“Nightwish Is A Carousel That Needs To Go On Spinning”
Interview with Tuomas Holopainen And Floor Jansen by Metal Hammer
(Source: metalhammer.co.uk)
Tuomas at California Adventure!
Not quite Imaginaerum related but Tuomas on a roller-coaster is just too cute not to post ;)
(Source: blabbermouth.net)
Here’s a few excerpts from the interview! As well, well worth noting that this interview was done BEFORE Anette left Nightwish!
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Blistering.com: I read that for the first show of this tour in Atlanta, Anette was very late and almost didn’t make the show. In those situations, is there a plan B? Do you go on with the show? What would you do?
Holopainen: You can’t in those situations. It was a really scary situation. She had such a bad stomach flu that she couldn’t fly. She actually flew into Atlanta three hours before the show started, so it was cut really close. I’m happy we made it and no harm done. But we don’t really have a back-up plan [laughs]. We would have had to cancel the show if that would have been the case.
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Blistering.com: On those initial tours with her, were you skeptical as to how she’d do?
Holopainen: We weren’t really scared at any point. We have a lot of confidence in the whole concept of Nightwish and the way we think is that it’s a carousel or vehicle that can’t be stopped by anything. That’s the way it goes. We can’t let anything stop it.
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Blistering.com: “I Want My Tears Back” is probably the best song on the album, and when you play it live, you bring Troy [Donockly, uillean pipes, tin whistle] out. How is it going over?
Holopainen: If I had to mention one song out of the new album that’s a really killer to play live, it would be “I Want My Tears Back” by far. It has already become an audience favorite all over the world for some reason. Maybe it’s the uplifting spirit, or Troy’s parts, or the “danceable” C-part…I don’t know what it is [laughs]. It’s a lot of fun to play and people like to hear it. I think we’re stuck with that song until the end of our career, which suits me fine. Also the fact that Troy is with us the whole tour…he’s almost like the 6th member.
(Source: blabbermouth.net)
Interview with Tuomas of Nightwish (Toronto, ON. Sound Academy. 20.09.2012)
(Source: blabbermouth.net)
Brandon Marshall of Denver Westword recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH.
(Source: blabbermouth.net)
When Finnish/ Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH came through New York on tour, mainman Tuomas Holopainen was interviewed by Fuse. In the clip, he talks about the themes behind their latest album, “Imaginaerum”; how it compares to its predecessor, 2007’s “Dark Passion Play”; his songwriting process and the way the band collaborates on music; and more.
Nightwish - Interview with Tuomas in Montreal,Qc 2012 (HD)
MusikUniverse.net conducted an interview with keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH on September 19 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can now watch the chat below.
(Source: blabbermouth.net)
NIGHTWISH TALK FORTHCOMING MOVIE, IMAGINAERUM, AND TOUR
NIGHTWISH songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen recently spoke to Artisan News about the band’s North American tour; how their latest album, “Imaginaerum”, has been received; and the forthcoming premiere of the “Imaginaerum” movie. You can now watch the report below.
“We got some criticism for ‘Imaginaerum’, saying that this is no more metal, it’s just soundtrack, there’s too much orchestra, all that,” Tuomas revealed. “There is a lot of that; that’s what we wanted to do with this album, ‘cause it’s a soundtrack for a movie. Maybe next album will be total black metal without any orchestras or keyboards or totally acoustic. Who knows?! The main thing is that you always need to do what feels right.”
(Source: blabbermouth.net)
