this band is one of Holland’s most popular musical exports hi I’m Rebecca
popular musical exports hi I’m Rebecca
popular musical exports hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Sharon from
today we’re speaking with Sharon from
today we’re speaking with Sharon from Within Temptation about their album the
Within Temptation about their album the
Within Temptation about their album the unforgiving and the visual aspects that
unforgiving and the visual aspects that
unforgiving and the visual aspects that go along with it of God
instead of other music what else has
instead of other music what else has come to kind of inspire and influence
come to kind of inspire and influence
come to kind of inspire and influence your music in the past we were very much
your music in the past we were very much
your music in the past we were very much inspired by movies and stuff like that
inspired by movies and stuff like that
inspired by movies and stuff like that and for those five books fantasy books
and for those five books fantasy books
and for those five books fantasy books sometimes this album we developed our
sometimes this album we developed our
sometimes this album we developed our own comic and wants to a concert album
own comic and wants to a concert album
own comic and wants to a concert album for the first time and not like a lot of
for the first time and not like a lot of
for the first time and not like a lot of bands did before I was like finished
bands did before I was like finished
bands did before I was like finished Pink Floyd who really made a concept
Pink Floyd who really made a concept
Pink Floyd who really made a concept album from A to Z and telling the whole
album from A to Z and telling the whole
album from A to Z and telling the whole story in the in the album as well and
story in the in the album as well and
story in the in the album as well and for us it was more like making
for us it was more like making
for us it was more like making soundtracks to the comic and making some
soundtracks to the comic and making some
soundtracks to the comic and making some short movies to explain the main
short movies to explain the main
short movies to explain the main characters of the storylines
what was the writing and recording
what was the writing and recording process like we already started writing
process like we already started writing
process like we already started writing some songs before the story was finished
some songs before the story was finished
some songs before the story was finished and it was developed while we were
and it was developed while we were
and it was developed while we were writing but we didn’t make the lyrics we
writing but we didn’t make the lyrics we
writing but we didn’t make the lyrics we obviously that life made dummy and
obviously that life made dummy and
obviously that life made dummy and lyrics you know and replace them later
lyrics you know and replace them later
lyrics you know and replace them later on being based on the comic s and at
on being based on the comic s and at
on being based on the comic s and at certain part the storyline was developed
certain part the storyline was developed
certain part the storyline was developed simultaneously with the songwriting so
simultaneously with the songwriting so
simultaneously with the songwriting so we could really integrate more things
we could really integrate more things
we could really integrate more things into it but in the end I think it just
into it but in the end I think it just
into it but in the end I think it just turned out very well even the songs who
turned out very well even the songs who
turned out very well even the songs who were written before I just fit it in
were written before I just fit it in
were written before I just fit it in perfectly with the whole whole album
perfectly with the whole whole album
perfectly with the whole whole album motion
why did you guys find it important to
why did you guys find it important to combine visual aspects with the musical
combine visual aspects with the musical
combine visual aspects with the musical aspects of the zone
aspects of the zone
aspects of the zone well we our band was always trying to
well we our band was always trying to
well we our band was always trying to put something special on stage as well
put something special on stage as well
put something special on stage as well just on the album you know like we want
just on the album you know like we want
just on the album you know like we want to have a full concept and for us the
to have a full concept and for us the
to have a full concept and for us the visual part is just as important as the
visual part is just as important as the
visual part is just as important as the music itself and of course the music is
music itself and of course the music is
music itself and of course the music is the basic of course but that’s where it
the basic of course but that’s where it
the basic of course but that’s where it all starts we grew up with breathing
all starts we grew up with breathing
all starts we grew up with breathing comes when we were kids and because this
comes when we were kids and because this
comes when we were kids and because this album was really like inspired by the
album was really like inspired by the
album was really like inspired by the 80s another 80 80 ‘s bands that we liked
80s another 80 80 ‘s bands that we liked
80s another 80 80 ‘s bands that we liked and we felt like maybe go live and throw
and we felt like maybe go live and throw
and we felt like maybe go live and throw out of that road and also tape and you
out of that road and also tape and you
out of that road and also tape and you know develop this comic which is
know develop this comic which is
know develop this comic which is typically something communities
why don’t you tell us a bit more about
why don’t you tell us a bit more about the concept of the storyline itself the
the concept of the storyline itself the
the concept of the storyline itself the unforgiving album is about people who
unforgiving album is about people who
unforgiving album is about people who are basically not bad but made bad
are basically not bad but made bad
are basically not bad but made bad decisions they get a second chance in
decisions they get a second chance in
decisions they get a second chance in life and to turn their destiny around
life and to turn their destiny around
life and to turn their destiny around but they have to do that’s a little bit
but they have to do that’s a little bit
but they have to do that’s a little bit the question mark and the nice thing
the question mark and the nice thing
the question mark and the nice thing about story we think is like they have
about story we think is like they have
about story we think is like they have to do something bad to get a good result
to do something bad to get a good result
to do something bad to get a good result you know this like at the gray area what
you know this like at the gray area what
you know this like at the gray area what is good and what is bad and who decides
is good and what is bad and who decides
is good and what is bad and who decides what’s good and that’s a little bit the
what’s good and that’s a little bit the
what’s good and that’s a little bit the main question behind the storyline and
main question behind the storyline and
main question behind the storyline and and that’s of course for everybody
and that’s of course for everybody
and that’s of course for everybody something different
obviously you’re often compared to other
obviously you’re often compared to other female fronted bands no matter how
female fronted bands no matter how
female fronted bands no matter how different you actually sound are you
different you actually sound are you
different you actually sound are you kind of getting sick of these
kind of getting sick of these
kind of getting sick of these comparisons it’s inevitable so you know
comparisons it’s inevitable so you know
comparisons it’s inevitable so you know you can make and you can make a fuss
you can make and you can make a fuss
you can make and you can make a fuss about it but you know you only gonna
about it but you know you only gonna
about it but you know you only gonna have yourself with it I do think I
have yourself with it I do think I
have yourself with it I do think I totally agree that strange because I
totally agree that strange because I
totally agree that strange because I think if him the band him would have had
think if him the band him would have had
think if him the band him would have had a girl singer they would have been
a girl singer they would have been
a girl singer they would have been compared to us as well and reach them
compared to us as well and reach them
compared to us as well and reach them and other bands as well but because of
and other bands as well but because of
and other bands as well but because of the fact of their old girls we get to
the fact of their old girls we get to
the fact of their old girls we get to get them you know it’s really a little
get them you know it’s really a little
get them you know it’s really a little bit ridiculous but you know whatever
bit ridiculous but you know whatever
bit ridiculous but you know whatever it’s a good attitude
thank you very much you’re welcome hopes
thank you very much you’re welcome hopes to you next time
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