| name |
dumbest question you have ever been asked |
| Jani Liimatainen |
"How can you play so fast?" |
| instrument |
favorites: best own gig |
| guitar |
Many good ones, can't choose |
| birthday |
favorites: best gig by other band/artist |
| 1980/September/9 |
Dream Theater, Helsinki Icehall 2005 or Iron Maiden in Saitama Super Arena in Japan 2004 |
| height |
favorites: sonata song to play live |
| 176cm |
Don't say a word, Black sheep |
| eye color |
favorites: bands to tour with |
| blue |
Most of the bands we've toured with have been great |
| hair color |
favorites: bands/ artists |
| red (dyed) |
Strapping young lad, Disturbed, Pantera, Dream Theater, Pain Of Salvation |
| live in |
favorites: albums |
| Finland |
Dream Theater - Awake, SYL - City, Disturbed - 10,000 fists |
| joined Sonata Arctica |
favorites: movie |
| When it was formed. |
Amadeus, American Beauty, Life of Brian, The pirates of carribean |
| equipment |
favorites: TV program |
| Ibanez guitars Mesa/ boogi amps |
The Simpsons, Friends, South Park, CSI (Las Vegas and Miami), Distraction, Monty python's flying circus |
| musical background |
favorites: actor/actress |
| Some lessons and lots of studying and reading by myself |
Jack Nicholson, Sean Connery, Johnny Depp, Jenna Jameson, Keira Knightley |
| previous bands |
favorites: food |
| Altaria |
Depends on the mood |
| why did you start playing |
favorites: drink/smoke |
| To score a lot of chicks :) Not really, because I heard these great sounds other people were producing and wanted to do similar stuff myself |
A lot/ Occasionally |
| what would be your job if not musician? |
favorites: computer/ console games |
| It never was an option |
Final fantasy series, Grand theft auto series and Metal gear series |
| describe yourself with 3 words |
favorites: books/authors |
| Perfectionist, introverted |
Dan Brown, Noam Chomsky |
| where do you see yourself in 10 years |
favorites: animal |
| I don't |
Cat! (I used to have, but then I got allergic and I'm still pissed about that) |
| worst habit |
favorites: season |
| Drinking |
Summer |
| what makes you laugh? |
place you would like to visit |
| Sarcasm, me |
Taj Mahal |
| how do you kill time on tour? |
hobbies |
| Drinking, writing, reading, sleeping, watching movies |
Reading, movies, drinking with friends |
| how do you prepare for a show? |
life philosophy |
| Have a few beers, change clothes and warm up with the guitar |
"A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day" (Not always my philosophy, but it's fun. Try it!) |
| worst nightmare on stage |
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| Equipment breaking with no spare around |
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| worst nightmare in general |
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| "Groundhog day"( if you've seen the movie you know what I'm talking about, and I swear, sometimes it feels like that on tours...) |
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| most embarrassing moment of your career |
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| Stödtlen '06 |
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| craziest rumor you heard about yourself |
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| There's been shitloads, but I don't give a flying fuck so I don't remember them. |
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