O The Rasmus, wszystkim i niczym :)

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jedno z najfajniejszych wywiadów

wiem, że już było ale na starym 4um

nie wiem, czy było na starym forum, chyba troszkę stary wywiad z Eero ze słoweńskiej gazety:

Military service is learning to kill

Europe will be remembering this year by new pop rock idols from Finland, group Rasmus. With their hit song In the shadows (and now also In my life) their album Dead Letters became a selling hit. People say they are the followers of HIM. In the nine years they have been together many interesting stories have been told about them. We wanted to check some of them if they are true. That is why we called their bassist Eero. When we called him he was having a meting with the band. He was kind but as a true fan of joga a bit sleepy and not very talkative.

Why do you think gothic pop rock is so popular right now in Scandinavia?
I don't know. Never, not even in the beginning, we didn't call our stile gothic rock. We have always been defied as melodic rock. Our lyrics may be a bit melancholic sometimes but in my opinion gothic rock is an invention made by the press. I wouldn't say we're like that myself. It is true that our new single In my life is played a lot on radios but now retro rock is more popular in Scandinavia.

Your hit In the shadows talks about how pointless military service is (ke? Neutral

). I have heard that your singer Lauri is in reality resisting to serve.
None of us has actually joined the army though that is necessary in Finland. Maybe we will in the future. Lauri just doesn't want to because he thinks military service is just learning to kill.

What do you think about that?
I will probably serve military service but it's impossible to right now because we have too much work to do. In Finland we can postpone military service.

You have been together for almost ten years now but you can only talk about any bigger successes in the last years. For a long time you performed before some other bands. Is that the best recipe for success?
We started playing when we were fifteen. We played mostly for fun but we played a lot. We were persistent and we worked hard and I think that's the thing. We made five albums. Our road was long but we went step by step. We grew with every album and that's how you go on.

Why is it good to play before a bigger well known band?
We played before Red Hot Chili Peppers, HIM, Garbage, Rancid. The most positive thing about that is that you can learn a lot from them.

Did you meet Red Hot Chili Peppers? Did you talk to them?
No, we only talked to their drummer (Chad Smith) who told us that he liked our music from what he could hear from backstage.

When was the breakthrough for you? When did you realise we are ready to became a well-known group?
That happened this year when we started playing in all of Europe.

Has your life changed?
Yes, we have to worry about a lot of things. We have a lot of work but I enjoy this type of life. I like being with my friend and playing.

I heard that you said: When you get on the tour bus, smelling like hell, telling the worst jokes and still feeling comfortable than you know you're in the right place.
Yes, I wanted to say we are great friends and that we enjoy it if we sit in the same bus without having to worry about looking great and smelling nicely or being nice to each other. We can be as we are and that's enough.

What do you think about the constant comparisons with you and HIM? Does that annoy you are does it amuse you?
We are actually amused. In a way the comparisons are correct because they also play melodic rock and have a great energy but their lyrics are more depressed and I don't like that so much.

What's your relationship with them?
Every now and then we meet them at a festival. We support each other but our attitudes are different.

Is it true that you encouraged your singer Lauri to smoke for him to get a more rough voice?
Yes, it's true but we weren't the ones who encouraged him. The producers did that. But I think Lauri enjoyed it during the making of the album so I think that wasn't a big pressure for him. It wasn't hard for him.

You practise yoga?
Yes, I do sahaja yoga. Every morning and evening I sit down for 15 min and meditate. Physically I am not doing anything and I try to balance my thoughts. That gives balance to my life and I feel stronger spiritually

And how do you practise yoga on tour? Can you even find a place to go?
Yes, I go to the hotel room.

Don't the other guys bother you?
I usually share my hotel room with the guitarist Pauli but he doesn't bother me.

Have you ever tried to convince the other guys to try yoga? They have tried it once but they realise that yoga is not for them. If they ever change their minds I am here to teach them but I don't want to push them against their will.

Do you get a lot of fan mail now that you're famous? You probably don't know how many of those are "dead"?
*laughs* No, of course not. We do get a lot of fan mail. I read some of it but I don't manage to read them all.

Do you have troubles on the road when the fans recognise you?
Not really. Usually they re very nice. They only want an autograph…

What about the girls-do they want something more?
Usually I say no if there are any invitations but I didn't have any bigger troubles with that.

jeden wywiad który ocalał z tamtego bloga, ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, a ja sie tak napracowałam

FIŃSKI MAGAZYN ROCKOWY ‘RUMBA’ (1998)
Lauri(wokal), Pauli (gitarzysta)

Ich trzecie album 'Hell of a Tester’ jest bardziej wyrazisty od wcześniejszych albumów. Ten flirtuje dojrzale z zabawą jak i również z dużymi stylami światowej muzyki.
Czy Hairy Headed Rockers powinien myśleć poważnie o zespole, jako tych którzy już niedługo zdobędą złotą płytę?
Ponad rok czasu Rasmus odpoczywało, po nagraniu drugiego krążka ‘Playboys’ w Londynie oraz po daniu wywiadu Harri Palomäki z ‘Rumby’ który przekonał o tym ze ich następny album może być naprawdę świetny.
Nowy album 'Hell Of A Tester' jest już gotowy, ale zdaje się nie być tak świetny jak im się wydawało.

Lauri: Niekoniecznie utwory posiadają w swojej treści cechy zabawne, jakieś interesujące, ale po za tym są całkiem świetne.

Co więcej nowy album nie ma brzmienia tradycyjnego, tak jak to robią inni finlandzcy rockowcy. Część rocka na tym albumie ograniczyliśmy tylko do radykalnych porównań z poprzedniego albumu co w rezultacie daje idealny efekt.

Lauri: Trudno jest sprzedać coś po tak wielkim sukcesie. Teraz kiedy dowiedzieliśmy się że ‘Playboys’ sprzedał się w złotym nakładzie, słuchaliśmy tego i owego, zrozumieliśmy, że te dni mogły być inaczej wykorzystane.
Pauli: ‘Playboys’ jest ciężkim albumem, to naprawdę ponury album. Tu jest dużo zwariowanego brzmienia gitar, jeśli chcesz to porównać do pierwszego albumu, gdzie właśnie był ten fiński typ gitary. Również na tym krążku jest większa melodyjność w piosenkach.

W ‘Hell of a Tester” jest dużo zabawnego i śmiesznego dźwięku. Dzięki temu, album jakby odbija wszystkie najpóźniejsze pierwowzory które wymyśliły sobie zespoły. Tytuł albumu pochodzi z piosenki Bobbego Womacka 'Across 110th street', pochodząca z filmu o Jacku Brown.

Lauri: 110 ulica, jest jak jakieś cholerny test. Patrzyliśmy na to non stop. A kiedy zmieniasz tą nazwę trochę, to powstaje: 'Hello Fat Ester'.
Pauli: To jest bardzo dobra kompozycja. Ciągle się powtarza, że trzeci album jest trudny, chociaż dotychczas to nie było trudne.

Nigdy nie wiadomo z czym są największe kłopoty. Końcowym problemem zazwyczaj to sprzedaż dźwięku.

Lauri: Piosenki zostały przedstawione w taki sam sposób, musieliśmy przekonać nimi dosyć twardych krytyków. Zaczęliśmy wysoko mierzyć.

Jak do tej pory Rasmus trzyma się dobrze, chłopaki właśnie celują wysoko.
Jeśli będziemy żyć już w 2050 roku, kiedy Rasmus przejdzie już ma zasłużoną emeryturę, będzie wydawać pieniądze na Hawajach, to jaka piosenka z nowego albumu będzie najczęściej grana w radiu?

Pauli: Hmm… ‘Liquid’ jest inna piosenką.
Lauri: To trudno powiedzieć, nawet nie zdecydowaliśmy się na następny singiel. Myślimy, że to jest właśnie dobry sposób, przyjaciele pomogli nam to osadzić. Rozmawialiśmy już kiedyś właśnie na taki temat, a teraz dopiero przytrafiła się ku temu okazja. Nie można decydować się w pojedynkę, jaki by był najlepszy, ponieważ każdy czy to ona czy on ma swojego ulubieńca.

Pierwszy singiel ‘Liquid’ został wypuszczony pod nazwa ‘Stairway To Heaven'. Ta spokojna piosenka, jest mieszaniną strun, saksofonu i dźwięku akustycznej gitary. Większą energie reprezentuje 2 utwór ‘Dirty Moose’, nawiązujący do dawnych komicznych i pełnych energii czasów 'Red Hot Chili Peppers'

Pauli: Myślę, że tu są również inne efekty zaciągnięte z ‘Chili Peppers’

To jest ładna i zarazem twarda piosenka. Na albumie, znajduje się silnie fascynująca piosenka 'Man in The Street'. Piosenka ta nawiązuje do lat 70’ i do amerykańskiego Ghettos.

Pauli: Jest to uczucie ‘nocne’ i to właśnie to próbowaliśmy uchwycić w piosence. Poprzez syntezatory i skrzypce nie możemy zaprzeczyć ze to jest właśnie oddźwięk lat 70’.

‘Tempo’ ostatni utwór na płycie, właściwie najbardziej pasuje do dźwięków lat 70’, zwłaszcza poprzez te dźwięki w tle.

Lauri: To jest właśnie piękne, że mogliśmy stworzyć coś takiego jednego. Jane Fonda robi coś takiego z muzyką, lewa, prawa, lewa.
Pauli: Nagle, zapragnąłem stworzyć coś w rodzaju starszych disco/dance piosenek. Zrobiłem demo, tworząc coś w rodzaju mieszaniny z uderzeniami, dźwiękami skrzypiec ze starego syntezatora i oczywiście z doskonałym humorem/uczuciem.
Lauri: Początkowo, graliśmy to podczas ogrodowych przyjęć, a ludzie wokoło, mogli to słuchać całą noc.
Pauli: W zasadzie to zacząłem tworzyć piosenki właśnie oparte na tym pomyśle. Właśnie taki rodzaj muzyki pasuje na przyjęcia, ponieważ muzyka grana w tle pozwala ludziom na rozmowę. Właśnie to dlatego ta piosenka jest taka długa. To jest rodzaj melodii, którego ty koniecznie nie musisz słuchać. Jest dużo różnych przyjemnych melodii dla ucha, a ta akurat pasuje jako dźwięk w tle.

Wraz z muzyką ‘rozrywkowa’, są i również smutne kawałki. Chociaż patrząc na chłopaków z Rasmus widać, że są szczęśliwi, ale także potrafią poruszyć tematy które przygnębiają.

Lauri: Nie są one dosłownie przygnębiające, ale jest kilka takich piosenek które potrafią pogrążyć w depresji. Pisząc je byłem właśnie w takim stanie, wiec mogłem to przedstawić. Kiedy mamy dobre samopoczucie, gramy właśnie z takim uczuciem.

Zespół przedstawia inną kategorię muzyki niż jak to jest w tradycyjnym fińskim micie: ‘Sztuka jest urodzona od razu z noga w grobie i jest tak depresyjna jak to tylko możliwe…!’

Pauli: Myślę, że większość piosenkę które ja lubię, rodzą się z dobrego nastroju.
Lauri: No cóż, w tym albumie 'City Of The Dead' został właśnie nagrany z pewnym zmartwieniem, co można również zauważyć w tym utworze.

Rasmus pracowało w studiu miesiąc, dopóki wszystkie 11 piosenek nie zostało nagrane. Album trwa nie całe 40 minut.

Pauli: Jest krótszy ponieważ opuściliśmy kilka piosenek. Chcieliśmy zainwestować bardziej na jakości niż na ilości. Jesteśmy przekonani o tym, że na tej płycie nie ma żadnych piosenek, które są uzupełniające. Ktoś może pomyśleć, że ‘Tempo’ jest taką piosenką, ale ona również pasuje do tej linii, co pozostałe utwory.

