New Rhythm magazine interview







Journalist: When do you feel closer to heaven? When you're making music, or when you're making love?

Mige: When I'm in a plane - in a pure physical way.

Ville: In an abstract way, when I'm in love. That's really heavens feeling. When you feel love you're able to forget yourself and just start enjoying life. That's really hard, but many pieces from heaven exist, millions of them, every day!!!

J: Which feeling gives you more creative energy love, sorrow or pain?

Ville: Each emotion can be creative. Here again I should mention yin and yang principle. It's not just about feeling sadness or happiness.

Mige: And anger isn't a demolishing feeling, but it depends on that how you're going to get rid of it. It would be a bad thing if you want to hit someone because you're angry, but when you just go to the park and scream your pain, that is positive for yourself!

J: In three of the three HIM albums on the cover there's your face, Ville. In the videos you're the dominating figure. Do you think that a bunch of

people can think you for an egocentric?

Ville: Oh? Oh, egocentric, ha? If my confidence can be counted as egocentrism its a good thing. If we didn't believe in ourselves, what were we going to do? We bust our asses from work, for 10 years We have nothing to regret for.

J: Ville, in your deep, emotional voice sometimes can be felt something like groaning, and when we add the specific magnetize tones... When you have a concert you're letting your feelings out. Does this make you feel too much excited on the stage?

Mige: Too much? How so?

J: Something like over thrilling? If you know what I mean.

Ville: Oh! That way, you want to say! Hmmm I see. Noooo, thats different. When your body is full of adrenalin you don't think about fucking, pissing, shitting, eating or anything like that. Just when you're on the stage you reach that emotional moment, when you don't think about yourself. It's something like meditation, you start flying and when the whole band reaches that feeling it's something beautiful! Well, its beautiful for us. But it's hard for me to excite on the stage, when I see that huge hairy men next to me...do u understand that me!!! That doesn't excite me.(laughs)

Mige: But when that happens we'll have to run from the stage!!! (laughs)

J: Ville works well as a front man, bass guitarist and drummer. It was he who played the drums in Lilys soul album! (2001 There Linde has named himself as Daniel Lioneye). How did that happen?

Mige: Daniel needed a specific type of drums sound for the project and Ville was the person, who was able to do that. Ville's way of playing is rare for Finland. And it's hard to search for enough creative musician, that you can synchronize with.

For that you need a skilful man

J: Can you tell me about one crazy dream of yours?

Mige: Oh, I dont want to tell you, its terrifying!

J: What is worth to cry for?

Ville: Everything!!!

J: Its known, that after your tour youre going into a studio to record the new album. In September, right? How is it going to sound?

Ville: We've already written the songs. The new album won't be so soft, it'll be HEAVY!!! Each album is different. There's no

sense to do again and again that what you've already done once.






Interview with Ville



Journalist: Are you as romantic in life, as you're in your videos?

Ville: Nearly 2 %. Many people think, that they know me, just because theyre listening to my music. Thats silly. Musicians are not transparent!

J: Because of your dark music and Satan symbols people think you have something to do with the Satanists

Ville: I hate happy music, and these symbols are something different for me. Death is not just the dieing; its a way to get away from this shitty world. The question is not just to cut your veins, its to die for love.

J: That sounds romantic

Ville: Im not romantic at all. In fact, whats romantic? I think that roses and candles are clichйs. I have always hated roses and Im not a big fan of candles I always drink wine from plastic glass.

J: Is it true that youre Kate Moss fan?

Ville: No, I like fat ladies he laughs- No, serious! Skinny women are fashionable now, but that doesnt interest me. Every girl has something beautiful in her soul. It doesnt matter if shes fat or thin. That has nothing to do with her personality.

J: Are you getting many letters from your fans?

Ville: I have no idea! Im not reading them. Thats other peoples work. I dont want to read things like Youre a great band, I admire you.

J: Have you ever asked yourself, how many kids have been made, while your music was playing?

Ville: OOO - he laughs- I prefer not to say! Probably theyre monsters! I hope theyre at least little normal!

J: How many tattoos do you have, Ville?

Ville: Five, the biggest is on my left arm. Its nice, opposite to the pain I felt

J: Did you cry?

Ville: You bet! For hours! (Laughs)