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30 Questions with Marten Andersson
by Whiplash Rock Magazine - Brazil
- The first album you bought (rock / metal)
KISS - Alive 2
Iron Maiden - Piece of mind
- Your Top 5 rock / metal abums of all time
This is in no particular order.. a bunch of the Kiss albums, couple of
MSG albums, Deep Purple - Burn and Live in Japan, Rainbow Rising,
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
- The last album you bought (brief comments on it)
Nitewish (a Finnish Band). I saw the video which I thought was cool. The
music in itself is great but the female vocals adds a totally different
dimension to it. I hear this is the band Evanescence ripped off.
- An album that changed your life (why?)
Alive 2 with Kiss, I knew I wanted to be a rock musician and a bass
player after that.
- The album that you listened to more times in your life
Kiss, MSG, Rainbow, Deep Purple and many more.
- The better artwork for the frontcover of a disc
Iron Maiden - Killers
- An album that you would give to your biggest enemy
a Legacy CD, I would want my biggest enemy to spread the word about
my horrible
band. (haha)
- An album that you would like to have recorded
There is a million of them. The first MSG album and Assult Attack (MSG).
It would be awesome to do something with Ritche Blackmore and Rob Zombie.
- Four bands that you would call for a festival
Kiss, Aerosmith, Priest and AC/DC
- A band that definitely should call it a day (c'mon, you know
there's one and don't come with Britney
Spears, she was the answer of 120078358723075702
musicians :o))
Who the fuck cares. There is a millon of them. I would say some of the
grunge bands from the 90's but they are pretty much taking care of that
problem on their own.
- Three bands that you'd like to see doing a reunion
MSG Assult attack album with Graham Bonnet on vocals
- An album of the 70's that you recommend
UFO - Strangers in the night
- An album of the 80's that you recommend
ZENO - Zenology
- An album of the 90's that you recommend
Legacy
- Three metal anthems... (name of the songs and by who)
Lights Out (UFO)
Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden)
American Metal (Lizzy Borden)
- Besides your active projects, a band that you would like to be in
sometime(in dreams, or for real, whatever!)
Would have been cool to have played with Elvis or Steve Ray Vaughn
- A band that you would like to see doing a great and very original
cover version for a song of Lizzy Borden. How
do you imagine it?
I want to hear Britney Spears or Christina Angulera sing American Metal,
There Will be Blood Tonight or Rod of Iron. Would also be cool to hear a
classical orchestra play Lizzy Borden Songs
- Six songs that you like to play most (4 Lizzy Borden, 2 Starwood
and 1 Jeff Pilson)
There Will be Blood Tonight, American Metal, Rod of Iron, Council
for the Caldron. What's Your Damage, Sub Culture, Breath and a Scream.
- A song that better define your career (lyrically or in instrumental
terms...being yours or not)
Into The Arena with Schenker.
- A song you really like, but you can't understand why... it's
horrible and you know that!
I like a song or I don't like it.
- A thing you dislike in the metal scene
Other then the regular Bullshit, Un-professionalism and lack of money,
the girls should be younger too (smile)
- A thing you like in metal scene
Metal fans are hardcore and faithful fans, gotta love that. It's awesome
to be able to do your hobby and get paid for it.
- A band that is in the top of metal nowadays (can't mention Lizzy
Borden or George Lynch or any other band you
get involved with for obvious reasons :o)
Priest, Maiden, Black Label Society, Ozzy.
- The worst moment ever in your career
Falling through a hole on stage infront of packed venue, hitting the
lead singer with my bass and knocking out his teeth. Of course back in
my younger days, playing a huge club infront of 10 people. It's
not a good
idea to play a show if there is more people on stage then there
is in the audience.
- A bass player that definitely doesn't please you
There is a million of them. Cant think of anybody specific.
- Complete this sentence: "I'm so fan of this band, that I'd buy
their tribute album to Kenny G"
Early MSG
- How was your weirdest encounter with a fan? (tell us a good
history)
Fan?? When a fan fell over in my
bedroom and my hair got
stock in it... No Seriously, one is when Lizzy and I got approached by a fan
who wanted us to f**k his wife while he would
be watching.
- Time to choose... (give a brief comment on your choice - you must
have a choice even if you like both)
- if you
don't like any of the mentioned tell say none
and give brief comments as well)
* Russell Bergquist (Annihilator) or John Alderete (Racer X)
I dont know of Mr. Bergquist, John Alderete is a kick ass bass player
* Jeff Pilson (Dokken) or Doug Pinnick (King's X)
Both.. I guess from bassplayer stand point Doug, from a all around
musician/songwriter/producer Jeff
* Andy Haas (Omen) or Schmier (Destruction)
I have heard of the bands but not more,
so NONE.
- Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Rock most famous quote. Do you see
this just as a cliche or as a real thing that
happens in rock 'n' roll and that you lived?
It's very true. Isn't that why people get into
this biz?? I did the Sex and Rock N' Roll thing with beer and
Jagermeister instead of drugs but whatever works for you.
Get the porn stars back in the game again.
- A song that you'd like to be played in your funeral
Play me a medley of songs instead, give me some Maiden, Priest, MSG,
Rainbow
- What would you like to write on your tombstone?
I did not fail. I just found 10,000 ways that didn't work.
- OUT OF THE BLUE QUESTIONS
- Is it true that...
* Lizzy Borden is the true proof LSD's (Lead Singer Disease)
existence?
Come on guys, get it right. He is a funny fucker and a cool bro, he is
character and an alien from another planet but who isen't.
I don't think he can decide between Stippers
or porns stars but what is the difference right!?
* You cut your hair to try the Hansons gig?
No I was trying to get the Johnny Rzeznik (Note: singer from the goo goo
dolls) stand in job and younger chicks.
* You have more problems playing poker with George Lynch than playing
his songs?
I would never play poker with Lynch, you never know if he is serious or
kidding around.
* You got more girls in the eighties than any Kiss member?
I like older women, preferably in wheel chairs.
- A really cool band to tour with and a terrible band to tour with
Cool band: Aerosmith. Not so cool: Limp Biscuit.
Do you think the fan is always interested in the success
of their idols? Maybe when the idols get recognized, the fan feels like
losing something that was very particular to himself, almost like losing
an ownership? What's your opinion on that?
Sounds more like an ex girlfriend, they love the fact that you are in a band
then when they got you hooked, they go, "Do you have to go to rehearsal
tonight? Why can't you spend more time with me instead of playing" Dump
those bitches haha. Nooo seriously, it's a very good question. I think it
depends on if the band have been around for a while before they get
their huge break (People used to say things of that nature about U2 and
of course Metallica). This versus some new band/artists who you never
heard of before and all of sudden is huge. I never hear fans of Spears
or Aguilera complaining about selling out? I am sure they feel
disappointed and like you mentioned, feel a loss of ownership. If you
think they are selling out, listen to the old shit, don't buy the new
CD's and realize it's not going to change at that point, the bands are
to used to making a ton of cash, having their own airplanes, killer
houses and sold out tours.
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