich etwas, dass ein biĂchen anders klingt, wir wollen es frisch halten⊠Wie schreibt ihr eure Songs; könnt ihr arbeiten, wenn ihr auf Tour seid? Jonne: Yeah, wir verbringen ne Menge Zeit im Bus beim Reisen⊠Ich brauche keinen bestimmten Ort oder keine bestimmte Zeit, um Ideen zu bekommen â z. B. im Lebensmittelladen oder so. Also wenn wir auf Tour sind, kriege ich ein paar Ideen und wenn wir dann wieder zurĂŒck daheim sind, fange ich an, daran zu arbeiten. Larri: So funktioniert das bei mir auch. So kleine Ideen kommen ĂŒberall, dann noch die Akkorde dazu finden und dafĂŒr sorgen, dass ich mir die auch merke, denn ich nehme mich nie selber auf â ich merke mir einfach alles. Wie schaffst du das, dir so viel zu merken? Larri: Wenn der Song gut genug ist, dann werde ich ihn mir merken. Ich spiele ihn dann so 5 bis 10 mal und am nĂ€chsten Tag nochmal und wenn er dann noch gut klingt, dann ist er es wert, ihn mit der Band zu probieren. Aber ich weiĂ nichtâŠdie besten Ideen bleiben einfach in meinem Kopf hĂ€ngen. Die richtige Arbeit fĂ€ngt dann erst an, wenn wir alles zusammenbringen â alle Songs, alle Arrangements - das ist der schwierigste Teil â das ganze Album zusammenzustellen, es fertigzustellen, alle Songs zusammenzubringen. Man muss die richtigen Songs finden. Zum Beispiel, wie viele Songs hatten wir bei âAnorecticâ? 20 Ideen oder so⊠Jonne: Genau und dann haben wir nur 12 ausgewĂ€hlt. Ein Telefon voller Songs Wie entscheidet ihr, welche Songs die Richtigen sind? Jonne: Das GefĂŒhl entscheidet; es kommt von irgendwo her und sagt dir, dass dieser Song besser passt, als ein anderer. Larri: Es ist ein ganz natĂŒrlicher Vorgang. Ich erinnere mich, dass du gesagt hast âLass mal das probieren. Ich hab da diese Idee zum Beispiel fĂŒr den Song ÂŽPlanetÂŽ oder ÂŽSong For The BrokenheartedÂŽ und dann haben wir einfach angefangen zu spielen. Da gabÂŽs auch keinen Streit, ob nun dieser Song oder jener Song. Es ist ganz natĂŒrlich und dann haben wir festgestellt, dass wir die Songs haben. Und ihr könnt die Ăberbleibsel immer noch spĂ€ter verwenden⊠Larri: Na klar, weil Musik fĂŒr die Ewigkeit bestimmt ist. Sie ist unsterblich. Jonne: Aber ich wĂŒrde gern mehr Queen in unsere Musik einbringen; einfach weil deren Material total unterschiedlich klingt. Wie lange hat es gedauert âAnorecticâ zu schreiben? Larri: Wenn man ĂŒberlegt, wann so die ersten Ideen aufkamen, dann schon in den FinnVox Studios⊠Jonne: WĂ€hrend wir im FinnVox âSweet & Deceitfulâ gemixt haben, entstand die Idee fĂŒr âReflectionsâ. Larri hat ein paar Akkorde gespielt und ich hab dazu gesungen⊠Dann haben wirÂŽs mit meinem Handy aufgenommen (lacht) und so hat alles angefangen. Larri: Das war auch der erste Song, den wir angefangen haben zu proben. Ich erinnere mich, dass es noch im alten Probenraum war, danach haben wir dann in nen grösseren gewechselt. Jonne: Das mit dem Handy ist typisch fĂŒr mich. Der Speicher ist voll von Ideen. Wenn mir ne Melodie einfĂ€llt, ich ne neue Idee oder Inspiration kriege, dann summe ich es in mein Handy (macht SummgerĂ€usch). Jetzt kann ich mein