Zespół głównie sam nagrał płytę. Chociaż należy do jednego z większych wytwórni, swój los ma nadal we własnych rękach.

Lauri: Nadal nie dajemy naszych ‘dzieci’, jakiejś osobie trzeciej. Oh f*ck powiedziałem to, ale mamy to uczucie, że nawet po omacku, potrafimy się obchodzić z tym co sami stworzyliśmy. Być może to nasze nastawienie drażni ‘wiemy wszystko’, ale to jest bardziej nasze i to my sami chcemy to doprowadzić do samego końca.

Większość fińskich zespołów, wydaje swój trzeci album już w średnim wieku, ale Rasmus, nawet przewyższ już tych którzy zaczęli dopiero 25 lat. Jak to jest czuć się ‘weteranem’??
‘Wcale nie’ chłopacy odpowiadają wspólnie.
Lauri i Pauli chcą zaakcentować te rzeczy których się nauczyli poprzez te wszystkie lata.

Lauri: Może to jest wynikiem tego, że my zaczęliśmy szanować niektóre sprawy, niż inni. Teraz możemy popatrzeć na to jako osoba trzecia. Ale poza tym może to dlatego, że wszystko jest już przeterminowane, a my się nauczyliśmy jak zrobić piosenki.

Wbrew pozorom inne zespoły rockowe które nie mają siły posłuchać Rasmus myślą ze właściwie ich sukcesem jest to że są zespołem dla nastolatka. Czy 2 złote płyty nie wystarczą dla tych owłosionych rockmanów, by przyjąć Rasmus do siebie??

Lauri: Naprawdę, to ja tak nie myślę.
Pauli: Jakoś jest tak, że my jesteśmy zespołem tworzącym taką muzykę, która nie jest brana przez ludzi na poważnie.
Lauri: Z drugiej strony, jeśli ktoś nas nie lubi, to my mamy to za przeproszeniem w dupie, niech facet się pi****li. Naszym zdaniem, teraz mamy dobry czas, sprzedajemy nasze płyty i się promujemy. Dla wielu ludzi, zawsze będziemy mieli po siedemnaście lat, nie możesz tego zmienić.

Być może fan(facet), stopniowo traktują zespół jako własny. Przynajmniej zespół, ostatnio nie musiał unikać jakiś latających butelek ze strony fana, bo ostatnio to zrobiły dziewczyny. Interpretuje tu koncert w Kaivopuisto, który został wstrzymany poprzez ‘latajace’ butelki, na którym zdarzyło się takie coś ostatni raz aż do teraz.

Pauli: No ale teraz to wyglądało, tak jakby każdy facet był przeciwko nas, co było wielkim zaskoczeniem.
Lauri: To dotyczyło ‘Liquid', przychodzili do nas jacyś starzy rockmani i mówili ‘ ejj kolesie moglibyście zagrać to poprawnie?’

Jak dużo razy Rasmus śledzi innych wykonawców fińskiej muzyki, czy chodzi na ich audiencje?

Lauri: Oczywiście to jest interesujące, ale trwa to tak krótko, że ja nawet nie mam siły, by tak chodzić codziennie. Wystarczy, że usłyszę jakąś nowinę raz w tygodniu, nic się nie zmienia tak szybko, tak bardzo. Oczywiście, jeśli zespoły zaczynają wyjeżdżać za granicę, to staje się bardziej interesujące.
Pauli: Jestem zirytowany, ponieważ śledzę zespoły które są na topie i mają duży rozgłos, rzadko mam możliwość słuchania ich wykonań, ponieważ nie słucham radia, ani nie oglądam telewizji. Próbuje doświadczyć ich ducha chodząc na ich koncertach.

Wiele młodych grup podąża śladami innych przykładów, wy robicie to ostrożnie.

Lauri: Nie zmusisz mnie żebym to powiedział. Obecnie, modne jest wymyślenie własnego stylu i dźwięku, co właściwie podoba się poprzez nagromadzenie tak dużo stylów naraz, ale to fakt wiem o wielu zespołach które grają naszą muzykę.

Kiedy ostatni album Rasmusa został wypuszczony, panowie dostali ofertę, aby zajmować się reklamą amerykańskiego napoju. Teraz w barze 'Corona', Pauli pije właśnie napój rywalizującej firmy Cola i zaczyna rozmowę, na temat tego jak rok temu rozpadł się ten kontrakt. To również przyniosło problemy.

Pauli: Oczywiście krytyka była ogromna. To było jednym z głównych powodów, przez które byliśmy tak długo w mediach. Ale nie możemy się tego wstydzić, to było fajne uczucie.
Lauri: Nie możesz, czuć wstydu przez to. Tak jak zresztą wszystkiego, mieliśmy taka okazję, to ją wzięliśmy. Zyskaliśmy pieniądze, które straciliśmy. Jeśli pewnego dnia wyjedziemy za granice, możemy sobie pozwolić by pozostać w hotelu albo w czymś tym stylu. W tym sensie to była, bardzo korzystna praca, ale ja miałem takich parę momentów, których żałowałem. Gdybyś zobaczył siebie na około 900 autobusach, byś się wykrzywił. Robiłem to w pewnym sensie z chciwości, ale ogólnie to robię po mądrości.

W tym momencie Rasmus, nie ma nic takiego zaplanowanego. Z drugiej strony, nie mogą znaleźć zadanej firmy z którą by chcieli mieć podobny kontrakt.

Pauli: Nigdy nie zareklamowalibyśmy 'Neumann', ale na szczęście to nie firma.
Lauri: To jest instytucja.

Podczas ostatniego albumu, ludzie w niektórych okręgach denerwowali się ponieważ pisali o was w kobiecych czasopismach, jako o zespole ‘grający nie-rocka’. Ludzie przyjmowali to jako niezły rozgłos.

Pauli: Naprawdę, nie mam nic przeciwko, że piszą o nas w żeńskich czasopismach. Dziewczyny i chłopacy w naszym wieku, nie kupują ich, wiec, się nie bimy, że to spowoduje uszczerbek w naszej karierze.

Następnym krokiem w waszej karierze jest to, że chcecie wyjechać za granice, ale ten pomysł jedynie zrodził się w waszych głowach, kontrakt o tym nic nie mówi.

Pauli: Myślę, że naszym atutem, jest to że jesteśmy młodzi. Są młode zespoły, ale one nie tworzą same swoich wykonać. Uważam że jesteśmy dobrym zespołem, i właśnie tamtędy jest droga by się wybić.
Lauri: Możesz, przejść od razu, zrobić szybki koncert w Europie, ale nie tędy droga. Najpierw kilka małych potem…

Przed tym jak Rasmus, zacznie zdobywać Europę, jadą do domu, do Finlandii. W piątek 13, rozpoczyna się ich tournee i będzie trwało, aż do końca roku. Marzec, burze, ciemność, śnieg, przez to można popaść w depresje, daleko od domu, macie jakiś sposób na to?

Lauri: Wtedy pozostaje tylko się napici zacząć imprezować. Po koncertach, zespół w końcu jest zostawiany w spokoju na świętą.

Wiec czego Rasmus pragnie od Świętego Mikołaja?

Pauli: Pieniędzy- ha, ha! Poważnie mówiąc to byśmy podrzucili nasze video do MTV

Recenzja Hell Of A Tester

HALL OF A TESTER

Dotychczas Rasmus łączył ze sobą 2 przeciwne kierunki, mieszając go w jednym garnku. Z drugiej strony byli młodymi, świerzymi interesującymi chłopakami, ale znowu za to ich piosenki były mało zaskakujące. Trzeci album, zmienia znacznie ich sytuację. Choć może jest w nim mniej energii jak dotychczas, ale treść piosenek jest tym razem dużo lepsza. Album nie jest dokońca tak znakomity. ‘Dirty Moose’, ma jakiś poziom, ale tu głos Lauriego, nie jest tak przekonujący, jak mógłby być. Głos jest tu młody i słaby; interpretacja nie jest aż taka dobra. Na albumie najlepsza piosenka to ‘Man in the street’, która przedstawia poziom piosenke, jaki dotychczas zespół nie zrobił. W utworze jest spokój, zrozumienie i miły nastrój. Idealnie!
Również i 'City Of The Dead' jest znakomite.
Singiel ‘Liquid’ zasadniczo jest tu dobry, wpływa uspokajająco na odbiorcę. Już po pierwszej nucie, możemy rozpoznać ze chłopacy słuchają Radiohead. Jest również coś z 'Oasis', oraz troche z 'Beatles', co sprawia że trochę robie się to nużące.
Ostatnia piosnka ‘Tempo’ odwadnia, że Rasmus może również stworzyć doskonałą muzykę retro. Poprzez ta piosenkę, masz nieodparta pokusę pobiec na dyskotekę. ‘Tempo' i 'Man In The Street', to najlepsze utwory, jakie dotychczas Rasmus stworzył. Poprzez ‘Hell Of A Tester' Rasmus, staje się obiecujący, co może poprawić ich sytuację.
W tej chwili jest to zachwycające i miłe do słuchania.

świetny wywiad. ale nie masz go może po ang., bo w tym tłumaczeniu to się nieraz zaczynam motać?

w końcu wiem, ską oni ten dziwny tytuł płyty wzięli.

Cytat:

Playboys’ jest ciężkim albumem, to naprawdę ponury album.

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no nie wiem tak tam bylo, gdzies go bede miala ale musze poszperac.

ja sie tez motam, nigdy mi dobrze nie wychodzi tlumaczenie Wink

sachmet może nie tyle ciężkim co innym do Hall of a tester

Gość

znowu dopada mi lenistwo i nie chce mi się tego czytać. mam tyle zaległych wywiadów, że jakby je wydukować i położyć jeden na drugim to ostatni mógłby dotknąć Jeziora Śmierci.

i'll read it later usmiech

thanx anyway usmiech

Lauri Ylonen - Mam dwa życia

Po co jeździć do domku letniskowego rodziców? Czego obawia sie przed każdą trasą? Wokalista The Rasmus wypłakał się nam trochę...

BRAVO: Masz alergię na słońce?
Lauri: Niee... Chodzi Ci o tytuł naszej nowej płyty "Hide From The Sun" ? Nawiązuje do naszej ostatniej trasy koncertowe. To było szalone dwa i pół roku, takie czasmepozaują w filmach. Prawie nie widzieliśmy w tym czasie słońca...

BRAVO: Lubisz być w trasie koncertowej?
Lauri: Przed każdym nowym wyjazdem na koncerty zaczynam się trochę bać. Ale... trasa trasa to niezła adrenalinowa jazda. Podczas niej żyje się w nieco nierealnym świecie. Ma się też huśtawkę nastrojów: od samozadowolenia po kompletne doły. Kiedy jest już po wszystkim, trzeba mi kilku tygodni, żeby moje życie wróciło do normy. W październiku znów się zacznie: ruszamy właśnie w trasę!

BRAVO: Jak sobie radzisz?
Lauri: Mam dwa życia. W ciągu roku 300 dni pochłania mi, to co robię z The Rasmus. Resztę przeznaczam wyłącznie na przebywanie w samotności. Moim ulubionym miejscem na odizolowanie się od świata jest domek letniskowy rodziców nas jedną rzek w Finlandii. Tam próbuję jakoś odreagować stresy.

BRAVO: Masz dobre wspomnienia z dzieciństwa?
Lauri: Tak, ale tylko z okresu przed pójściem do szkoły. Nie znalazłem sobie w niej żadnych przyjaciół. Ani dziewczyny. Panny wolały kolesi z drużyny hokejowej. Takich jak, ja kompletnie olewały.

