Helloween - Exclusive Helloween Interview Lyrics
(helloween)Kiske:Well, japan. weve been there, I think, two times now, and its always beenA great fun playing there. I like the venues. they are sounding very good,They look very good, and kids over there really appreciate good music andStuff. and I think the next time were gonna play at the budokan, which isPretty cool. lookin forward to it. its gonna be fun.Schwichtenberg:Japan has been always great to play there, and will be in the future. andJapan people are great, its fun to play there and you feel very confidentAnd convinient or whatever to play there. and japanese people are listeningVery carefully, I dont know. its great to be in japan.Kiske:Kids of the century is the first life sign of us after two and a halfYears. and after all those rumours going around about this band meLeaving the band, me splitting up, or the band splitting up, and all thatStuff, which has been quite a lot. maybe thats normal when the bands notOn the scene for a while. but after that it feels really good to have,Actually, a new album ready and a single out. so the kids know we are stillThere. and with the music you can prove what you can do still even withoutOne guy that just left the band. I think we found the right person there,Roland. and I think the album says everything. yeah, I wrote kids of theCentury about more than two years ago now. and remembering that time iFeel like, when I wrote that song, I was in that feel of that all the kidsToday, they just feel like they havent got anything to do with theProblems. everything goes wrong, the nature or whatever. just came out ofThat feeling actually. and thats what the songs all about, I think. whatThe kids today...because I feel like everybodys responsible, especiallyThe kids. if they dont feel like they have to change anything or have toMake things better, nobody will.Schwichtenberg:I think having roland in the band is.. we are as lucky as we have michaelIn the band by that time, we are lucky having roland in the band. and hesJust doing great songs and great guitar work hes doing. and a good pal asWell. hes a nice fellow. and he just fits in the band very much. I thinkThe fans will accept him of course.Weikath:Well, the nice thing about roland being in the band is that I saw himLike, I dont know, fifteen years ago or so on stage, and I thought thatWas pretty impressing, what he did there, and I could never forget aboutThat. and thats why actually I called him up then when we needed anotherGuitarist, remember that guy? . and so it took me, like, four hours toFind out the number, like I had to phone up musicians I knew and suddenlySomehow I got the number, and phoned him up: you might not know me, but iKnow you. how about playing guitar in helloween? and he didnt even knowThe band. so I had to give him some examples of our songs, like reallyLoud, cranked it up. and so, well, he was interested, like it quite a lot.And then we went to rehearsing, we had to do the whole stuff within twoMonths. cause then we had to go on an american tour and japan meant twoHours of playing. and well, ha ha, quite a tough job I would say. afterAll, I mean, we can handle that, we are pretty good, you know. and imSorry about that, but well... yeah, roland is a very nice guy. hesDoing a big part of the band with his character, and his kind of being.And its quite a difference too how the whole thing worked before, becauseHe is a completely different character. he is a lot more calm and veryCritical. hes always got his own opinion and thats exactly what we need.Kiske:Yeah, we recorded the album at puk studio in denmark, which is a very goodStudio, I think, very lovely place. its right in the middle of nowhereBut thats actually what we wanted, to really concentrate on the album.And working with chris was pretty cool, because hes got a very strongSense of humor as we like it. and we had some cool moments there andThats all caught on the album. yeah, the production that chrisTsangarides has done is right in your face. thats the best descriptionOf the sound actually. so just check it out!Schwichtenberg:Crystal clear, or...Kiske:Crystal tsangarides clear, ha ha!Weikath:I would say thank you to everybody who kept up the faith during all thatTime, and after all, those rumours are untrue.Schwichtenberg:The best thing for the fans, for the people who like us, is just to listenWhat comes from us directly, like this now, and the album of course.Kiske:Yeah, especially the album.Schwichtenberg:Dont trust any rumours or whatever.Kiske:The thing is, forget about whats been in the magazines, or what has beenSaid, or all the stuff. and just check out the album and you know whatsGoing on. of course, the single as well.Schwichtenberg:Thanks for keeping the faith.