Telefon nicht mehr benutzen, weil es total voll ist. Dann brauchst du jetzt wohl ein neues! Jonne: Ich hab schon eins! Ich hab auch drĂŒber nachgedacht, mir nen Computer zuzulegen. Da freu ich mich schon total drauf. Nichts Grosses. Halt sowas, was ich machen kann, wie unterschiedliche Instrumente spielen, eins nach dem anderen; Demos von verschiedenen Ideen aufnehmen, keine Ahnung⊠Ich findÂŽs auch immer interessant, was man alles fĂŒr funky und Disco-Sachen machen kann, ich meine, das fasziniert mich total, weil ich dann versuchen kann, meine eigenen Ideen, dance music aufzunehmen⊠Ich hab gehört, dass Manton das einfachste Aufnahmeprogramm der Welt ist. Larri: Ich mag diese Dinger nicht, das ist mir alles zu digital⊠Ich merke mir einfach meine Melodien. Ich glaube, dass ist auch besser fĂŒrÂŽs Hirn. Man merkt es, wenn man einen Song oder eine Idee das erste Mal spielt und dann, wenn man ihn zum zweiten Mal spielt, klingt es irgendwie ganz anders. Da fĂŒgt sich ein Teil zum anderen, irgendwie im Unterbewusstsein⊠is schon nen komisches GefĂŒhl.Â
Auf welchen Song seid ihr am meisten stolz? Jonne: Da muss ich sagen âAnorecticâ. Das ganze Album ist mein liebstes Kind. Es ist immer das Aktuellste, welches am Wichtigsten ist. Ich meine, mit den Songs von âSweet & Deceitfulâ sind wir auch sehr zufrieden, wir haben die auch alle live gespielt, âGoodbyeâ, âDying Feelingsâ und das alles; auch âBetter Without Youâ, wenn ihr diese B-sides kennt. Sowas, was wir normalerweise nicht spielen⊠FĂŒr die Fans ist das natĂŒrlich toll⊠Jonne: Und fĂŒr uns auch! Es war wie âyeah, jetzt machen wir diesen Song und diesen SongâŠâ Es hat ehrlich gesagt mehr SpaĂ gemacht als sonst. Ich hab mal gelesen, dass dein Lieblingssong âStill Aliveâ ist⊠Jonne: Das ist schon lange her, aber der Song ist immer noch sehr wichtig fĂŒr mich. Es klang mal ein biĂchen anders - die Lyrics waren ein biĂchen anders damals. Ich hab den Song geschrieben, als ich 14 oder 15 war; die Lyrics hab ich wĂ€hrend der Zeit geschrieben, als ich sehr viel mit mir zu kĂ€mpfen hatte. Ich hatte ein paar VerĂ€nderungen zu meistern, es war wie ein Ăberleben, eine Ăberlebensgeschichte. Wie ein Seil, an das man sich festklammern konnte. Nach diesem Song hatte ich das GefĂŒhl, dass ich es schaffen kann, ich hatte dieses Selbstvertrauen. Nach diesem Lied schrieb ich âLost Soulâ und sowas â es war ne sehr inspirierende Zeit⊠Dann sind deine Songs schon sehr persönlich. Schreibst du ĂŒberhaupt ĂŒber erfundene Geschichten? Jonne: Nee, es ist alles sehr persönlich. Auch bei âAnorecticâ hab ich viel Material geschrieben, auch ĂŒber das Leben anderer Leute; es geht also nicht nur um mich⊠Larri und einige meiner engsten Freunde sind durch schwere Zeiten gegangen und so. Ich schreib gern ĂŒber solche Sachen⊠man muss erst Hoffnung finden, bevor man in der Lage ist, ĂŒberhaupt etwas zu schreiben. Ich denke, das macht dich zu ner sehr optimistischen Person, du siehst immer das Licht am Ende des Tunnels⊠Jonne: Ja, so denk ich, weil man doch selbst sein eigener Meister ist, jeder ist sein eigener Meister, also