BRAVO: Czy naprawdę nie masz przyjaciół?
Lauri: Nie mam. Odkąd skończyłem 13 lat, nie zawarłem żadnych znajomości. To trochę smutne. Zamknąłem się przed światem w swojej własnej skorupie...

BRAVO: Czego się boisz?
Lauri: Upokorzenia. Na przykład takiego, które przeżyliśmy na koncercie w Reading w zeszłym roku. Obrzucono nas kamieniam!

haha haha haha i jeszcze raz hahahaha on predzej mi niż BRAVO sie wypłacze

fajny wywiad z L przeprowadzony w Sztokholmie...

dużo ciekawych i przede wszytkim nowych rzeczy sie dowiedziałam np. ile zarabia miesiecznie

jak znajde chwile czasu to przetłumacze usmiech

n' joy

CHAPTER ONE
Lauris childhood was as a childhood in the middle class-families tend to be, his father was working with immigration, his mother was working in a kindergarden. When his mother took him to piano-lessons since the age of five, he didn’t know how to refuse. “I was thinking to myself that this is part of life, its just a new phase”.

Lauri is smiling when he remembers his piano-teacher, a 20-year old pony-tailed hippie. “She had this room that smelled like cigarettes, cans of beer everywhere, and I was playing “twinkle twinkle star..” (edit: a nursery rhyme). All the other guys were going to Judo-classes. I was playing the piano. A bit embarrassing.

Skating was of more interest to Lauri than playing piano. He went along building ramps and was hanging around for hours in a store called “kluuvin pro skate”. With skating along came also making graffities. He got caught once.

“I had these huge trousers full of paints and I explained I was off to paint my bicycle. At the police-station they asked me to write the word “zippo”. I presume they were trying to identify my way of painting. I wrote with big letters “ZIPPO”. Then my father came and picked me up.”

Even at school there were some troubles. When Lauri and Eero (the forthcoming bass-player of TR), for example, got the idea to announce through schools radio-central that “all the pupils are dismissed. All the teachers are having a meeting.”

In that same school-radio the first TR-demo was also played. The group was founded in Suutarila, where in addition to Lauri and Eero the guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi also lived. Their first training-place was in Paulis parents basement.

At the age of 13 Lauri had switched from piano to classical guitar. Against the advice given by Northern-Helsinki music-school, the guitar-teacher spent half of the time teaching Lauri how to play Led Zeppelin and other rock-classics.

“Around that time I started to like first bands, like Guns and Roses. Before that I had listened to music like Alla Pugatsova, my fathers recordings.”

Lauris elderly sister, 2-years older Hanna, made Lauri to sing and bring him to music. Graffitis and other messing around were gone, the circle of friends changed. The band came along.

THE SECOND CHAPTER
..where Lauri claims TR being bigger than The Beatles.
we will also reveal, why Lauri used to pee in a lavarotory
and why Kummeli is the show to thank for the bands popularity..

The house of the Orange Ry is located in Katajanokka/Helsinki. 16-year old Lauri Ylönen is working together with Pauli Rantasalmi and Eero Heinonen as volunteers in a café of the youth-house. The boys sell coffee and lemonade and spread madrasses to the guests, for the tired rugsack-travelers.

Lauri is care-free. It’s the summer of -95, autumn and the start of the studies in “Sibelius-academy” are far-away in the future. There is plenty of time to skate, dye ones hair, watch James Bond-movies and roam around the city as care-free as a young person who has just finished high-school can be.

Lauri and Pauli manage to talk over to their band Rasmus a gig at Oranssi-club. The chairman of the Orange-club, 25-year old Teja Kotilainen is observing the boys going crazy at the stage. After the gig she announces that she will be their manager. “First we will conquer Helsinki, then the rest of Finland and then the whole world”, she says.

The boys are nodding their heads. Its been already half a year since their first performance. The biggest hit they have had was at a Xmas party in Suutarila high-school was a Speedy Keinonens “hän-mies” (edit: a finnish comedy, I think). And now someone is talking about conquering the world.

In the beginning everything went quite fast.

The first single by TR, “1st”, was released in December 1995. To collect the money for it they had posted advertisements all around the city for Orange. The job was done at nights, with cold hands, and being afraid of policemen.

In February 1996 Rasmus made a record-deal with multi-national giant-company The Warner. The first record, funk-orientated “peep”, was released in May of the same year and during that summer Rasmus made a break-through in Finland. People in the festivals were going nuts about the trumpet-funk and got all exited about our own “Red Hot Chili Peppers”.

On"Soundi" interview thet both did not like the comparisons to Red Hot Chily Peppers, because Eero though that they were better than them..
And Lauri, in an "rumba" interview said that they are better than the Beatles.."..

In an interview by the “soundi”-magazine reflect quite a lot of the attitude Rasmus had back then. Partly its due to their adolescent humour, but among that there were loads of self-determination. Many were saying that a sudden success has made them arrogant.

“That is the truth, we started thinking the world of ourselves. The feeling you get that someone loves you is so strong a drug, that it goes easily to your head. At that time we were still experimenting with alcohol and that also infected our psyches and all. Later I suddenly noticed, that I wasn’t any good company, anymore.” Lauri ponders.

Peep went gold. Lots of advisors and compliments started to be around Rasmus. The band made a deal with Pepsi: Lauris face appeared on pepsi-cans and bus-stop-commercials. In music-magazines many of the more experienced musicians made fun of them calling them as “Pepsi-can-players”, but the youth loved them. There were plenty of gigs. Lauri decided to quit gymnasium.

“I just got the feeling, that I have had it with school, I just want to play guitar from the moment I wake up. It was risky, but I just had the feeling, that I can do better with that than school”.

At the same time Lauri moved together with bass-player Eero to Helsinginkatu-street. The living was chaotic, the pizza-boxes in the corners told a lot from their diet as the young rock-stars. In our flat there was no bathroom, so we peed to the lavaroty.

From the very beginning the goal was to make success world-wide. In summer times the band went to London. The idea was to meet big-chiefs of the brand and do promotion, but their journeys usually wound up sitting in Hyde Park playing guitars and drinking beer.

After the third- album release “hell of a tester”, the band was quiet a long time. Some might even say crisis. Lauri recalls very well a concert in Tampere at Tulliklubi, where 25 people came.

“I got the feeling that people have had enough of us. I was thinking will we always be playing only at youth-clubs.”

The money was running out, every single member of the band was on welfare. Lauri borrowed money from their manager Kotilainen, to whom he told he had been eating “sand” in the past month.

“I started panicking. I wondered if I had made the right decision. Should I go back to school or to work.”

The Warner had already given up on Rasmus. There were no longer talks about qonquering the world. The members of the band were in there twenties, but already considered as washed-ups.

The drummer changed. Aki Hakala who had earlier played with Kwan and Killer got to sit behind the drum-kit. He got comments about changing his place to a dieing band. Lauri got mad.

“I was like I will show them, f*** it, lets do some new songs. When we got a new deal, it restored the self-confidence.”

With the new deal he means a contract with a Swedish-record company, “the playground Music” That was the turning point of the Rasmus.

The band added the “the” to their band name and simplified their music, decided to concentrate on the things they were good at, strong melodies based with rock. The Swedish record-company invited Lauri to come to visit Stockholm and arrange an American to improve his English skills. At the same time the manager of HIM, Seppo Vesterinen took them under their wings. We will soon go to Stockholm but first we have to pay a visit to Ann-Majs food-kiosk..

CHAPTER THREE
where we think back to the rasberry candies that smelled like cigarettes and talk about two-faced toadies. We're also going to find out why Lauri changed his apartment.

We have moved to the kiosk nearby the secondary school. Lauri is sitting on the wooden bench next to the wall and checks if he finds his own scrapings. Two young girls walk by. Their heads turn, then the whispering starts.
It is him.
"I remember when we bought rasberry candies, they smelled like cigarettes because the owner smoked inside", Lauri laughs.
Behind our backs is Suutarila's wastehill, that is also one of the important places in Lauri's youth. Lauri tells how he made a nostalgic Suutarila-tour with his friend Esa.
"We bought beers and sat on the wastehill, at the mall and on the steps of parakki (=hut), when it was still up."
Esa who works as a doorman is Lauri's long-term friend.
"The most real and genuine people live here. I've met half-familiar people a lot. They're usually nice company for a short while but I haven't gotten many real new friends during the past ten years."
According to Teja Kotilainen, Lauri has build even thicker wall around himself after the band started to succeed. He says it's difficult for Lauri to trust new people.
Lauri tells he has been previously too gullible and trusting.
"There is a lot of double-dealing. You feel you can't tell anyone too much about your dreams. I have become more careful. It would be good to be more forgiving."
Lauri is happy to talk to fans - if he's in the mood. Usually he isn't and everybody don't understand it. Then you better stay away from people.
Lauri tells he avoids some places. It isn't wise to go to Tennispalatsi (Helsinki's biggest movie theatre) on Friday night. He rather spends his nights with his friends listening to music.
Even home doesn't guarantee enough privacy. A couple of years ago German Bravo-magazine printed pictures of Lauri's apartment that located in Tarkk'ampujankatu and 7 Päivää -magazine (of course) bought the pictures (of course) without asking Lauri's permission.
As a result Lauri had to move away because of the fans who practically lived behind his door.
The address of his new apartment is secret. He still has his lastname in the door.
"Maybe I should take it off."

CHAPTER FOUR
where we visit in Stockholm, give a small interview to the UK and tell what Lauri would do on his summer holiday, if he had one.

Industrial area of Bromma outside of Stockholm. Lauri Ylönen and guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi sit in the lounge of the Nord studios with their black beanies covering their ears. Pauli is picking tunes on his acoustic guitar and Lauri is humming a melody. The men are currently making a new song and tell about their idea to their producer Martin Hansen.
"Let's put church bells here, even though it's a cliche."
"Yeah, and fire and explosions!"
"But so that there's the same drumming as in the other songs."
The song has a work title "Murhaballadi" (Murderballad). It is the middle of March and The Rasmus' fourth day in the studio. They have made their two previous albums here with the same producers Hansen and Mikael Nordin.
They thought about finding a new producer for the new album at first but they couldn't find the same tone with The Rasmus.
"It was a great feeling to come out here, just like you would have come to your home. You can pretty much walk in to the kitchen with your eyes closed and know which drawer has cookies", Lauri tells at the same time as he's introducing the studio.
Basist Eero Heinonen is putting his equipment together in the recording room. He's about to start his own part. It's almost six o'clock.
The Rasmus' work moral is tough, they come to the studio at 9 am and they won't leave before six or seven pm.
"In the evenings we have usually eaten candy and went to bed at 9:30 or 10 pm. Really rock 'n' roll!"
In their training place in Helsinki they follow the same rules, they begin their playing every morning at 10 am. In the record company The Rasmus is being called as the "office band". The band has made long tours when no one, not even their light man, has been allowed to drink alcohol. After every gig they hold a criticism meeting where they go through all of their songs.
The Rasmus records their album in two parts: during the first two weeks they record the backups to seven songs and after a short break Lauri returns to Stockholm for his vocals. Now he should be writing lyrics. For an inspiration Lauri has packed Herman Hesse's Arosude and Bible.
Lauri wouldn't have to be here listening to drums and bass' recordings, but he wants to see everything goes as it should. When they were making their previous album Lauri was the only member to be in the studio when the album was being mixed.
Lauri's cell phone is blinking. He goes to the stairway to give a 10 question interview to England. It - as well as Image's presence - is an exception. Otherwise the time is dedicated for recording, even though Swedish magazines have been wanting interviews after they've heard The Rasmus is in town.
The Rasmus is Playground Music's most selling artist. The budget of the album is open, they work with it until they are happy. Only the recording costs are over 150,000 euros. The band's trips and living in Stockholm as well as making music videos and marketing come on top of it.
The Rasmus' cooperation with Playground Music didn't start in a promising way. Their first album Into sold only a couple of thousand CDs in Sweden.
"We were back then on a gig in Eskilstuna and there were six people, four of them being from the record company. It cost 10,000 marks per day to move all of our equipment and two people buy a ticket, and they were probably Finns. We were pretty depressed. I thought we were gonna be starting to eat tunafish again."
Not until Dead Letters album - and most of all the superhit In The Shadows - blew everyone away all around the Europe. The album they're making at the moment is being released in 50 countries at the same time. It means a long promotional tour for Lauri.
"I had been thinking about spending a holiday in July. It would have been nice to enjoy Finnish summer and row a boat somewhere. But now I have to leave for a 15-20 day long tour to promote the new album."
Lauri doesn't want to complain. Marketing is part of his job and it's better to get it over with before the real tour. On tour he doesn't like to talk to reporters.
"I don't want that the gig and that feeling gets hurt anyhow. If you give interviews during the day, it tires and pisses you off and then the gig is bad."

