this Finnish love metal band is known for its melancholic poetry hi I’m Maya
for its melancholic poetry hi I’m Maya
for its melancholic poetry hi I’m Maya fear and welcome to watchmojo.com and
fear and welcome to watchmojo.com and
fear and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with villi from him
so tell us the origin story of him I’ll
so tell us the origin story of him I’ll tell you short version I grew up with
tell you short version I grew up with
tell you short version I grew up with McGee our bass player and Linda our
McGee our bass player and Linda our
McGee our bass player and Linda our guitar player with school friends so
guitar player with school friends so
guitar player with school friends so I’ve known them since I’ve been 8 or 9
I’ve known them since I’ve been 8 or 9
I’ve known them since I’ve been 8 or 9 when we had the tough decision of
when we had the tough decision of
when we had the tough decision of figuring out whether we want to study
figuring out whether we want to study
figuring out whether we want to study something and become responsible adults
something and become responsible adults
something and become responsible adults we thought that is our last chance to
we thought that is our last chance to
we thought that is our last chance to form band when we were approximately 14
form band when we were approximately 14
form band when we were approximately 14 years old and that’s when Jim was four
so I know that you guys came out and
so I know that you guys came out and said that you hate when journalists ask
said that you hate when journalists ask
said that you hate when journalists ask you what genre you are so you invented
you what genre you are so you invented
you what genre you are so you invented love love metal
love love metal
love love metal those are boring answer I think you know
those are boring answer I think you know
those are boring answer I think you know because it’s one of the things you know
because it’s one of the things you know
because it’s one of the things you know musicians always I think that to become
musicians always I think that to become
musicians always I think that to become a musician you have to you have to say
a musician you have to you have to say
a musician you have to you have to say that you hate John Rah’s and you hate
that you hate John Rah’s and you hate
that you hate John Rah’s and you hate pigeonholing and you know it’s like
pigeonholing and you know it’s like
pigeonholing and you know it’s like those classic answers so how would you
those classic answers so how would you
those classic answers so how would you define love metal on this new realm
define love metal on this new realm
define love metal on this new realm famila metal stood as the middle ground
famila metal stood as the middle ground
famila metal stood as the middle ground between the cult and Depeche Mode so
between the cult and Depeche Mode so
between the cult and Depeche Mode so it’s the more sentimental usually
it’s the more sentimental usually
it’s the more sentimental usually considered the more feminine aspects
considered the more feminine aspects
considered the more feminine aspects that is not considered to be part of
that is not considered to be part of
that is not considered to be part of rock’n’roll rock’n’roll do you really
rock’n’roll rock’n’roll do you really
rock’n’roll rock’n’roll do you really macho is really like balls to the walls
macho is really like balls to the walls
macho is really like balls to the walls and kind of used to be chauvinistic and
and kind of used to be chauvinistic and
and kind of used to be chauvinistic and misogynist
misogynist
misogynist as well we appreciate a mother’s so much
as well we appreciate a mother’s so much
as well we appreciate a mother’s so much that we never wanted that to be part of
that we never wanted that to be part of
that we never wanted that to be part of our vocabulary musical vocabulary so we
our vocabulary musical vocabulary so we
our vocabulary musical vocabulary so we wanted to have rock and roll that
wanted to have rock and roll that
wanted to have rock and roll that mothers could enjoy it’s intercepted um
mothers could enjoy it’s intercepted um
mothers could enjoy it’s intercepted um Batman fora
do you think the band’s music has
do you think the band’s music has evolved from album to album we grow
evolved from album to album we grow
evolved from album to album we grow older and when you grow older you grow
older and when you grow older you grow
older and when you grow older you grow more tired and when you grow more tired
more tired and when you grow more tired
more tired and when you grow more tired you want to concentrate on the essential
you want to concentrate on the essential
you want to concentrate on the essential because you know that you’re not gonna
because you know that you’re not gonna
because you know that you’re not gonna have energy to do it all so you just
have energy to do it all so you just
have energy to do it all so you just want to concentrate on the good things
so your new album screen works what was
so your new album screen works what was your influence for this album I was a
your influence for this album I was a
your influence for this album I was a suffering quietly and solitude while
suffering quietly and solitude while
suffering quietly and solitude while started to work on the album and then I
started to work on the album and then I
started to work on the album and then I kind of fell head-over-heels for
kind of fell head-over-heels for