Glaub an dich! Das ist meine Einstellung. Larri: Die Entscheidungen rundum Negative wie z.B. als wir mit diesen Mitgliedern angefangen haben, unseren Plattenvertrag bekamen, das war ein echt groĂes Ding. Die Entscheidung, die Schule aufzugeben und alles und sich nur auf Negative zu konzentrieren â das war echt ne groĂe Entscheidung, nen Riesending. Das war die Entscheidung, fĂŒr den Rest unseres Lebens und sie wird uns bis ins Grab verfolgen, da kann man jetzt nicht aufhören. Jonne: Wir können jetzt nicht aufhören, wir sind schon zu weit. Ich möchte nicht irgendwas den Rest meines Lebens bereuen. Ich möchte noch den Rest der Welt sehen. In jedem Job ist es doch ganz natĂŒrlich, dass man mal nicht mehr motiviert ist und dann denke ich immer âwir sind sechs Leute, ich bin nicht alleinâ, also motivieren wir uns gegenseitig, wenn mal einer etwas schlechter drauf ist. Larri. Man sieht schon, wennÂŽs einem nicht so gut geht und z. B. bin ich sehr gut mit Christus befreundet und dann merk ich, wenn ihn etwas bedrĂŒckt und dann kann ich versuchen, ihn wieder aufzumuntern und wenn ich dann mal down bin, dann merkt er es. Wir sind alle gute Freunde und es funktioniert auch gut innerhalb der Band, wir reden miteinander, wir können ĂŒber alles reden â es ist wie ne Familie, es gibt keine Geheimnisse. Jonne: Wann immer wir mal ne Pause haben und uns nicht sehen, fĂŒr ein paar Wochen oder so, dann, wenn wir wieder im Probenraum sind, können wir einfach wieder dort ansetzen, wo wir aufgehört haben. Man sieht die Zeit vorher nicht oder es braucht nur ein paar Minuten⊠Larri: Es ist wie Batterien aufladen und dann gehtÂŽs wieder los. Was ist eure Einstellung zu Drogen? Jonne: Jeder muss das fĂŒr sich entscheiden, wie ich schon gesagt hab, jeder ist sein eigener Meister. Larri: Vielleicht sollten die Leute auch anfangen, Alkohol zu den Drogen zu zĂ€hlen. Es ist echt schlimm, Leute machen echt schlimme Sachen, wenn sie betrunken sind: sich gegenseitig verprĂŒgeln, sich nicht mehr erinnern können, was sie getan haben. Leute, die Gras rauchen, habe ich noch nie aggressiv gesehenâŠAlso, wenn du mich fragst, dann fĂ€nde ich es besser, wenn Marihuana legalisiert werden wĂŒrde und Alkohol verboten. Es ware echt viel friedlicher. Ich bin definitiv gegen harte Drogen. Jonne: Ich wĂŒrde sagen, dass harte Drogen ein ewiges Problem ist und jeder sollte selber fĂŒr sich entscheiden, ob er sie nehmen will oder nicht. Ich selbst nehme keine, fĂŒr mich ist Alkohol meine Lieblingsdroge. Was ist euer LieblingsgetrĂ€nk? Jonne: Ich mag White Russian, der ist echt gut, mein LieblingsgetrĂ€nk. Ich mag auch Bier, hĂ€ngt aber von meiner Laune und vom Tag ab. Eigentlich alles, wenn man den ersten Tag trinkt, aber am zweiten Tag⊠Ich kann nicht zwei Tage hintereinander trinken, echt nicht. Larri: Fisu, kennst du Fisu? FĂŒr mich ist es irgendwie ein Problem, dass ich nicht trinken kann⊠Wenn ich anfange, trinke ich die ganze Woche oder so und dann bin ich in so nem schlechten Zustand und so⊠ich mag das einfach nicht. Trinken auf der BĂŒhne â besser nicht... Was ist mit Trinken