CHAPTER FIVE
where we visit in the famous Cafe Opera and play roulette. Lauri also tells
about stealing beer.

Young blond woman knocks on Lauri's shoulder and whispers something in his ear in Swedish. Lauri doesn't understand. The woman asks in English if Lauri could take his beanie off. Lauri won't do it.
Now we are in a bar called Kelly's at Folkungagatan, in the trendy Söder.
Lauri is a bit confused. Usually he can drink his beer in peace around here.
"It's easy in Sweden and Finland. Finns are too shy and Swedes too cool to come and talk to you."
It's different in Southern Europe and Mexico. In those places The Rasmus
checks in the hotels with fake names and leaves the concert venue with
security.
"Usually we fool people so that at first a black car with darkened windows
leaves the venue. Fans ran after it and we come in the trunk of some crappy van.
It's 7:30 pm. Boutiques on Götgatan are closing their doors and the bars fill up with trendy young adults. A noisy Finnish drunk passes us.
“A couple of years ago we stole beer from there for our after party”, Lauri points towards 7 Eleven. “I had just met BMX-bikers who invited me to their festival. In the after party there were bikes hanging from the ceiling and skating videos were playing on the TV. It was like a return to 1995.”
Lauri’s life was completely different in 1995 comparing to what it is now. Still, according to his friends, he is the same guy: happy, with a great sense of humor, caring.
In Stockholm he travels – alongside with taxis – with local train and subway. The band sleeps in apartment hotel where the showers stink because of the pipe problems.
For this night there is glamour. It is Playground Music’s new female artist Sandra’s release party in Cafe Opera, which is the place where Stockholm’s celebrities and even the Royals party.
“Ylo-nen?” the doorman confirms and goes through the guestlist. There is a group of people swarming under the crystal chandeliers and ceiling fresco, they would fit well into an american soap opera. Women smile with their teeth and gums shining, men are wearing suits and gel hair. Lauri is smiling.
“Let’s not stay long here. Let’s go to some rock club later.”
Lauri founds two familiar video directors behind the bar, Fredrik Löfberg and Niclas Fronda. They are laughing each others heads off when Lauri imitates their video shooting trip for In My Life in Cuba. Lauri was suffering both tourist diarrhea and stomach illness (vomiting).
Sandra’s show is about to start. Her music sounds – as Aki Hakala says – very swedish. After the performance they are showing Sandra’s music video on the screens.
Lauri is laughing at the music video that is a full of cliches. Lauri is laughing at many things tonight, he is on a party mood. We are supposed to continue to Söder’s clubs. One jägermeisters before it, Lauri suggests.
Leaving isn’t obviously an option anymore. When the clock shows half past twelve, the limousines are bringing even more 30-year-old upstarters smoking cigars, and Lauri moves next to the roulette table. He gives the groupier a 500 krone bill and receives three piles of plastic chips.
Half an hour later he has lost all of them.

CHAPTER SIX
Where Lauri tells how he might need a shrink in the future. It is also revealed why he turned down a 750,000 € commercial deal.

There is an excited man sitting in the table at ten in the morning. Lauri is presenting the blueprint of the studio he is building to Sörnäinen, Helsinki together with Pauli.
“It’s going to be a club room or a lounge where you can hang out, just the kind I’ve always wanted. We are so excited about it now. We have had meetings about this every night in some bar”, Lauri says.
Building a studio is one way to use the money that Lauri has earned. In 2003 Lauri’s incomes were 226,548 euros, that makes his month salary almost 19,000 euros. And this was before the huge success. Lauri is known to be very careful with his money. For example he goes through the Teosto (= Finnish Composers' Copyright Society)-papers carefully and has found mistakes from them.
Because of the complicated tax politics Lauri has started his own firm, Skeletor Oy. With his money he has bought an apartment. Sure he has spend money without looking back too.
“I do a lot of impulse shopping. You buy some expensive suit and never use it, actually I have bought several suits. Or then I’ll buy guitars when I want to reward myself.”
Lauri is clearly the wealthiest member of The Rasmus: he is the main writer in the band, so 75 per cent of the Teosto compensations belong to him.
Of course there would be easier money available. He has gotten valuble commercial deals, hair spray campaigns etc. but turned them all down. Posing in Pepsi commercials years ago tought him it isn’t good to run after money. Well, how much have you been offered? Lauri goes silent.
“I’m not gonna tell who offered but it was 750, 000 euros. With that kind of amount of money you could quit this job immediately.”
There is no need to talk about quitting. The Rasmus is doing well. Lauri says his well-being is compared to the band’s situation.
“The best thing about success is that it has finally happened. It feels like a job victory. There’s a huge machine running behind us. And this is just the beginning, you can really succeed everywhere. The effects can be an enourmous hangover. It might be that at some point you get the feeling that you have had enough of performing in public. Then you can figure out some other way to make music.”
Lauri drifts in to talking about the future: his dreams about getting old with dignity, own a bookstore or a house in Gibraltar. It would be nice to have kids too. There is no sign of wall around Lauri when he analyzes his own personality.
“I might lie that everything’s okay and still some person or thing leaves a huge hole somewhere. And then I’m kind of fooling myself too. I can live with it, I manage to bury it, but it makes me more serious. The more those things happen, the more serious I become.”
And what things Lauri might mean?
“They can be band things or personal stuff, that touch your old friends or loved ones. They might be things I have to go through with a shrink some day, if they start to pile up...”
Lauri takes a break, tabs the table with his hand and announces he has to go to the bathroom. When he comes back, the wall is back.
And actually Lauri should be working already.

kocham tego faceta love

to jest ten wywiad który ja tak tłumaczyłam, tylko 6 cześci nie przetłumaczyłam bo miałam jakieś dzikie problemy ze zrozumieniam, ale forum sie j*** no i wywiad też, buuuuuuuuuu a ja po nocach siedziałam i tłumaczyłam placz

jedyne to co mnie ratuje to to ze mam to wydrukowane, ale nie mam na kompie,

ja to przetłumacze

no to prosze bardzo, nie zatrzymuje Wink

a ja tego jeszcze nawet nie czytałam co jest?

wywiady z bravo mnie %$&^(*%, tak, kamieniami ich obrzucili Neutral

sachmet napisał:

a gdzie artykuł do tych zdjęć? (ale Lauri ma zielooooone oczy na jednym, myslałam, że padnę

)

no to tu, ale niech ktos przetłumaczy *szerzy zeby do Lauri*
“Every time someone comes up with something new there are people who are afraid of them”. Lauri Ylönen.
Anyone would think that Nightwish’s vocalist Tarja Turunen and The Rasmus’ frontman Lauri Ylönen had known each other for years. We’re in the boardroom of a grand Helsinki hotel and rock sound’s snapper is testing the two Finnish stars’ tolerance by first asking Lauri to try to put a rose in between his teeth and then by asking Tarja to rely on Lauri holding her as she leans backwards in full-on classical waltz mode. She looks understandably doubtful but Lauri is suddenly full of enthusiasm. “All right,” she consents, tentatively leaning backwards into the diminutive frontman, “don’t drop me!”

In fact, although their careers have run parallel for the last eight years, they’ve only met once before this. Both bands became successful in Finland long before breaking out to start taking over the entire world. But, until recently, the idea of Finnish rock being popular elsewhere was unheard of.

“It seemed quite impossible,” agrees Lauri as we sit down at a long shiny table at the back of the room. “But at first we were young and stupid and we just wanted to go like hell. Our record company even suggested that we should sing in Finnish to sell more albums here. It put us down many times to realise that there was no support from the industry and there was no industry for countries outside of Finland.”

“There were not many Finnish bands – everyone was listening to pop or Iron Maiden and things like that when we were growing up,” says Tarja. “For us it happened after the second album. But because the music is heavy metal we never thought it could get that big, to have the situation that we’re having now where our albums are selling more in some countries than there are heavy metal kids! Finland is now a country that people are looking out for. They are now interested to know what is happening in our music. They are starting to understand that, ‘Hey! There is a small country near Russia and we have music on our own!’”

Dirty Business

It might be a cliché, but the music Tarja speaks of very often seems to be tinged with goth. Maybe it’s because of the dark shadow cast by Russia in the east, the long winters or the national myths about witches and other monsters. The Rasmus’ latest album ‘Hide From The Sun’ is almost as hooky as its predecessor, but there’s still a dark core, while Nightwish’s love of opera manifests itself as much in the fascination with tragedy as it does in Tarja’s amazing voice.

“My hometown was very near the Russian border, like 20 kilometres away,” says Tarja, “so all the time I had that influence, you know seeing the everday life at the border and how things worked there. It was not that easy.” In what way was it not easy? “To see the… dirty business,” she hesitates. “To see the dirty business going between the countries, the criminality and the drugs and the whores.” What, coming over from Russia?

“Mostly,” nods Lauri, “but going the other way too. This is a country in between the rest of Scandinavia and Russia, so it comes though on the way to Sweden, for example.”

There’s a camera recording the interview for a Finnish DVD and everytime they say anything that might, possibly, be controversial, Tarja looks at it nervously. For some reason, this seems to be a touchy subject too. Nightwish and The Rasmus have both reached the stage where they’re household names in Finland and they were recently lauded by the government for their contribution to the economy. Maybe this had made them more careful of what they say. At one point Tarja tells rock sound about how she was teased at school, as the sensitive kid learning classical piano, but apparently even that’s hard for her to talk about.

“It’s kind of an… arrrgh! burning topic,” she groans melodramatically. “There have been these local newspapers asking about it and I haven’t been willing to talk about it here because of the problem I had with a guy… But I can’t tell you about that either!” There’s an awkward pause as everybody looks at the camera.

“I was never really teased,” says Lauri. “We had a small group of friends but it was very tight because we were different to most people because of looks and also music taste. Before we had bands music was bringing us together already.”

So its not just a recent thing that The Rasmus divide the world into lovers and haters – with the haters most famously represented by the bottle-throwers at last year’s Reading Festival. “It’s always been like that,” says Lauri, matter-of-factly. “I remember right back in the beginning we were playing some new songs to our friends and they said to us, ‘You can’t play that, that sounds so 80’s!’ and were were like, ‘Exactly!’ It’s good to have something like that.” “Something unusual!” agrees Tarja.

“No offence,” says Lauri turning to Tarja, “but it’s the same with your band. You get some people who like it and some people are like, ‘What is that!’”

