Feb. 18, 2008

In Postdamer Platz, where the Stars of "Berlinale" shinen, HIM have walked like the starts in their category used to present themselves. Is one of the places where they will visit, through their Europe tour. Befor their visit, they had a day free.
With a relexed, friendly and happy mood, has Ville Valo talked with Powermetal.de writers Yvonne Daseking und Henri Kramer.


HENRI: Hello Ville. Glad to see you in Berlin. How many intervews have you done today?

VILLE VALO: Four or five. But it's ok, it easier to do it.

YVONNE: Is it something special for you, to perform here in Berlin?

VILLE VALO: Yes, it is. Because, during one of our first trips in Germany, we have visited Silke, who some time later would be our Manager. She lived in Kreuzberg. With her, we travel a lot and went to several clubs as the " Silver Wings" and the "Wild Heart".

Silke had also a home in Finland. For me Berlin is a little big. And we don't go there so many times as befor. We visit Berlin, and all the time is passed between the Hotel and the Club or place where we are going to perform. Today we must go to Mannheim, 650 km far away from Berlin. So the time is short.

Yvonne: So you travel like befor, with you TOUR BUS?

Ville Valo: Yes, it's like the beginning. It is more confortable, and after the gig/show, we can simply rest there. Is it better then the Hotel room, because there, we have only five hours to sleep.

The day is passed in the Hotel, where we can relex. Most of the times the travels through europe are easier, we need only one day free, to get energy for the next performance. In USA, it's diferent, our travels are much longer.

Yvonne: So, now is deferent than when you began?

Ville Valo: Yes, at the beginning, we have performed only in Finland, And there, Concerts happens only at the weekends, in order to have audience. During the week we stay at Home.

Yvonne: Back to your History, Between your first albun "Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666" and now, 10 years have passed. Describe shortly this time.

Ville Valo: Haha..a lots of ups and dawns... There was a lot of dificulties and hanger side by side the success. On one hand, we were always traveling and far away from home, we were often tired, our life is not easier, on other hand because our families, who are waiting for us at home.

Yvonne: So.. you have a "patriotic soul"?

Ville Valo: While we are on Tour, we have the "patriotc soul", when we are back home, we want to start a new tour/to be on tour.

It is a bad heartake haha.

Henri: And what have you lernt in ten years?

Ville Valo: Umm, I don't know, what I should answer about that. For sure, is the fear, that was there, when I was a teenager, now we can sleep better.

Yvonne: And how is for you to play the songs, that you have written at the beginning, how do you feel, while you are performing/ singing the old ones?

Ville Valo: Oh, it's like sleeping with an Ex (girlfriend) haha. There is a mix of feelings, that comes up. But the songs have changed with the Time with us.

And when you are on stage performing, you have always a diferent experience, you feel always something new. But is true, you see the songs with a diferent way.

Yvonne: In the Past, you have some coveredsongs, and recently, there is one, very famous, with a german actress Natalia Avelon. Can imagine yourself working again with another person, for instance, Nick Cave?

Ville Valo: Ya, but noone ask me to do it.

Henri: How do you see your future palns?

Ville Valo: After our Europe tour we will have another Tour through Australia and New Zeland, Dann is the Summer and the Festival time. We will start to write new material.

Henri: Talking about Future Plans again, when you will be in ten years?

Ville Valo: We can't really answer that question. Many things can happen in ten years. I thinks that we, as human being, will be the same, only the priorities may change. HIM won't be a band, I hope that all of the band members, will have good memories of the HIM Band time and don't think what could be happened if we didn't finnish it.( To be or not to be)

Yvonne: Back to here and now. How do you test, practice?

Ville Valo: We test/practice about four or five months for a new albun, of corse , songs as "wicked game", that we have tested tousand times, we don't have to test it again. We don't have a " Office Job", some of the songs we test it on the stage live. Is the best thing we can do.

Yvonne: To finish this Intervew: I know that this is a peculiar question: In Germany, there is a "Klischee", that Finnish Peolple like to use Sauna a lot. What do you think about it?

Ville Valo: Humm, I don't have much to say about it, I have one at home, but I don't like it, like most of people think. Gas, our drummer, like to be in the sauna a lot. I like more to be in the badroom,

But with the "Klischees", about Finland is like "I am vegetarian, hate Renas and Ski"

Henri: Ok , Have you some words for the readers from " Powermetal"?

Ville Valo: Don't die yet.











Translated by Tatianaf on buzznet