kind of fell head-over-heels for somebody while writing songs which
somebody while writing songs which
somebody while writing songs which obviously poured into the tracks so
obviously poured into the tracks so
obviously poured into the tracks so there’s a lot of hope and there’s a lot
there’s a lot of hope and there’s a lot
there’s a lot of hope and there’s a lot of evolving in love on the island which
of evolving in love on the island which
of evolving in love on the island which is nice
would you call yourself a huge romantic
would you call yourself a huge romantic romantic in the very original sense of
romantic in the very original sense of
romantic in the very original sense of work I’m more of a romantic than asana
work I’m more of a romantic than asana
work I’m more of a romantic than asana you know than a scientist I do believe
you know than a scientist I do believe
you know than a scientist I do believe in emotions and the power of emotions
in emotions and the power of emotions
in emotions and the power of emotions and read and just the binary code it’s
and read and just the binary code it’s
and read and just the binary code it’s not just ones and zeros in magical
not just ones and zeros in magical
not just ones and zeros in magical thinking yes but not like candlelit
thinking yes but not like candlelit
thinking yes but not like candlelit dinners not bad waste space and time and
dinners not bad waste space and time and
dinners not bad waste space and time and money so
so one striking thing about him is your
so one striking thing about him is your logo I’ve actually heard that the harder
logo I’ve actually heard that the harder
logo I’ve actually heard that the harder gram is more well known than the music
gram is more well known than the music
gram is more well known than the music itself so what does this symbolize to
itself so what does this symbolize to
itself so what does this symbolize to you
you
you it symbolizes all my experiences all
it symbolizes all my experiences all
it symbolizes all my experiences all about bands experiences all of our
about bands experiences all of our
about bands experiences all of our friends experiences he symbolizes my
friends experiences he symbolizes my
friends experiences he symbolizes my life in general I think it’s a thing I
life in general I think it’s a thing I
life in general I think it’s a thing I drew down on the day I turned 20 so 13
drew down on the day I turned 20 so 13
drew down on the day I turned 20 so 13 years ago that Margera is a big big fan
years ago that Margera is a big big fan
years ago that Margera is a big big fan of our band and so he’s been using
of our band and so he’s been using
of our band and so he’s been using symbol the place a lot of kids know it
symbol the place a lot of kids know it
symbol the place a lot of kids know it from his TV series rather than knowing
from his TV series rather than knowing
from his TV series rather than knowing our music it’s great it’s fabulous it’s
our music it’s great it’s fabulous it’s
our music it’s great it’s fabulous it’s miraculous seated edge to some of his
miraculous seated edge to some of his
miraculous seated edge to some of his skin and knowing that it’s just
skin and knowing that it’s just
skin and knowing that it’s just something I doubled down ages ago
how would you say that staying sober has
how would you say that staying sober has affected your music well I was spending
affected your music well I was spending
affected your music well I was spending more time working on it
more time working on it
more time working on it and then you know my pronunciation was
and then you know my pronunciation was
and then you know my pronunciation was bit better in studio we have a cut so
bit better in studio we have a cut so
bit better in studio we have a cut so many slurring s is away but I do miss
many slurring s is away but I do miss
many slurring s is away but I do miss the days of getting all my stuff
the days of getting all my stuff
the days of getting all my stuff I miss it dearly but uh but the problem
I miss it dearly but uh but the problem
I miss it dearly but uh but the problem is that you know we’re a touring rock
is that you know we’re a touring rock
is that you know we’re a touring rock band and maybe back in the day it was
band and maybe back in the day it was
band and maybe back in the day it was part of the deal to be as messed up as
part of the deal to be as messed up as
part of the deal to be as messed up as possible but these days people expect to
possible but these days people expect to
possible but these days people expect to place music and to play well so I can’t
place music and to play well so I can’t
place music and to play well so I can’t multitask I can’t do both maybe they
multitask I can’t do both maybe they
multitask I can’t do both maybe they could be a tour of just getting messed
could be a tour of just getting messed
could be a tour of just getting messed up so I come see him drink on stage
up so I come see him drink on stage
up so I come see him drink on stage something like that that that’d be great
so on that note we will end it there and
so on that note we will end it there and it was a pleasure to talk to you
it was a pleasure to talk to you
it was a pleasure to talk to you that weirdly distorted but yet ominously
that weirdly distorted but yet ominously
that weirdly distorted but yet ominously beautiful note yes we can hear thank you
beautiful note yes we can hear thank you
beautiful note yes we can hear thank you thank you
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