“Of course!” she says. “You get some people who want to classify things all the time. I’ve sort of dragged all these classical people who’d never listened to heavy metal before over to our music. They are listening to Nightwish and now they are going to heavy metal festivals or rock clubs. Of course some people in the beginning, when they heard me singing this kind of music, with this voice of mine they thought ‘What is she trying to do?’, because it was so new to them.”

“But you’ve definitely kept the classical thing, which is unique,” says Lauri supportively.
“And that’s something I want to keep. I’m doing my classical music tours, for example, so fans are coming to my concerts at churches where they’d hardly ever go otherwise, and I’m very happy that I can do that.”

Burn Baby Burn

After an awkward start things seem to be going so well that rock sound has a clumsy go at musical matchmaking. And immediately regrets it as they look at each other like two teenagers being pushed into a date by a well-meaning auntie.

Would you like to sing in other bands? Like The Rasmus say?
“I get offers all the time,” Tarja replies carefully, “and people contact me all the time. It’s really hard for me to see which is the way I should take. It is important to think about the future and the line that I want to make, and I have been doing some things that I shouldn’t have done! (laughs)”
What things?
“Things that weren’t too clever, but I don’t want to say! (laughs again) But it was all experience and I needed to do it all the time.”
“It has to feel really right,” says Lauri slightly more encouragingly.
Rock sound reckons it could work…
“It could!” he agrees “Like the things we did with Apocalyptica (on the single Bittersweet). That felt so natural, because it came from behind a tree (mimes appearing round the other side of a tree) as we say in Finland. It was like, ‘Hey, we’re going to sing on this album anyway, both of us, so let’s go together’, and that felt just right.”

Another similarity between the two bands is their obsession with myths and legends. Nighwish founder and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen is a huge Lord of the Rings fan, and The Rasmus have been inspired by ancient Scandinavian stories on ‘Hide From The Sun’
“We have great stories! Very scary ones,” says Lauri.
“All those witches!” agrees Tarja. “Oh my God! But I only got to know them now, like, later on. They don’t teach them to kids in school anymore”
“I’ve been reading the history of Scandinavia,” says Lauri. “I’ve written a song on the new album (Lucifer’s Angel) which finds a connection between when they used to burn witches in the 16th and 15th century. I think these people were just good people. They wanted to help other people and change the world. They came us with a lot of new visions and people saw them as a threat and freaks and they had to kill them. I think the same thing is happening but it’s just covered up now.”
They don’t actually burn people anymore…
“Of course,” he agrees. “But everytime someone comes up with something new there are people who are afraid of them.”

So do you think you’d have both been burned as witches if you’d been around in the 16th century?
“Oooh!” laughs Tarja, “I’m going to have to think about that.”
Lauri looks like he suspects a trap. “I don’t think so,” he answers dryly.
“But we are definitely people from the north,” says Tarja. “We want to believe in these myths and these kinds of things. We want to believe that we are hugging the trees and getting the power! We want to believe that!”

Do you hug the trees?
“I have a summer place by the lake,” says Lauri dreamily, “and there are no neighbours and I have a boat. It’s very common in Finland.”
So do you metaphorically hug the trees or literally?
“For me it’s like rehab,” Lauri dodges the question. “I go there after a tour and it takes me about 10 minutes to relate to my childhood because I spent my childhood there. Everything is so safe. It’s very important to have a hideaway place like that.”

For two such private stars it’s going to be difficult to deal with becoming massive in countries where people are a bit less cool than the Finns but, now the rest of the world’s caught on, it’s something that both The Rasmus and Nightwish will have to get used to.

That's the article. There is also this review of the album - someone who actually sounds like she listened to it first!

After The Rasmus released Dead Letters last year many of us (including this writer) dismissed them as a flash in the pan pop act on the wrong side of the musical tracks. Having amassed a huge following regardless, the question now isn't whether we should embrace The Rasmus but whether they've got anything more to offer. Opening track Shot shows they've done little to stray from their trademark infectious pop sound, but there's an added edge that places the Finns at the more dynamic end of the commercial scale. At times, they even boast an electrifying heaviness more commonly associated with Muse (Lucifer's Angel, Immortal). So yes, the band who were so conscious of the need to assert their rock credential this time have achieved their goal. But when these songs lodge themselves in your head, as they inevitably will, it'll still be the pop that gets you. - Victoria Durham, and she gave it an 8 out of 10.

Cytat:

no to tu, ale niech ktos przetłumaczy *szerzy zeby do Lauri*

Lauri nie ma czasu Mr. Green

LUNARSTORM LIVE CHAT WITH AKI & LAURI OF THE RASMUS

The fans would like to extend their many thanks for taking the time to chat with us!

F: Wink

Witch was the best gig you hade the last summer in Suomi ? .. :b
S: the midsommaren show was really nice. thanks to everyone. See you soon on the shows!!!! -Aki&Lauri

F: Hi , I realy like your new song , No Fear I sing with it everytime i Hear it , How long time did it took to do your first album?
S: it took maybe 3 weeks only

F: why are’nt you playing ”sophia” at concerts? I WANNA ITTTT!
S: we dont have saxophones in the band anymore. and they are quite important in this song

F: Hi Guys! I really LUV your music but Lauri, where do you get your insperation to the lyrics? Hugs usmiech

S: got a lot of inspiration on the last tour. traveling in good for your soul.

F: Are you planning something special for the new tour???
S: We´ve been planning to play some accoustic songs in the set

F: Lauri is the song Sail Away important for you?
S: yes its maybe the most personal from the new album

F: Are you planning something special for the new tour???
S: We´ve been planning to play some accoustic songs in the set

F: hello!! do you guys think you gonna win some prise for the new album? <3
S: Hmm. Hopefully

F: hello.. just wondering where your next gig is?? and if u guys have ever had a gig in scotland?
S: Check the gigs from therasmus.com

F: Hi guys!! I love your music Wink

the limited edition from hide from the sun will be on sale at the same time than the other?
S: Yes, be fast to get one

F: Hi! How long have you known the guys from HIM?? //mia
S: yes. everybody knows everyone in finland

F: Aki, why drums?
S: I like the energy I get from playing

F: okej.. hehe... the new video is beutiful!
S: good that you like

F: birds-butterfly’s, the next is bats?
S: why not...

F: What do you both think about the fact Brian Warner being a fan of yours?
S: great!! who’s he??

F: Hi the rasmus! Youre my idols and i love you! Youre the best band in the world! This is my question: Do you have any good advices for someone who wants to start write songs and lyrics? // Jennifer
S: you should write about your own feelings

F: What does the bufferflys mean in the new videon No Fear ? Lauri i love you vocie , it´s my reason to live Love Caroline
S: they represent the beauty in the music.

F: do you have finished to buid the new studio in finland ??
S: It´s almost ready.

F: What can we expect from the new album ? Are you going the same style as before ?
S: If you liked DL you will like this one also

F: Moi moi! usmiech

Snippets from HFTS are amazing and I’m so looking forward to it, just as well as to one of the gigs in November. I’d like to know if you have any intention of playing at least one gig in some of the countries of former Yugoslavia? Thank you, you’re the BEST!
S: Great that you like them.

F: Morjens...do you think its fun too play in sweden?? or is the finnish fans more fun to play for??
S: Yes. We have great fans in Sweden.

F: Remember the lyrics to ”Help me sing”? Wink

/Mia
S: No...

F: I think you are an amasing drummer.. Can you play any other instruments?
S: Thanks! Little bit guitar and bass..

F: Hey guys thanks for the 2 gigs at Ankka and Nrj in the park. So after No fear what´s gonna be the next single?? Love ya always Magda
S: We havent decided yet...

F: Moi! Very Happy

I saw you guys at Liseberg last year and I’ll be at Klubben in Oct! Great to see you live again, must be the best liveact I’ve ever seen! usmiech

Have a couple of questions... first, what’s the meaning behind Last Waltz? And are you planning on maybe playing Ice in Oct? One of my fave songs! Very Happy

/ Kris
S: Thanks! We will concentrate on the new material on the tour..

F: I think Bittersweet is a great song that you sang with Ville Valo usmiech

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S: thanks!

F: Hi guys. Is there any chance of your tour reaching Ireland? We enjoyed your last show in the Ambassador in November and are looking forward to another night out!!
S: Yes, that was a great show! Would be nice to come again

F: how old are you?
S: born in -79

F: what’s yours favourite music video of them to your song?
S: Guilty is a great one

F: where is your favourite place to play? =)
S: small smelly club

F: why did janne leave your band?
S: he wasn´t too much interested in playing anymore

F: Which of your albums do you feel is the strongest? - Voilaski
S: Hide from the sun!

F: I just have to say that I love your music..and your voice..hehe:) I wish you all good luck with your new record! Hugs/Caroline
S: Thank you Caroline!

F: terve!! I just want to say that the last waltz is a great song... who made it?? And the funeral song was great too... I really like you all!!
S: Lauri wrote it. Good that you like!

F: Hi Lauri! Just wanted to tell you that I fell in love with your voice the first time I heard ’In the shadows’ ! You both look and sound great!
S: thanks!

F: Hey guys, how are you? Just wanted to let you know that I won the Yamaha guitar yous signed for CD:UK last year. I really appreciated it, thanks!
S: hey, that´s great!!!

F: how many records have you released? Hyvä Suomi!! Very Happy

S: Hide from the sun is the 6th one

F: Hei! We’re from Portugal! We loved your show one year ago! So... You are here on MTV music awards! How many songs are you gonna play?
S: We don´t know yet...See you there

F: Is your upcoming tour have any name? See you in Stockholm 6 Otctober=)
S: hide from the sun tour.

F: Moi! You are the best band ever!! Are you happy Lauri? You´re a great drum player Aki, I play drums too! =) I wish you all good luck in the future, and please come visit us in Kokkola too! With Love: Julia/ Finland
S: Thank you. Tuu Ouluun katsoo keikka!!!

Pink__star F15 frĺn Södertälje idag, 16:14
F: Hi =) When The Album come out??
S: 12.9!!!

F: what have you done latley?when you didnt worked with your new album?
S: Spending some time with our friends and families. rehearsing for the tour.

F: Hi! Was there any special reason for you to choose No Fear as a first single, considering it’s not really the most outgoing and innovative song?
S: We all just felt like it.

F: Hi ! I am very proud of u ! I ve been waiting 4 u for a very long time and the presentation of yr new album is great! I love u so much...see ya in Vienna !!
S: Jee! see you soon.

F: hi guys, when you’ll have a gig in the Czech Republic, are you going to see the Prague? Me and my friend will be at your gig and we can be your guides :o))
S: Sounds good. See you then.

F: Do you, besides having concerts, rehearse a lot? To practice old songs, or just to relax?
S: This summer has been quite relaxing for us! At the moment we are busy with preparing the upcoming tour

F: I love you’re music!How can U do so good music?:Pnever stop!!!i listen to you almost everyday!!
S: thanks! good that you like.

F: Are you planning to come to the smaller, not so important coutries in musicworld, with Hide From The Sun tour?
S: yes. Check the tour dates from therasmus.com

F: You are the best band ever. Do you have someone that is like a model for you in the music ? Like a group or something. Have a nice day. /Kicki
S: Thanks! We like bands like chili peppers, metallica, nirvana, muse, system of a down

F: any plans on releasing an acoustic album?
S: Maybe we will record some accoustic songs as B-sides.