auf der BĂŒhne, wĂ€hrend der Show? Larri: Ich trinke keinen Alkohol vor den Gigs. Jonne: Ich auch nicht, denn sonst vergesse ich meine Texte und nuschel nur noch mehr als sonst schon... Larri: Es nimmt einfach die KreativitĂ€t. Es ist so ein Gift, welches deinen Kopf vernebelt. Vielleicht wĂ€ren ein paar Bier nicht so schlimm, aber nicht total dicht. Da ist ja immer dieses ewige Warten und wenn man zeitig anfĂ€ngt, gleich am Morgen, dann ist man todsicher abends vor dem Gig total besoffen. Jonne: Die Tage sind lang, aber fĂŒr mich ist das auch gleichzeitig der Grund, warum ich nicht vor oder wĂ€hrend der Show trinke â weil ich alle meine Sinne benutzen will. Ich will die Menge spĂŒren, die Band, die Musik â alles! Ich will die ganze Zeit wissen, was los ist und deshalb brauche ich auch keinen Alkohol, weil ich doch die Musik habe. Larri: Wir habenÂŽs auch auf die harte Tour gelernt. Als wir unser erstes Album veröffentlicht haben, haben wir ziemlich viel vor und nach den Shows getrunken. Manchmal gingÂŽs da echt heftig zu, oder eigentlich immer (lacht)... Jonne: Ich hab das damals auch ein paar Mal gemacht... Wir waren Headliner und dann gabÂŽs da diesen Bandwettbewerb in Vammala, Finnland. Es war ne Show in ner Eishalle, ziemlich groĂ; zu dieser Zeit nahmen wir grad âWar Of Loveâ auf und ich fing an zu trinken, bevor der Bandwettbewerb ĂŒberhaupt begonnen hatte. Da waren fĂŒnf Bands und wir waren die Headliner und in dieser Zeit war das ne Riesenchance fĂŒr uns. Und dann, weiĂ nicht warum, fing ich an zu trinken... Larri: Und es war der letzte Gig des Jahres, ich erinnere mich, dass es ne Art Feier war. Tommi hatte ein paar Spirituosen mitgebracht... Jonne: Yeah, Tommi hatte Alkohol mitgebracht und ich fing an zu trinken und hab gar nicht mitbekommen, wie schnell die Zeit verrann und dann plötzlich kam jemand zu mir und sagte âHey, du musst jetzt auf die BĂŒhne. JETZT!â und ich meinte nur âWTF!?â Ich hatte den ganzen Tag in der Garderobe gesessen und als ich aufstand, hab ich nur realisiert, dass ich zu betrunken zum Singen war, aber andererseits, war mir das auch total egal, what the fuck! Also gingen wir auf die BĂŒhne und das Erste, was ich sagte, war âFuck off, Vammala!â oder âFuck you, Vammala!â Larri: âFuck you all!â Jonne: Yeah, âFuck you all!â und ich konnte mich an keine Texte erinnern und ĂŒberhaupt. Ich hab die ganze Zeit nur gelacht und Antti war total sauer und angepisst. Er kam zu mir und (macht ein verĂ€rgertes Gesicht, um die stillen Worte seines erzĂŒrnten Bandkollegen zu imitieren â âSing, du Penner!â) machte diese Lippenbewegungen... Larri: Und Christus hat die ganze Zeit nur gelacht, nur ins Mikro gelacht (macht lautes, bösartiges Lachen) Jonne: Und ich hab versucht, ihn mit dem Mikro zu schlagen (Larri lacht) und er hat uns den Mittelfinger gezeigt und Larri hat sich dann revanchiert (macht eine sehr vulgĂ€re, unanstĂ€ndige Rotzgeste) â mitten ins Gesicht. Larri: Und dann bin ich vor zum Publikum, weil du das nicht geschafft hast, und habe dann erstmal ausgeholfen... Jonne: Und der Mix-Typ, der damals mit uns gearbeitet hat, Peve, er wiegt etwa 120 Kilo oder sogar mehr, nahm dann den Punk Rocker in den Schwitzkasten (macht eine fiese Demonstration dieser Prozedur) und dann kamen drei Polizeiautos and es wurde gefragt âWer ist der SĂ€nger der Band?