15 questions to Tony Kakko of Sonata Arctica

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1. Now when you have insight in the business - would you encourage your daughter or son to become a professional musician, or advice against it?

• Tony: It very much would depend on what kind of person he/she is and does he have the talent. Generally I´d tell them music is a very good hobby. Short answer would be: don´t do it.

2. A metalsong you think "Man - I wish I'd written that one...." when you hear it?

• Tony: Not exactly metal, but "Over The Hills And Far Away" is so great.

3. The last album you bought/acquired, and your brief opinion about it?

• Tony: Metallica, few older albums at the same time. They all rock!
  
  

4. If someone told you tomorrow that you can't be involved in music anymore, what do you see yourself doing in 5 years from now?

• Tony: I´d be doing something constructive, maybe a carpenter.

5. Myself as a privat person in a few sentences?

• Tony: I enjoy spending time alone, or with good friends. Nostalgic friend of movies, music and good food.

6. Unexpectedly and out of the blue you get a whole week totally off from music and work - what would you most of all want to do?

• Tony: Get? Argh! See movies and play computer games. Or maybe even better, none of those and leave the house for the whole week! I spend way too much time behind four wall anyway.

7. Mp3 - an abomination or a good way to make your name and music heard?

• Tony: Well, in a way both...bad for business, good for publicity.

8. What do you treasure most in your life, except metal and family?

• Tony: My house.

9. An instrument you always wish that you started playing/learning, but never did?

• Tony: ANY INSTRUMENT, damned...who doesn´t like to play drums?!!

10. Beer, whisky, wine or a cocktail in the tv sofa on a relaxed at-home-saturday night? Brand of the beverage?

• Tony: Laphroaig-whisky.

11. Which historical person do you feel would fit best as a description on you as a person?

• Tony: Never thought of that...Homer Simpson. He´s not historical??

12. What most people don't know, never have known, and probably never would know about me if they don't read this?

• Tony: I have sticker ants "running" all over my monitor. :)

13. If a famous actor were to play the part as you in a motion picture - who would be best suitable for that purpose, you think?

• Tony: Viggo Mortensen.

14. What ingredient is the most important and vital of them all when making good music, according to you?

• Tony: Melody. No music without it.

15. Your best advice to a person determined to make it in the metalbusiness?

• Tony: Hang on tough. Don´t take this too seriously though, have fun and remember the advice I´d give to my kid!

~ Asked by Tommy, Jan. 2004

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