F: Are you planning on releasing a live CD anytime soon? Or in the future at all?
S: We released DVD there is a live from Switzerland

F: Moi Lauri ja Aki! =)) Are you planing to visit Russia with your new album? =)))
S: Yes, check the tour dates from therasmus.com

F: can you tell me a bit about your fan club and how i can be a member? Are you going to perform in finland in december?
S: We will play in Finland in sept-oct, you can find the tour dates on therasmus.com

F: No Fear ruels ^^
S: thanks!

F: Hey! Do you know if and when you’ll come to Estonia?
S: Hopefully soon

F: Hi guys! usmiech

Lauri, is there a video to the song Bittersweet with Apocalyptica and Ville Valo? And if it is .. do any of you know where to find it? Take care my dearly beloveds...
S: Yes there is a video. I don´t know if they have it on their website

F: Is it only Lauri who wrote all the songs off HFTS or everyone participated?
S: Mainly Lauri and Pauli

F: Do you have some favoruite song on the cd ?
S: Immortal, the first song we recorded for the album

F: Will you come to Australia and New Zealand for any gigs?
S: we don´t have any plans yet, but we would love to come. Hopefully next year!!

F: What do you think of the band HIM??
S: We think it´s a great band.

F: Hi! How did you come up with the name Hide From The Sun?
S: It comes from our lifestyle. The rythm of the day is totally upside down.

F: hello you are very good!!!
S: Thanks!!!!

F: Hello Lauri and Aki!!!! I have a question for you...What is you favorite band?
S: We like bands like RHCP. Metallica, Muse...

F: Lauri: Just wanna say that your vocie is freaking awsome usmiech

just love it! No Fear is very good, can´t wait for the album, is ”Hide from the sun” more rock than ”Dead Letters” or is its more pop/rock? Please tell me its ROCK usmiech

// Maddi
S: It´s more rockier. More guitar riffs and stuff.

F: How did you guys come up with the name of the band? //Rasmus
S: We wanted to have a name which sounds scandinavian and hopefully it´s easy to remember

F: hi what do you think about the other bands green day,good charlotte,simple plan and blink 182?
S: Green day is ok. Dookie is their best album.

demokratisk_annanas F14 frĺn Östersund idag, 15:55
F: Howdy! I watch no fear on television like everyday. I did this very morning, actually. And my question to you guys is... Do you write your songs by yourself? I mean, maybe you’re talking by experience in that song, and In The Shadows too. Have a nice day all of you!!
S: Of course we write the songs ourself!

F: Hey. which song do you think i the best that you have made? // Malin
S: One from the new album, but it´s hard to say which one...

F: Describe living on the road with 3 words, and don´t you miss your own beds?! *I know I would!*
S: Of course we miss sometimes!

F: Hello ! =) Is actually listening to one of your songs right now. I had no idea that you were chatting today Razz

So, do you think your new album is better then Dead letters ? Many hugs / Mela
S: Yes it´s better. absolutely!

F: Hello guys! First of all I just want to say that I just love the music you make, and that I worship Lauris haircut. usmiech

Lauri sound really good together with apocalyptica. Is he going to continue play with them anything in the future?
S: Thanks.It´s time for the R now.

F: Terve! I was wondering what felt most different writing and recording Hide From The Sun compared to making Dead Letters?
S: It was little bit easier this time. We´ve been playing so many shows together. We are thighter nowadays and we sound better

F: hello=) i wonder a few things... are you comming to to sweden more than the concert i sthlm? and the other why it’s butterflies and not birds in the new video? love you 4- ever and ever more!
S: We love animals...now it´s time for B-flys

F: Aki! I’ve got a question for you.. What was your first thught when you got asked to join the band?
S: Hmm...I had 2 other bands at that time. I was thinking how should I tell them that I´m going to join the R.

F: Mio The Rasmus! I just want to say that me and my friends are huge fans of yours! I love your music and I’m looking forward to buy the new cd soon. I only have one question.. How did it all start.. you know.. hoe did you meet? Love Nina
S: We met in school, liked same bands so it was easy to form a band with these guys.

F: Aki, Lintu my love !! i can’t wait to see you the 9 bnovember !!! but why only a date in italy ??
S: See you soon in Italy. Maybe we will more gigs in Italy next year.

F: Aki, how long have you been playing drums? Have you ever taken any lessons?
S: I´ve been playing 12 years. I took some lessons...but didn´t like it too much.

F: Heey! You guys was great on Ankkarock thins year .. ^^
S: Thanks, it was nice show. We played some new stuff for the first time

F: Hello Lauri and Aki. what do you think about the new album and how are you? kiss kiss //warda
S: We are fine! New album sounds great and fresh. We are so much waiting for the shows!!!

F: Moi! Have you guys seen the movie ’Pitkä Kuuma Kesä’? It’s like the best movie ever!!! Do you know the finnish singer Jimi Pääkallo of Technicolour? Well, Just so you know: WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING!! // Sweet Smurfii & Nikki Lee
S: We know Jimi. Well pitkä kuuma kesä is not our favourite...Pauli is a great actor, isn´t he???

F: Terve. I think you all are the best and I love your music. Thank’s to you I’ll now know how I’m and I’m very grateful for that! Which album are your favourite (the rasmus-album)? Love you all now and forever! Suomi-Power. Wink

Pusu / Diana Jokela
S: Thanks! At the moment Hide from the sun is the best. Pusu

F: Hello rasmus digg your style najs musik you have.. and the singer have an very special voice Wink

S: thanks!

F: Hello Lauri and Aki, say hi to Pauli and Eero! I wounder what you think about Sweden? hugs Zandra
S: We will! Sweden is great! We´ve been playing many good shows there. We will play in Klubben Oct 6th. See you there!!!

F: hello!!when coming your next record
S: Hide from the sun will be out 12.9.

F: I hawe a rock band. i Just wonder if it´s hard to come out on the market if you play rock music. /fredde
S: It´s hard sometimes, but just believe in your band and songs and work hard

F: Hey! Which is the greatest song ever written?
S: Beatles:Yesterday

F: Hello ! What do you think about the new album?
S: It´s great album. 11 strong songs. It´s extremely moody. If you liked DL, you will like this one

F: Hei Lauri! When you think back to 1996 and Peep what kind of thoughts do you get? Do you miss those times or is it better now ? =) ~Vanha Jkl:n Lutakon keikoilla kävijä~
S: It´s good to have a long history...

F: Hey guys, thanks for taking the time for this webchat! So, could you tell us some more about the setlist for your upcoming tour? Has it been decided yet?
S: We´ve been planning to play all the songs from the new album. And of course some old material...Maybe some songs accousticly

F: how old were you when you started the band?
S: 15 years

F: Moi! usmiech

you are great!
S: thanks!

F: Are you planning any North American complete tour with Hide From The Sun?
S: This year we will tour in Europe. Would be nice to do some shows in N America, but we don´t´have any plans yet...Maybe a supporttour would be good for us.

Cytat:

F: What do you both think about the fact Brian Warner being a fan of yours?
S: great!! who’s he??

to jest najlepsza część

mese za to sie na nich obraziła

to na mnie też w takim razie bo ja długi czas nie wiedziałam kto to jest BW?

nie interesuje mnie ten pan zbytnio więc...mi to lotto

a nmnie do tej pory sie chyba boczy, bo ja wiem o tym panie od niej [hahaha]

The Rasmus o koncercie w Polsce
Fińska grupa The Rasmus 22 listopada przyjedzie do Warszawy, gdzie w klubie "Stodoła" zagra jedyny koncert w naszym kraju. Z tej okazji portal INTERIA.PL rozmawiał z basistą zespołu Eero Heinonenem o polskim koncercie, na którym The Rasmus będą promować swój najnowszy album "Hide From The Sun".

- To będzie nasz pierwszy prawdziwy koncert w Polsce. Już nie mogę się doczekać. Polska to dla mnie bardzo interesujący kraj. Byliśmy już u was i daliśmy kilka wywiadów - powiedział nam muzyk.

- Kiedy myślę o Polsce, to widzę kraj, który ma cechy państw środkowoeuropejskich i również państw bałtyckich. Poza tym macie nieprawdopodobną historię, z której możecie być dumni.

- A na koncercie zagramy przede wszystkim piosenki z nowego albumu. Na występach prezentujemy prawie cały "Hide From The Sun". Nie zabraknie również naszych największych przebojów.

- Mogę zdradzić, że szykujemy również akustyczny set. Dla mnie to bardzo ciekawe grać piosenki w nowych, akustycznych aranżacjach. Zwłaszcza te stare kompozycje.

The Rasmus / Universal Music Polska
Poprosiliśmy Eero, by podzielił się z użytkownikami naszego portalu jakąś anegdotą z trasy koncertowej The Rasmus.

- Dziwne i śmieszne wypadki zdarzają nam się bardzo często. Ale pamiętam, że kiedyś byliśmy w Kopenhadze. Siedzieliśmy sobie w jakimś barze i nagle podszedł do nas jakiś włóczęga. Wyglądał na bezdomnego. Podszedł do nas i swoim przepitym głosem zaczął nam śpiewać (tutaj Earo imituje "przepity" głos włóczęgi i nuci największy przebój Rasmus "In The Shadows") (śmiech). To było bardzo zabawne.

"Polska to bardzo interesujący kraj"
Piosenka "In The Shadow" to przebój, który zna chyba każdy. Utwór, pochodzący z przełomowej dla fińskiej grupy Rasmus płyty "Dead Letters" (2003), był do znudzenia grany przez wszystkie stacje radiowe i telewizyjne w Europie, co zaowocowało sprzedażą ponadmilionowego nakładu albumu. A Rasmus z zespołu szalenie popularnego w rodzimej Finlandii stał się gwiazdą europejskiego formatu. Dwa lata po premierze "Dead Letters", do sklepów trafiła płyta "Hide From The Sun" (2005), promowana przebojowym singlem "No Fear".
Z okazji premiery nowego albumu oraz przyjazdu Rasmus do Polski na jedyny koncert, Artur Wróblewski rozmawiał z Eero Heinonenem, basistą formacji. Muzyk opowiedział o ciśnieniu związanym z nagraniem następcy kasowego "Dead Letters", jodze i medytacji, życiu w trasie i motylach, które ostatnio są w modzie wśród skandynawskich zespołów prezentujących bardziej przystępną odmianę gotyckiego metalu.

Wasz nowy album zatytułowany jest "Hide From The Sun" ("Ukryty przed słońcem"). Co kryje się za tym sformułowaniem?

Tytuł wymyślił Laurie [Ylönen ? przyp. red.], nasz wokalista. To on pisze wszystkie słowa naszych piosenek. Wydaje mi się, że tytuł oznacza ukrywanie się przed ludzką ciekawością i presją, jaka ciąży na zespole. Odnosi się to przede wszystkim do Lauriego. To on jest twarzą zespołu.

Wspomniałeś o ciśnieniu, jakie ciąży na zespole. Czy było ono odczuwalne podczas nagrywania nowej płyty, następcy kasowego "Dead Letters"?

Mieliśmy świadomość, że to dla nas bardzo ważna płyta. Ale podczas komponowania piosenek nie czuliśmy ciśnienia. Trochę nerwów było podczas nagrywania w studiu. Ale wrócę jeszcze do osoby Lauriego. To on jet frontmanem i chyba on najbardziej odczuwał stres związany z wydaniem "Hide From The Sun".

A jak fakt, że staliście się popularni, wpłynął na twoje życie? Czy podoba ci się sława i wszystkie sprawy z nią związane?

Oczywiście jest wiele pozytywnych aspektów bycia sławnym. Przyjemnie jest czasami zobaczyć się w telewizji czy przeczytać o sobie w prasie... Ale przecież nie z tego powodu zacząłem grać w zespole. To dla mnie tylko w pewnym sensie narzędzie. Za jego pomocą mogę zaprezentować moją muzykę jak największej ilości osób.
Na przykład teraz zagraliśmy trasę koncertową po Finlandii, która została wyprzedana. Na koncertach były tłumy. To bardzo przyjemne uczucie. Wydaje mi się, że to jest niezbędne dla zespołu, ale nie można się tym zachłysnąć.