â und es war schon hell, der Platz wurde schon sauber gemacht und ich saĂ da... Die Polizisten kamen zu Tommi und fragten âWer ist der SĂ€nger, wer sind die anderen Mitglieder der Bandâ und Tommi zeigte dann auf uns und darauf sagte der Polizist âEs ist wohl besser, wenn wir die Jungs erst mal mitnehmen, denn dort sind fĂŒnf oder sechs Autos mit BaseballschlĂ€gertypen, und sie warten... Larri: Es war ne tolle Show! (lacht) Jonne: Und in HĂ€meenkyrö, als uns Unikubi supportet haben, da war ich das erste Mal so richtig betrunken. Da waren einige Fans und die hatten sehr Hochprozentiges dabei und ich habÂŽs alles getrunken. Damals bin ich auch den Tourbus gefahren und die Handbremse war an; ich startete (macht ne nervige Crazy Frog Imitation) und es hat sich nicht vorwĂ€rts bewegt. Wenn du jemals nen Motorrad gefahren bist⊠Und Christus war nackt auf der BĂŒhne. WĂ€hrend der Zugabe haben wir gedacht âLasst uns alle nackt rausgehen, alle!â Christus war so blau, ich meine, wir warenÂŽs alle oder viel mehr du warst es (zeigt auf Larri)! Dann hat sich Christus ausgezogen und auch der Rest der Jungs, wir haben gewartet und er ist dann zuerst auf die BĂŒhne gegangen und er war, Ă€h, total nackt und wir haben gelacht! Und im Publikum waren in den ersten Reihen nur junge MĂ€dels, weisst du (macht ein schockiertes, verĂ€ngstigtes Gesicht). Jussi von Uniklubi war auch daâŠ
Ich erinnere mich bei einer Show letztes Jahr im Tavastia hatte Christus so ne Art Plastikrohr, welches an seinem Mikro befestigt war. Was war das? Larri: Das ist ne Talk Box. Es ist eigentlich nen Effekt fĂŒr die Gitarre. Der Sound kommt aus dem Rohr zu deinem Mund und so kommt, was du spielst, in deinen Mund. Und dann gibtÂŽs noch das richtige Mikrofon und man benutzt das Rohr, um diesen Sound zu machen. Jonne: Du kennst doch diesen Bon Jovi Sound (macht KrĂ€chzgerĂ€usch wie auf âLiving On A Prayerâ). Das is ne Talk Box. Das warÂŽs also?! Es sah irgendwie ganz anders aus⊠Jonne: Perversling! Ich weiĂ, wir hĂ€tten sowas wie nen Dildo drauf packen sollen, dann hĂ€ttÂŽs so ausgesehen, als ob er grad jemandem einen blĂ€st⊠Larri: Es gibt nicht mehr so viele Gitarristen, die sowas noch benutzen. Ich hab noch keinen gesehenâŠSlash hatÂŽs benutzt, Aerosmith auch, aber ich kann mich nicht an viele erinnern⊠Es ist dennoch nen cooles Teil! Aber man kann sich echt die ZĂ€hne kaputtmachen, weil wenn man sehr laut spielt, wird der Druck zu groĂ und dann hautâs dir deine ZĂ€hne weg. Also irgendwann hat Christus dann keine ZĂ€hne mehr! Christus scheint von euch auch der Extremste, VerĂŒckteste zu sein⊠Larri: Er hat irgendwie keinen natĂŒrlichen Selbstschutz-Instinkt. Er hat keine Angst davor, sich zu verletzen oder zu sterben oder ĂŒberhaupt â âWhat the fuck?! LetÂŽs go!