this Dutch metal band is known for their symphonic sound and haunting female
symphonic sound and haunting female
symphonic sound and haunting female vocals hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
vocals hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
vocals hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Sharon from Within
speaking with Sharon from Within
speaking with Sharon from Within Temptation about her origins and her
Temptation about her origins and her
Temptation about her origins and her musical training
we always like to start with the origin
we always like to start with the origin stories of the bands Dmitri so tell us
stories of the bands Dmitri so tell us
stories of the bands Dmitri so tell us how Within Temptation first got together
how Within Temptation first got together
how Within Temptation first got together we were 19 and we were in another band
we were 19 and we were in another band
we were 19 and we were in another band called the circle making some of music’s
called the circle making some of music’s
called the circle making some of music’s good invitation and robucket kicked out
good invitation and robucket kicked out
good invitation and robucket kicked out during the recording process and he and
during the recording process and he and
during the recording process and he and I started a new band
I started a new band
I started a new band most of them members who are in this era
most of them members who are in this era
most of them members who are in this era are back in our band now so the secret
are back in our band now so the secret
are back in our band now so the secret circle is round again
what was the music scene like in the
what was the music scene like in the Netherlands when you guys were starting
Netherlands when you guys were starting
Netherlands when you guys were starting out Robert started the bands you know
out Robert started the bands you know
out Robert started the bands you know with the circle that’s at the time and
with the circle that’s at the time and
with the circle that’s at the time and with my tiny keyboard player he was
with my tiny keyboard player he was
with my tiny keyboard player he was really coming out of death metal period
really coming out of death metal period
really coming out of death metal period and me listen to the most heaviest bands
and me listen to the most heaviest bands
and me listen to the most heaviest bands and then a certain point he was like
and then a certain point he was like
and then a certain point he was like okay I listened to this band and it
okay I listened to this band and it
okay I listened to this band and it can’t go any heavier a harder or more
can’t go any heavier a harder or more
can’t go any heavier a harder or more faster so you know he missed the melodic
faster so you know he missed the melodic
faster so you know he missed the melodic elements into it he wants to bring that
elements into it he wants to bring that
elements into it he wants to bring that back in combination with the grunting
back in combination with the grunting
back in combination with the grunting voice and my time Makeba play was really
voice and my time Makeba play was really
voice and my time Makeba play was really into all this folk kind of music and
into all this folk kind of music and
into all this folk kind of music and when they teamed up together they made a
when they teamed up together they made a
when they teamed up together they made a mixture of that kind of feeling and they
mixture of that kind of feeling and they
mixture of that kind of feeling and they just made a new kind of music
we were like how we said in touch touch
we were like how we said in touch touch expression the strange duck in the scene
expression the strange duck in the scene
expression the strange duck in the scene you know everybody was like this can’t
you know everybody was like this can’t
you know everybody was like this can’t be true you know they’re you know this
be true you know they’re you know this
be true you know they’re you know this is a female fronted a little bit weird
is a female fronted a little bit weird
is a female fronted a little bit weird you know people felt was strange but we
you know people felt was strange but we
you know people felt was strange but we had a big following quite quickly as
had a big following quite quickly as
had a big following quite quickly as well because all the boys would bring
well because all the boys would bring
well because all the boys would bring their girlfriends finally into some
their girlfriends finally into some
their girlfriends finally into some concert you know but in the beginning
concert you know but in the beginning
concert you know but in the beginning the mill voices were more up front when
the mill voices were more up front when
the mill voices were more up front when we start the presentation was
we start the presentation was
we start the presentation was immediately like 5050 and after one
immediately like 5050 and after one
immediately like 5050 and after one album the grunting focus just
album the grunting focus just
album the grunting focus just disappeared we felt like it was almost
disappeared we felt like it was almost
disappeared we felt like it was almost becoming a gimmick with so many bands
becoming a gimmick with so many bands
becoming a gimmick with so many bands we’re starting up doing the same thing
we’re starting up doing the same thing
we’re starting up doing the same thing and we felt like we were past that a
and we felt like we were past that a
and we felt like we were past that a little bit and want to do something new
little bit and want to do something new
little bit and want to do something new again
now I know you’re a self-taught musician
now I know you’re a self-taught musician you want to tell us a bit more about
you want to tell us a bit more about
you want to tell us a bit more about your training for lack of a better term
your training for lack of a better term
your training for lack of a better term I just taught myself just listening to
I just taught myself just listening to
I just taught myself just listening to songs which I like very much and then
songs which I like very much and then
songs which I like very much and then trying to listen so good and carefully
trying to listen so good and carefully
trying to listen so good and carefully and trying to sing along with it and
and trying to sing along with it and
and trying to sing along with it and everything every time I went wrong with
everything every time I went wrong with
everything every time I went wrong with a certain note that I could hear it very
a certain note that I could hear it very
a certain note that I could hear it very well like okay this is going wrong and I
well like okay this is going wrong and I
well like okay this is going wrong and I could try it for 20 times maybe 50 times
could try it for 20 times maybe 50 times
could try it for 20 times maybe 50 times I drove my parents crazy tell us about
I drove my parents crazy tell us about
I drove my parents crazy tell us about some of the songs that you practice –
some of the songs that you practice –
some of the songs that you practice – well they’re pretty different for what I
well they’re pretty different for what I
well they’re pretty different for what I do some people when they want to play
do some people when they want to play
do some people when they want to play guitar you know Steve Vai is like the
guitar you know Steve Vai is like the
guitar you know Steve Vai is like the guy you know to play like oh if I can
guy you know to play like oh if I can
guy you know to play like oh if I can play like Steve Vai I’m the man I could
play like Steve Vai I’m the man I could
play like Steve Vai I’m the man I could sing like Mariah Carey I am the girl
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