Przeczytałem gdzieś, że jesteś wielkim orędownikiem medytacji i jogi. Czy to pomaga ci nie zachłysnąć się sławą?

Tak, rzeczywiście. Medytuję już od siedmiu lat. To naprawdę mi pomaga. Pozwala mi uspokoić się i zarazem zrozumieć innych ludzi. Ich oczekiwania. Moje własne pragnienia. Dzięki temu mogę unikać konfliktów z innymi. I unikać stresu.
Medytacja w pewnym sensie ma również wpływ na komponowanie przeze mnie muzyki. Wydaje mi się, że dzięki jodze nie jestem tak nerwowy. Nie ma we mnie złości, która kiedyś wpływała na moją grę na basie. Jestem bardziej zainteresowany pozytywnymi aspektami piosenek. To taki inny typ pozytywnych uczuć.

Mówisz o pozytywnych aspektach waszych piosenek. Ale przecież wasze utwory opowiadają o samotności, braku wiary we własne siły i śmierci...

Nasza grupa to wypadkowa naszych charakterów i zainteresowań. Za teksty odpowiada Laurie. Ja, jako basista, stoję raczej z tyłu. Nie oznacza to, że nie jesteśmy demokratycznym zespołem. Ale jak już powiedziałem, to Laurie pisze słowa piosenek. Musiałbyś zapytać jego o znaczenie naszych utworów.

Wspomniałeś, że graliście koncerty w Finlandii. Wkrótce wyruszacie na trasę po Europie. Jak podoba ci się życie w trasie?

Życie w trasie jest oczywiście zasadniczo różne od życia domowego, które jest bardzo stabilne i spokojne. Masz wokół siebie ludzi, których znasz i kochasz. Natomiast podczas tournee codziennie mieszkasz w innym hotelu, codziennie odwiedzasz nowe miejsca i poznajesz nowych ludzi. Z jednej strony nie ciąży na tobie aż taka odpowiedzialność, jak w domu. Z drugiej strony nie znajdujesz tyle bezpieczeństwa i spokoju...
Życie w trasie to także przebywanie z chłopakami przez cały czas. Ale ja to lubię. Wyskakujemy razem na obiady, do pubów i klubów. Łazimy po miastach, których wcześniej nie odwiedzaliśmy. No i przede wszystkim gramy koncerty. To bardzo interesujące.

Zdarzyło cię się coś nieprawdopodobnego podczas trasy koncertowej?

Przykro mi, ale niestety zawsze zapominam o takich rzeczach (śmiech). Dziwne i śmieszne wypadki zdarzają nam się bardzo często. Ale pamiętam, że kiedyś byliśmy w Kopenhadze. Siedzieliśmy sobie w jakimś barze i nagle podszedł do nas jakiś włóczęga. Wyglądał na bezdomnego. Podszedł do nas i swoim przepitym głosem zaczął nam śpiewać (tutaj Earo imituje "przepity" głos włóczęgi i nuci największy przebój Rasmus "In The Shadows") (śmiech). To było bardzo zabawne.

Na trasie zdarzają się pewnie również mniej przyjemne rzeczy. Jak wytrzymujecie razem zamknięci w tour-busie?

(śmiech) Nasz autobus, którym podróżujemy, jest jak łódź podwodna. Wiesz, siedzimy na bardzo małej przestrzeni. Ktoś ogląda film, ktoś inny czyta książkę lub słucha muzyki. I tak jest do momentu, kiedy nie dojedziemy do następnego miasta. Trzeba się po prostu do tego przyzwyczaić. Ale po pewnym czasie potrafię się do tego przystosować i nie mam z tym kłopotów.

Powiedz teraz kilka słów na temat waszej nowej piosenki "No Fear". Kiedy zadecydowaliście, że to będzie pierwszy singel?

Wydaje mi się, że od razu po nagraniu "No Fear" wiedzieliśmy, że to będzie singel promujący album. Kompozycja ma odpowiednią jakość. Jest chwytliwa, to po prostu bardzo dobry utwór popowy. Stwierdziliśmy, że może dobrze wprowadzać ludzi w klimat "Hide From The Sun". Łatwo ją zapamiętać.

Czytałem gdzieś, że to ostatni utwór, jaki nagraliście na "Hide From The Sun".

Może nie ostatni, ale na pewno jeden z ostatnich. Mieliśmy mnóstwo kompozycji i zastanawialiśmy się, które z nich trafią na album. I w jakiej kolejności poukładać je na płycie. A "No Fear" ćwiczyliśmy i opracowywaliśmy dosyć późno. Powstał dosyć prosty utwór, który łatwo wpada w ucho. Dlatego stał się pierwszym singlem.

Na płycie znajdują się również bardziej złożone kompozycje i różne style muzyczne...

Zawsze staraliśmy się, by nasza muzyka była bardzo różnorodna. Nie ograniczamy się do jednego stylu. Jednak zawsze nagrywamy w ten sposób, by nasze piosenki można było postawić w jednym szeregu. Nadajemy im wspólny motyw przewodni.
Stawiamy przede wszystkim na melodyjne linie wokalne i mocne riffy gitarowe. Chcemy je jednak urozmaicać, żeby nie zanudzić samych siebie i publiczności.

Pewnie nie jestem pierwszą osobą, która zadaje wam to pytanie... Na okładce "Hide From The Sun" widnieje motyl. Jak zareagowaliście, gdy usłyszeliście najnowszy singel HIM "Wings Of A Butterfly" ("Skrzydła motyla")?

(śmiech) To było dosyć zabawne! Postanowiliśmy, że motyl będzie motywem przewodnim naszej płyty i umieściliśmy go na okładce. I dokładnie tydzień po tym w radiu usłyszeliśmy nowy numer HIM. Przez moment nawet zastanawialiśmy się, czy nie powinniśmy zmienić okładki. Ale projekt już był gotowy i podobał nam się. Postanowiliśmy to zostawić. To naprawdę zbieg okoliczności. Dosyć zabawna sytuacja.
Jeszcze nie mieliśmy okazji pogadać z chłopakami z HIM na ten temat. Oni nagrywali płytę w Los Angeles, a my byliśmy Finlandii. Ale to nieważne. Postanowiliśmy to zostawić i nie przejmować się.

W listopadzie przyjeżdżacie do Polski. Czego powinni się spodziewać Polscy fani?

To będzie nasz pierwszy prawdziwy koncert w Polsce. Już nie mogę się doczekać. Polska to dla mnie bardzo interesujący kraj. Byliśmy już u was i daliśmy kilka wywiadów. Kiedy myślę o Polsce, to widzę kraj, który ma cechy państw środkowoeuropejskich i również państw bałtyckich. Poza tym macie nieprawdopodobną historię, z której możecie być dumni.
A na koncercie zagramy przede wszystkim piosenki z nowego albumu. Na występach prezentujemy prawie cały "Hide From The Sun". Nie zabraknie również naszych największych przebojów. Mogę zdradzić, że szykujemy również akustyczny set. Dla mnie to bardzo ciekawe grać piosenki w nowych, akustycznych aranżacjach. Zwłaszcza te stare kompozycje.

A jak widzisz dzisiaj swoje albumy, które nagraliście jeszcze jako nastolatkowie?

W pewnym sensie wciąż je lubię. Są pełne niewinności. To może zabrzmi komicznie, ale wtedy byliśmy bardzo pewni swoich umiejętności jako instrumentaliści i kompozytorzy. A tak naprawdę nie wiedzieliśmy zbyt wiele na temat muzyki. Dopiero zaczynaliśmy nagrywać i nie mieliśmy pojęcia o pracy w studiu.
Niemniej podchodzę do tamtych płyt z dużym sentymentem. Były niewinne, spontaniczne i wciąż je lubię.

Dziękuję za rozmowę. (to z Eero)

Gość

ile razy to wkleilas?

to jest takie dlugie (raz)

ja im dam Laurie

Cytat:

Mogę zdradzić, że szykujemy również akustyczny set. Dla mnie to bardzo ciekawe grać piosenki w nowych, akustycznych aranżacjach. Zwłaszcza te stare kompozycje.

tak, tak, tak XD

(chyba kupie, bo mi sie ta fotka na maksa podoba, 2 zlote, to nie majątek i tak mama kupuje [hahaha])
Nieśmiały kolekcjoner rowerów

Rasmusi zamykają czarny rozdział w swoim graniu i przechodzą na jasną stronę mocy! A co najciekawsze bez większych zgrzytów i ubytku w liczbie fanów. Pełen sukces! Sodówka nie uderza im jednak do głowy, co Lauri udowodnił podczas rozmowy z POPCORNEM!

Popcorn: Kiedyś w Polsce był taki hicior, który leciał mniej więcej tak: "Iść, ciągle iść, w stronę słońca...". Tak mi się to skojarzyło z waszym najnowszym albumem, z którym wychodzicie z mroków muzyki... Byłeś nocnym markiem?
Lauri: Świetne pytanie! Nocnym markiem byłem bardziej z konieczności niż z wyboru, ale mroczne klimaty faktycznie należą do moich ulubionych. To zresztą widać i słychać. Jeśli chodzi o nocne życie, to wiele koncertów graliśmy późno w nocy, wszystko kończyło się nad ranem, a w dzień odsypialiśmy. Jakoś nie umieliśmy się przestawić na normalne tory. Teraz chyba do tego dojrzeliśmy i idziemy w stronę słońca... (śmiech)!
Popcorn: Album "Hide From The Sun" świetnie się sprzedaje, poprzedni krążek "Dead Letters" też trafił do rąk kilku milionów nabywców. Czy macie ciśnienie, by utrzymać tendencję wzrostową?
Lauri: Na pewno nam na tym zależy, ale nie to jest najważniejsze. Najbardziej chodzi nam o słuchaczy, o spełnianie marzeń, o robienie tego, co się kocha! Jak będzie z naszą muzą? Na razie jest super. Jestem urodzonym optymistą, cholernie ambitnym. Czarne myśli, depresyjne, ciężkie - owszem, dopadają mnie, ale nie daję się! W zasadzie traktuję to jako przeszłość, zamknięty rozdział. Tym bardziej, że teraz otworzyliśmy się bardziej na jasność - to mi daje kopa, żeby pozytywnie patrzeć przed siebie. A krążek "Hide From The Sun" wygląda tak, jak moja dusza. Czasem mam wszystkiego dość i wydzieram japę, czasem łapię jasne klimaty i robię się romantyczny. I śpiewam na przykład taką balladkę jak "Sail Away"...

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to jest link to zajebistego wywiadu

mam nadzieję ze nie bedą mnie ścigać za udostepnienie Wam tego

gdyż wyraźnie jest zaznaczone zeby nie umieszczać tego na innych stronach

najwyzej jak przeczytacie to dacie mi znać a ja link usune

jutro poczytam, na razie obejrzałam te obrazki, rozwaliło mnie "who snores" i "who does the most stupid things when drunk" [hahaha]

ja zauważyłam, ze oni są zbyt szcześliwi, jeszcze jeden jest wywiad gdzie jest polewa na maksa jak nic.

ale Eero jak zwykle spokojny (znaczy sie to on cos smiesznego powie, wszyscy sie smieja, tylko on powaga)

mele o tym mówisz?