â Was ist mit dem Rest der Band, z. B. was ist das Romantischste an Snack? Larri: Er behandelt seine Frauen immer wie ein richtiger Gentleman⊠Jonne: Er macht immer alles fĂŒr seine Girls⊠Larri: Yeah, yeah. Er fĂŒhrt sie aus ins Restaurant, kauft ihnen Blumen. Er hat Kerzen und all das⊠Jonne: Er erinnert mich an Moe Szyslak von den Simpsons. Der Typ mit der Bar, er ist noch von der alten Schule⊠Larri: Er macht diese ganzen, altmodischen Sachen. Als wir unseren Gig bei Helldone hatten und HIM am letzten Tag gespielt haben, hat er sich mit seiner Freundin das Feuerwerk angeschaut und die SterneâŠÂ Jonne. Er schaut sich auch ĂŒberall auf Tour die SehenswĂŒrdigkeiten an, mit seiner Freundin. Es ist so, dass er da sehr aktiv ist, wenn alle anderen mit nem Kater irgendwo rumliegen. Wie kam er denn zu diesem recht schmackhaften Spitznamen? Jonne: Er war auch vorher schon Snack oder Nakki. Das ist das Gleiche. Er sieht halt so aus wie ein Nakki [Finnisch fĂŒr WĂŒrstchen, edit]; er ist klein und dĂŒnn. âLarri nervt total, wenn er betrunken ist!â Was ist das Nervigste an dir, Larri? Larri: (lacht) Frag Jonne! Jonne: Er ist total nervig, wenn er betrunken ist. Larri: Das stimmt! Ich hab da diese andere Person in mir, die dann raus kommt Jonne: Genau, wenn er mehrere Tage hintereinander trinkt⊠Larri: Hochprozentiges oder Wodka oder sowas. Wenn ich dann schlafen gehe und jemand weckt mich auf, bin ich eine total andere Person. Jonne: Das ist gruselig! Larri: Ich bin dann richtig, richtig fies. Ich sage Dinge, die ich spĂ€ter bereue wie âFuck you all!â oder âIch weiĂ schon, was ich tue!â und so Zeug⊠Was ist euer unvergesslichstes Sauferlebnis? Larri: Da gibtÂŽs so viele⊠Jonne: So viele, aber als ich 12 warâŠin der Stadt, in der ich in meiner Kindheit gewohnt hab, da war ich das erste Mal so richtig betrunken, ĂŒberhaupt, und dann hatÂŽs mich auf der Strasse, auf der Schnellstrasse, niedergelegt. Da war viel Verkehr, groĂe Stadtbusse fuhren vorbei⊠Einige MĂ€dels haben mich dann gerettet und nahmen mich mit auf ein paar Parties. Sie waren Freunde von meinem groĂen Bruder, Tommi, und sie waren etwa 6 Jahre Ă€lter als ich. Sie waren 18 und ich war 12 Jahre alt und dann haben sie ĂŒberlegt, âWer ist der Junge? Wir mĂŒssen uns um ihn kĂŒmmern!â. Dann bin ich aufgewacht und war umgeben von Blumen und mein Haar war voll mit Schlamm und sie trugen mich ins Haus und am nĂ€chsten Morgen bin ich aufgewacht und hab ĂŒberlegt âWas ist das fĂŒr ein beschissener Geruch?â und als ich auf den Boden geschaut hab, war es eine PfĂŒtze von Kotze, direkt neben mir. Dann hab ich mitbekommen, dass sie Freunde von Tommi sind und ich hatte solche Angst, dass er davon erfahren könnte. Tommi war wie ein Vater zu mir und ich hab ihm immer Sorgen bereitet â hinter seinem RĂŒcken geraucht und all sowas⊠Larri: Ich hab noch ne andere Geschichte. Es war, als wir diesen einen Gig bei nem Sommerfestival in Japan gespielt haben. Es war das Summer Sonic Festival und da war auch Nikki Sixx mit seiner neuen Band Brides Of Destruction und ich war echt total besoffen. Ich bin zum Backstagebereich gegangen, hab die TĂŒr geöffnet, bin reingegangen und sie haben grad nen MTV-Interview gemacht und plötzlich haben mich alle Kameras, alle Journalisten angeschaut und ich hab dann gesagt: âHey, ich bin Larri von Negativeâ und darauf meinten sie âOk, hi, aber jetzt musst du gehen!