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“I look forward to all of my gigs and I try to do at least one rehearsal a couple of days before the show. Because I work full time, it happens that I have to go straight from my desk to a concert. The thing is that you have to try to make a switch in your mind as quickly as possible.
About 15 minutes before the show I put on my black suit, without it I just can’t perform because I’m still Steven Heyse then and not Steven H. Once I forgot the pants so I went all the way back home to get it, it’s that important!
In the past I used to be nervous but now that’s all gone. In those ten years I played at so many weird places and for such a diverse audience (punkers, metalhead, seniors, party animals, …) that I don’t get impressed so fast anymore. If you get a stage, you have to make it your own and just do what feels right to you.
On stage I start with focusing on the technical aspect of the show. I listen if the sound is good, the volume of the music is just right, everything is clearly hearable, … During the first song, I also start ‘reading’ the audience. That’s important for me to know how I can anticipate on the atmosphere of the gig.
In the early days, I think it was hard for the people to understand my way of bringing a show. It even happened once that a promoter shut down a concert by completely cutting down the volume because he thought that the show was just too bizarre. I just stayed on stage and kept dancing until the other band started to set up their instruments. Nowadays most of the people and of course the fans get the whole concept. It’s nice when they are singing along or even come to the show dressed in a black suit or with my mask on their face. Yep, I’ve made masks with my head on it.”
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