[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]

zazdroszcze im

mają ciekawe życie, a nie takie jak ja NUDNE do obrzydzenia Neutral

nie jeszcze inne
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(czytałam tylko wywiad, nie chciało mi sie czytać opisów), ale i tak wywiad jest boski, Pauli najlepszymi tekstami zarzuca [hahaha])

Gość

ciekawe co on zrobil takiego jak byl pijany ;P

kocham tych chłopaków

2 ostatnie obrazki z 'nielegala' co Lauri dala sa super [hahahaa]

dzieki Mese Mr. Green

nmzc!

(tak tylko sobie przypomnialam..

)

o żesz ty!

wywiad Lauri przeprowadza z MUSE usmiech

Cytat:

NOSTURI KLUBI, FINLAND - OCTOBER 12, 2003
Muse's Chris to Lauri: "We are sound nerds"

The Rasmus singer Lauri gasped after Mix asked if he could interview his favorite band Muse. Lauri took the challenge and noticed it isn't easy to sit on the other side of the table.

It's the beginning of October when I run into Lauri in downtown. I have just heard Mix was one of the lucky ones to get Muse's interview. While looking at Lauri I realized we have gone through several discussions in the past about Muse, which happens to be Lauri's favorite band.

- Are you in Finland on October 11 and 12? Would you like to interview Muse since you're an expert in this matter? I ask him. Lauri looks at me with his green eyes.
- That would be coolest thing in the World, the young man says and smiles widely. After that I get a flood of questions. How many questions, how much time, where will be the interview done... After a few days the record company informs me the interview will take place on Sunday the 12th.

Excitement in the air!
When that day comes I start my car and head to the centre of Helsinki. I'm going to pick up Lauri and then we'll head to Nosturi together. Lauri is about to step in to reporter's shoes for the first time. I'm a couple minutes late when my phone starts ringing.
- Where are you? Lauri asks nervously. I say I'm one minute away and when I arrive, Lauri is already waiting for me on his home steps. Lauri jumps in the car and our journey towards Nosturi begins. He is going through his questions in his black book. He is quiet and thoughtful. I break the silence by asking how he's feeling.

- I'm so excited. So excited I can feel it in my stomach, the man says silently.
On the previous night Lauri had been on Muse's first gig at Nosturi.
- The gig was unbelievable! Muse's sound is massive, even though there are only three guys! I'm going to ask about it today.
I park my car infront of the building. Person from the record company is waiting for us on the door and tells us the band is doing soundcheck. We go upstairs and enjoy for a moment of Muse's playing.

- My interview won't probably be typical. I want to ask about their history and sound world pretty much, Lauri clarifies and I tell he can ask whatever he wants.
Muse's guys are a little late from the schedule. They tell us Lauri can interview band's basist Chris. Lauri asks how the tape recorder works. He tests several times it works.
- Can I do the interview so that you won't be standing there. I'm probably going to be even more nervous then, Lauri asks.
Lauri digs Rasmus album "Dead Letters" from his backpack that he's gonna give for the band. Now we're waiting for The Moment. After it comes Lauri goes to the backstage door and knocks. Chris opens the door and welcomes Lauri. The door closes.

Sound nerds
I haven't heard much about your history. I would also like to know if you have had any other bands before Muse?
- When we were 13 we used to play together but nothing more. There were about 20 guys and we used to play at parties and on the beach. We mainly played Nirvana covers, Chris tells.
- When we were 15 Matt and Dominic noticed we wanted to make our own music while the others were doing covers. It was a way to keep out of doing stupid things that kids at our age used to do.

Have you studied music?
- We are all self learned. I used to play drums at first, but as the time went by bass became my instrument. We have also taught each other. We used to practice several hours a day, Chris remembers.

There are only three members in your band but your sound is big. Are you sound nerds?
- Absolutely, especially me and Matthew. Bass gets lots of power in our music because it gives Matt the opportunity to do magic with his guitar. He is very experimental.

Romantic Muse
While I listen to the tape you notice how Lauri relaxes as the interview goes by. He and Chris are already laughing together. They continue:

You have played four times in Finland. What are the difference between Finnish and other countries' audiences?
- In Italy and Spain people go crazy on our gigs. In northern Europe we are "artistic band" whom people are coming to see. Last night's gig was the first one on this tour and the crowd was amazing, Chris says and thanks everyone who were on the gig.

I saw your gig in Leeds, England last year and I noticed your audience is full of people of all ages?
- We like to play on festivals because there we can play to people who haven't necessary heard us before. And it is true, there are a lot of people from all ages.

Your latest album Absolution is brilliant. Do you think it's different from your other albums?
- The album is more solid even though the songs aren't similar. We wanted to try different things on this album, like strings. We didn't want to sound the same like before.

I think your album is also more romantic. What do you think about that?
- The album sounds solid. Rich Costey produced almost the whole album and I think it's because of him. Origin Of Symmetry was done in a hurry and after we got it done we were off for a tour. Now we took more time. We rented a big factory hall where we spent two months of our lives sleeping, eating and making music.

I went to your website (www.muse.nu) and saw some pictures where you had moved your drums to the swimming pool.
- We wanted as big drum sound as possible, so we tried several different ways. Swimming pool worked the best and we got what we wanted.

A couple of more questions left, tell me about your producer Rich Costey. Where did you find him?
- We wanted new things for our new album and they played us some of the bands he has produced. For example Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, MEW and Fiona Apple. Before we even asked asked him to produce us he had announced he wanted to work with us, Chris says.

As my last question, I would like to ask if you have your own record company? I tried to do some research but couldn't find anything.
- We had Dangerous Records but that was before we had gotten our record deal. We did two EP's under that label that we sold on our gigs.
Lauri thanks for the interview and turns off the tape recorder.

One of my dreams came true
After the interview it's time for pictures. While I was waiting on the stairs of the backstage, Muse's manager asks if we want to take pictures with the whole band. I thank and say it would be great.
- It was cool, Lauri says when he steps out of the door.
His smile is really wide. Matthew, Chris and Dominic gather around Lauri and we take pictures.
- Is that boy singer in The Rasmus?
Band's manager asks suprisingly and after getting a positive answer he says he has seen The Rasmus on European channels. I tell The Rasmus is coming to England in the beginning of 2004.
- Good. They must get popular there, manager says.

After we leave Nosturi Lauri is talking non-stop.
- Now I know exactly how our fans must feel when they meet us. I just met a band who are my real idols, Lauri says.
- This is absolutely one of my dreams that came true.
I drive infront of Lauri's home building. The man hugs me and thanks for the experience before he disappears into the dark stairway

Cytat:

LAURI ABOUT AKI
I prefer partying with Aki. He is just as party addicted as I am and we go out almost every night - preferrably until the early morning. We have a lot of fun together. But we can also be very sad. Aki is very sensitive and does indeed cry when he is not doing well. He is not embarrassed by that. I admire that. At times, I would also prefer to cry but I can't. We often philosophize on life and love. He agrees in many of my ways to think - we are soulmates. We for instance hate the waiting and hanging around before the gigs and therefore easily grow impatient. We also like bitching a bit about others and are like girls when it comes to that. Once it was really embarassing for us. Aki just started gossipping awfully about a band, how bad their music was and how awful their gig.
We were highly amused until we noticed that they were standing next to us. I am very happy that he exists. As you know Aki joined the band four years later but has really settled in by now. 1999 our old drummer didn't like the job anymore and moved to Thailand. Back then Aki still sold t-shirts and posters for us. I went over to him and asked him if he didn't want to become our new drummer. He accepted immediately. And even though he is so skinny cause he hates sports as much as I do he has an incredible energy. He gives everything on the gigs, no matter if his arms are gonna hurt the next day and he has soar muscles. Then I could almost die out of laughter in the mornings when he hardly gets out of bed. When we are on tour and don't sleep on the bus but in the hotel myself and him share one and Pauli and Eero the other room. That fits well because we party animals end up in bed pretty late anyway and don't wake up the others like this. It's also practical cause we both don't need much time in the bathroom and aren't in each other's way like that. The only stupid thing: Aki doesn't smoke and I get a bad conscience when I smoke too much around him. He says that it doesn't bother him but still I try to smoke less. Aki likes the whole fanhype as little as I do, also because people came on to him already. Some people even called him a fag. Some fans hung around his flat as much as around mine so he moved. Now we are almost neighbours.

Cytat:

My interview won't probably be typical

Nie, w ogóle nie jest typowy, kompletnie [hahaha] x9999999999999

Ale dzięki tak ogólnie, fajnie, szkoda, że tylko z Chrisem gadał.

Cytat:

Matthew,... and Dominic

W życiu nie widziałam, żeby ktoś tak do nich mówił [hahaha] Zawsze jest "Matt" i "Dom" [hahaha]

to był jedyny wywiad z Muse, jaki do tej pory przeczytałam i zapewne ten, który by mi się najbardziej podobał, gdybym znała inne [hahaha]

Cytat:

- Now I know exactly how our fans must feel when they meet us. I just met a band who are my real idols, Lauri says.

XDDDDDDD

Cytat:

But we can also be very sad. Aki is very sensitive and does indeed cry when he is not doing well. He is not embarrassed by that. I admire that. At times, I would also prefer to cry but I can't. We often philosophize on life and love.

ooooooooooooo
*pragnie zainstalować chłopakom podsłuch i ukrytą kamerę*

Cytat:

Aki just started gossipping awfully about a band, how bad their music was and how awful their gig.
We were highly amused until we noticed that they were standing next to us.

znaczy się kto? TR? [???]

Cytat:

I am very happy that he exists.

we too [hahaha]

Cytat:

The only stupid thing: Aki doesn't smoke and I get a bad conscience when I smoke too much around him. He says that it doesn't bother him but still I try to smoke less.

przy najbliżśzej okazji złoże Akiemu serdeczne podziękowania [hahaha]

Cytat:

Aki likes the whole fanhype as little as I do

mój slownik nie zna takiego słowa

Cytat:

Now we are almost neighbours.

to dobrze, będzie mniej szukania [hahaha] x 999999

Lauri, a możesz podać, z jakich gazet i z kiedy są te teksty ?

Lauri to znalazła na jednej stronie a z jakich gazet to jest to Lauri nie ma zielonego pojęcia

to pierwsze to jest z fińskiego MIX zapewne, a co do drugiego, to coś znalazłam XD

[link widoczny dla zalogowanych] zdaje sie, że niemiecki YAM! z 2003 XD

ja to na włoskiej stronie jako CIEKAWOSTKI znalazlam Very Happy

ja szukałam na forum oficjalnym, to jest kopalnia bez dna [hahaha]

no ba [hahaha]

Cytat:

to był jedyny wywiad z Muse, jaki do tej pory przeczytałam i zapewne ten, który by mi się najbardziej podobał, gdybym znała inne [hahaha]

To był wywiad z Chrisem, więc trudno to nazwać Muse, bo był tylko jeden członek [hahaha] I uwierz - inne są lepsze, po ich przeczytaniu stwierdziłam, że są bardziej nienormalni niż sądziłam wcześniej [hahaha] [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] <-- kilka boskich artykułów dla Kerrang! i innych tego typu gazet XD Cudo XD

Cytat:

[url]http://musezone.w.interia.pl

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hm, ciekawe rozwiązanie [hahaha] x 99999999

może przeczytam, jak kiedyś znajdę czas, teraz się przymierzam do zaczęcia prezentu, choć nawet nie wiem, jaki program otwierać [hahaha]
i tak TEN by mi się najbardziej podobał xP [hahaha]

O fak, inteligentna jestem [hahaha] x99999999999999999999

Sachmet, nie jesteś obiektywna [hahaha] x9999999

no to co? [hahaha] x 9999999
nie uważam, żebym mogła być obiektywna w stosunku do TR [hahaha]