â und ich dann: âOkâŠâ und sie dachten, ich wĂŒrde gehen, aber ich bin direkt zur Minibar gegangen und hab ihre Drinks genommen. Dann waren sie total angepisst, der Manager hat mich rausgeworfen und am nĂ€chsten Tag gabÂŽs ne offizielle Beschwerde an unsere Plattenfirma ĂŒber mein Verhalten⊠Jonne: Unser Labeltyp war kurz vorm Hara-kiri! Larri: Das war irgendwie nen biĂchen blöd⊠Jonne: Jetzt kannst du drĂŒber lachen⊠Larri: Ja, aber damals war es echt nicht lustig.Â
Was ist das MerkwĂŒrdigste an Jonne? Larri: (denkt lange nach) ÀÀÀhhhhh, hhmmmmm fĂŒr mich ist es merkwĂŒrdig zu begreifen, wie er es immer wieder schafft sein Telefon zu verlieren. Wie viele Male haben wir jetzt schon nach deinem Telefon gesucht? Man möchte meinen, dass man mit der Zeit lernt, wie man auf sein Telefon aufpasst, aber neeeeeiiin, jedes Mal das Gleiche! Jonne: Stimmt! Es ist immer das Gleiche, wenn ich meine Wohnung verlasse, schaue ich immer nach meinem HandyâŠwenn ein paar Freunde von mir da sind, sind sie total genervt, wenn ich immer nach meinem Telefon suche und dann ist es meist in meiner Tasche oder Jackentasche. Larri: (lacht) Genau! Jonne: Aber Snack ist ganz genau so⊠Larri: Die brauchen immer am lĂ€ngsten! Man muĂ ne halbe Stunde vorher sagen âWir mĂŒssen gehen!â, wenn man mit Snack rechtzeitig los will⊠Jonne: Ganz genau, deswegen war ich heute auch zu spĂ€t. Was ist das Lustigste an Jay Slammer? Jonne: Er trainiert! Am Anfang warÂŽs âOh, es ist gut fĂŒr dichâ, aber jetzt ist er richtig besessen davon. Die ganze Zeit gehtÂŽs nur (macht eine boshaft-besessene Muskelmann Imitation, strengt seinen Bizeps mĂ€chtig an) Larri: Und er redet ĂŒber ErnĂ€hrung, gesundes Essen und so. Er ist total anders als frĂŒher; frĂŒher hat er alles gegessen und jetzt sagt er immer âKartoffeln und WĂŒrstchen sind schlechtâ (lacht)⊠Jonne: Er ist total besessen! Es ist lustig, denn frĂŒher ist er auch zu Hesburger und McDonalds gegangen und jetzt⊠Larri: Aber man sieht schon Ergebnisse! Jonne: FrĂŒher, als er noch ein BĂ€uchlein hatte, so wĂ€hrend âSweet & Deceitful und âWar Of Loveâ haben wir immer ĂŒberlegt, ob wir ihm nicht einen KĂŒhlschrank mit auf die BĂŒhne stellen, direkt neben ihn, damit er zwischen den Songs mal ein Sandwich essen kann und jetzt ĂŒberlegen wir, ob wir ihm nicht so ne Laufmaschine holen sollen⊠Larri: Ich bin sehr froh fĂŒr Jay! Man kann wirklich sehen, dass er in nem guten Gleichgewicht ist â viel Drums spielen, viel Sport machen. Das ist die richtige Einstellung⊠Scheisse im Plastikbecher Was ist das Niedlichste an Mr. Anatomy? Larri: Hmmm, das ist ne schwierige Frage⊠GibtÂŽs ĂŒberhaupt nichts Niedliches an Antti?! (ĂŒberrascht) LarrI: (lacht) Hmm, keine Ahnung, ob das niedlich ist oder nicht, aber mir kommt es so vor, als ob er nen sehr seltsamen Geschmack hatâŠz.B. wenn er Geschenke fĂŒr seine Freundin kauft oder so⊠Jonne: Als