these Finnish meddlers are at home on the road and have the international
the road and have the international
the road and have the international fanbase to prove it
fanbase to prove it
fanbase to prove it hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Children of Bodom what was this
with Children of Bodom what was this
with Children of Bodom what was this scene like where you guys were growing
scene like where you guys were growing
scene like where you guys were growing up when you started with like this kind
up when you started with like this kind
up when you started with like this kind of metal and I was all really
of metal and I was all really
of metal and I was all really underground so basically it was really
underground so basically it was really
underground so basically it was really hard to get gigs or and it’s sort of
hard to get gigs or and it’s sort of
hard to get gigs or and it’s sort of exposure in media or whatever and so
exposure in media or whatever and so
exposure in media or whatever and so we’re just running around on and selling
we’re just running around on and selling
we’re just running around on and selling our demo tapes or whatever like just
our demo tapes or whatever like just
our demo tapes or whatever like just hoping that somebody will buy that for
hoping that somebody will buy that for
hoping that somebody will buy that for like three bucks or whatever it was kind
like three bucks or whatever it was kind
like three bucks or whatever it was kind of a kind of a big Saint though and then
of a kind of a big Saint though and then
of a kind of a big Saint though and then somehow I know we got lucky enough to
somehow I know we got lucky enough to
somehow I know we got lucky enough to get a record contract and oh that’s when
get a record contract and oh that’s when
get a record contract and oh that’s when things started rolling
who are what made you pick up your
who are what made you pick up your instruments originally my parents put me
instruments originally my parents put me
instruments originally my parents put me to piano lessons when I was 5 years old
to piano lessons when I was 5 years old
to piano lessons when I was 5 years old so I don’t know who I was expired at the
so I don’t know who I was expired at the
so I don’t know who I was expired at the time because I was a little kid and
time because I was a little kid and
time because I was a little kid and didn’t understand shit about anything
didn’t understand shit about anything
didn’t understand shit about anything are there any keyboardist that you
are there any keyboardist that you
are there any keyboardist that you really look up to yeah then later on
really look up to yeah then later on
really look up to yeah then later on when I when I joined a metal band and
when I when I joined a metal band and
when I when I joined a metal band and realized that there is keyboards in
realized that there is keyboards in
realized that there is keyboards in metal I’ve always looked up to yes hello
metal I’ve always looked up to yes hello
metal I’ve always looked up to yes hello handsome who used to play with angry and
handsome who used to play with angry and
handsome who used to play with angry and then later on this Finnish band
then later on this Finnish band
then later on this Finnish band Stradivarius he’s always been my like
Stradivarius he’s always been my like
Stradivarius he’s always been my like the inspiration when it comes to metal
the inspiration when it comes to metal
the inspiration when it comes to metal keyboards
well in for me it’s been like probably
well in for me it’s been like probably Steve I he’s like my biggest hero like
Steve I he’s like my biggest hero like
Steve I he’s like my biggest hero like ever because this is just insane
ever because this is just insane
ever because this is just insane wait good pretty much all the dudes who
wait good pretty much all the dudes who
wait good pretty much all the dudes who played for Ozzy like rhino Rhodes Jacob
played for Ozzy like rhino Rhodes Jacob
played for Ozzy like rhino Rhodes Jacob and Zach while definitely I’ve had a lot
and Zach while definitely I’ve had a lot
and Zach while definitely I’ve had a lot of you know influenced am i playing Paul
of you know influenced am i playing Paul
of you know influenced am i playing Paul Gilbert’s you know stuff like that do
Gilbert’s you know stuff like that do
Gilbert’s you know stuff like that do you guys play anything else that we
you guys play anything else that we
you guys play anything else that we might not know her I used to play drums
might not know her I used to play drums
might not know her I used to play drums I haven’t enough live done for years but
I haven’t enough live done for years but
I haven’t enough live done for years but now I’m trying to pick up my granddad
now I’m trying to pick up my granddad
now I’m trying to pick up my granddad who passed away a couple years ago
who passed away a couple years ago
who passed away a couple years ago played the accordion and we just
played the accordion and we just
played the accordion and we just recorded some cover song and I played
recorded some cover song and I played
recorded some cover song and I played the accordion a couple oh this one track
the accordion a couple oh this one track
the accordion a couple oh this one track and it was pretty cool and I’ve I’m like
and it was pretty cool and I’ve I’m like
and it was pretty cool and I’ve I’m like I’ve been thinking I want to pick up
I’ve been thinking I want to pick up
I’ve been thinking I want to pick up their accordion just as a as I washed my
their accordion just as a as I washed my
their accordion just as a as I washed my granddad
I used to be pretty good at the drums
I used to be pretty good at the drums too but I haven’t really haven’t done in
too but I haven’t really haven’t done in
too but I haven’t really haven’t done in like yours either
like yours either
like yours either pretty much anything with strings I
pretty much anything with strings I
pretty much anything with strings I could learn easily but one thing that I
could learn easily but one thing that I
could learn easily but one thing that I do not know how to do is play keyboards
do not know how to do is play keyboards
do not know how to do is play keyboards for a piano I just suck at it
how do you guys respond to the kind of
how do you guys respond to the kind of ongoing debate there is about what genre
ongoing debate there is about what genre
ongoing debate there is about what genre you are or do you kind of just shine
you are or do you kind of just shine
you are or do you kind of just shine John results given well we kind of have
John results given well we kind of have
John results given well we kind of have to you know I mean it’s really it can be
to you know I mean it’s really it can be
to you know I mean it’s really it can be really categorized and we’re in the
really categorized and we’re in the
really categorized and we’re in the labels so we just call it metal I mean
labels so we just call it metal I mean
labels so we just call it metal I mean after the levels were pretty unnecessary
after the levels were pretty unnecessary
after the levels were pretty unnecessary in a way so that
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