wir z. B. in Japan waren, hat er ihr Pantoffeln gekauft, aber er hat nicht auf die GröĂe geachtet und hat die falsche GröĂe gekauft, aber dafĂŒr waren sie sehr billig! Sie hatten die falsche GröĂe, aber er hatÂŽs zumindest versucht⊠Ich hab gehört, dass er ihr schon drei mal die falschen Schuhe gekauft hat. Sie war sehr sauer⊠Larri: Der betrunkene Antti ist auch niedlich! Wenn er total betrunken ist, sieht er japanisch aus, weiĂt du?! Jonne: Es ist auch niedlich, dass er so neugierig ist. WorĂŒber? Jonne: Alles! Er will immer alle Einzelheiten wissen. Zum Beispiel, wenn man ihm sagt âIch hab grad ein neues Auto gekauft, es ist rotâ und dann fragt er âWarum ist es rot?â, âWas fĂŒr ein rot?â und all sowas. âVierradantrieb?!â â âWarum Vierradantrieb?! und sowas⊠Larri: Und er wiederholt die Geschichten immer so wie âOk, dann bist du zum AutohĂ€ndler gefahrenâŠund dann?!â â âund ok, ok, dann war dort der HĂ€ndler, okâŠund dann?!â Jonne: Ja, ja, genau so! âUnd was ist dann passiert?â â âDu hast bezahlt, ok, und dann?â â âWas dann, was dann???â und so gehtÂŽs weiter und weiter⊠Larri: Und ne andere Sache ist, dass er schlechte GerĂŒche mag. Alles, was stinkt. Jonne: Ja, das ist krass! Französischer KĂ€se? Jonne: Shit! Larri: Es ist nicht so, dass er sowas mag, aber⊠Jonne: irgendwie fasziniert ihn das â richtig fieser Geruch⊠z. B. wenn seine Socken stinken wie Hölle, dann kommt er an âhier guck mal!â Larri: Den schlimmsten Geruch, den ich jemals gerochen hab, war Antti, als er eine Woche lang nicht geduscht hatte. Wir waren in unserem Probenraum und er fasst seine Eier mit seinen HĂ€nden an und sie waren total verschwitzt und dann kam er von hinten zu mir und hĂ€lt mir seine Hand direkt unter die Nase. Das war ein fĂŒrchterlicher Geruch! Ich erinnere mich noch immer dran, es springt mir direkt wieder ins GedĂ€chtnis. Den ganzen Tag hab ich nur gedacht âFuck Antti, das krieg ich nie wieder aus meinem Kopf!â Jonne: Damals, in unserem alten Probenraum haben wir mal ein StĂŒck ScheiĂe in nem Plastikbecher hinter nem VerstĂ€rker gefunden⊠Larri: Unter dem Keyboard Jonne: Da war ScheiĂe in nem Plastikbecher und wir waren uns sicher, dass es Antti war, aber er hatÂŽs nie zugegeben, aber wir wussten, dass er es war und er hat nur gemeint ânein, nein, sowas wĂŒrde ich nie machen!â Larri: NatĂŒrlich nicht! Jonne: Er hat dann Uniklubi die Schuld gegeben, weil sie direkt neben uns geprobt haben⊠Larri: Aber es gab keine Anzeichen dafĂŒr, dass jemand eingebrochen war oder sowas. Also war es ziemlich offensichtlich, dass es Antti war. Jonne: Total offensichtlich! Das ist irgendwie sein Fetisch â Dinge, die aus dem menschlichen Körper kommen. Autor: Text: Marina Sidyakina, Julia Sheremetyeva, Photos: Nauska, Transl.: Kathleen Gransalke
The Salvation asked:
Posthumous album or not?
"Interview" in airport with subtitles... *omg xD*
When I watched it on DVD i didn't understand nothing, no single word, but later on i found this transcript on YouTube. Thanks a lot, "translator"!:)
"Negative - Interview Musiikki-tv 04.10.06" with subtitles (english and russian)