New Timo T interview!
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:33 pm
Timo Tolkki, "Do not ever'll cooperate with what I consider evil. Never. "
feb.24, 2012
Timo Tolkki. Ex-leader of Stratovarius, from the dawn of the band until his illness which has moved away, and undermined the integrity of the band. Guitarist and composer excellent. Musician pioneer, which attracts high caliber artists for music projects power / progessive high level. Character tarnished by gossip, by critics, the press, for his recent declaration of withdrawal from the scene. Yet, for those who wrote and directed this introduction to the interview, has always been an example, both musical and poetic influence. This writer does not believe in what is often said with ease and ruthlessness. So does this interview. That's not an interview. It 'a dialogue between minds they think. Rare commodity nowadays. Tolkki the renegade? The failed? You will see that it is perhaps one of the few, too few rebels remained. Happy reading.
(Luca Piotto)
Hello Timo. Thank you for responding to this interview. We are all very excited to have you among our pages. I'm going to direct questions. First of all, let me know how you are. Was written about you all and more, and personally I'm tired of reading nonsense. Tell Timo: How do you feel now, and how you spend your time, your life, now that you're away from the spotlight and the rhythms of a rock star life.
Well, not much has changed from what has been and is being written about me. After the Stratovarius I have publicly pointed the finger at, my image was destroyed in a rather dramatic, and then there are a lot of stories circulating about me, with "evidence" is usually spread by people who want something to me (and I do not want to give it to them) or simply have fun in their criticism. If I were to spend my time thinking about these things, we would conclude anything concrete, because I think the world of the internet does not really exist. Remember the period before the Internet? I also think it is easy to misjudge the gossip that involve me, because people always look for the bad things and ignore the positive ones. And there are also positive things about me.
There was a time for the rock star life, but people tend to forget that "Visions" was made 16 years ago. It 'a long time ago. Surely then, I had fun with alcohol and women. It is perhaps for this reason that one starts to play normally? Seriously, those years were a rock star in the layer as a roller coaster ride, and have passed very quickly. 6-7 disks in 7 years, pretty much like the Beatles. With Stratovarius, ever since I joined it in 1984, has always been for music. Not for the friendship. I was (and is) a good friend of Tuomo Lassila and keyboardist in particular the original Ervaskari Mika, who also played on my album "Hymn to Life". He committed suicide in 2005. He was my best friend.
My current life as a rockstar: I get up in the morning, kiss my wife, I make coffee, read some 'Helsingin Sanomat, a local newspaper in Helsinki. Then I look outside, and the second time I go out and do the photos of landscape, or to go in the study of the production company where I work now. It 'an interesting new concept. Or take the guitar and I write a song. Rest as I worked very hard over the past 5 years, with all failures. So those 10000 hours of work over my disease, bipolar disorder, require a pledge. I have to take things slowly for now. To complete the discussion of what has been written about me, I must say that at least my wife, my daughter Nina (who is 23 years old), my ex-wife, my mother and my brother thinks I'm a relatively normal person, and I love it. I like to think I know better than that Jose Manuel (generic name used by Timo to indicate a Joe, Ed.) But if Jose Manuel thinks I'm an asshole hypocrite, we can still talk of worldly things that I find important. Because those are the important things. I am not important.
Recently you wrote on your blog about your retirement from the music scene. You said that the dying music industry is stuck in a dying altrattanto business system. The musicians are not paid to sufficiency to live on music alone. I see digital music sell for a dollar a song, when I think about you all the albums should cost a dollar, to make it easier to purchase illegal downloading. The music industry fights against its own customers. It makes no sense. Is there a business model that you suggest to save the music? Beware, I say save the music and not the industry that revolves around us.
This thing has been going on for a long time. It all started with the decline in record sales, a fact well known anyway. I would say that this situation does not blame anyone. Simply has been a continuous decline in annual sales over the past 12 years. I do not think that iPods and MP3 "save the music". Nowadays the music costs nothing. He no longer has any real value. Even paper books are more valuable than the music.
The major labels are always involved in buying smaller labels, and then buy each other, sometimes forming such joint ventures illegal, since it is placed in a monopoly position. They are always fighting those who "illegally download" initiating these lawsuits against these guys, trying to take home huge amounts of money. Well, instead of doing these things, why not focus our energy for something positive, why fight a losing battle? Did anyone really think that you can stop downloading? It will not stop, and the music industry is moving at 360 ° of business where the label takes a percentage from the publications and also the money made on tour. These are becoming the conditions for the advance of money. And here is where I have drawn a line.
The current business model leads to very interesting music because the artists are branded massively, locked up in the brand. Even in the metal. Some small labels still publish interesting music, but overall it's all boring, with so much music that published it is impossible to identify the valid artist.
My "retirement from the music business" comes from a rational decision, gained by looking at the sales numbers, the number of shows booked and the number of spectators. With these data I have no doubt I made the right choice. See, it affects all aspects of music. Even the tour, because when the band did not sell records, then they want to go on tour, which is full of sharks, promoters with little experience, and finally trade agreements between the largest booking agencies that control the scenes. Finally, all these people have no money to go see the concert of their favorite bands. So they too become very selective.
It's not completely impossible that music, like physical media or digital, should cease to exist. I would say that everything depends on the next five years. Perhaps these last 50 years or so, were only a development of greedy interests, and now we see the music sounded like at the time of Bach and Beethoven, who could not put their iPods in sonatas. Sad though it will, but ....
You said in your blog, you went over. What do you see the legions of the twilight to sing (the song "Legions" album "Vision" of STRATOVARIUS, ed) when you have 50 years. I agree. You're clearly moving away from the trend which has bands like Hammefall (with whom you have been on tour) who are still singing the same things and selling records. So is the music business going down to hell or are you that you have raised to a higher level? Both? We then say what is music for you today?
Well, I can only speak for myself. Definitely not sing of the Twilight Legions of 4 years. You are wrong when comparing bands and music. Everyone makes his music according to his motivations. My motivation has always been the same since as a kid: I just do songs. After it became a profession, but for me has always been a "just write songs"
When I use the metaphor of the legions of Twilight, I mean you can watch the seasons in life, right? Summer, Winter, and so on. For me it's the same thing in music. My discography, from "Fright Night" to "Trinity", was a clear and recognizable trends in music. I speak as I see, not the second as Jose Mauel sees things. I'm not here to please Jose Mauel, I am here to express my soul and my spirit through my gift of music, and this has nothing to do with the money.
I have a broad interest in psychology, and have been in therapy for 8 years, I read a lot about it and I see a psychiatrist every three months because of my illness, all this has an influence on me. I find myself increasingly more serious as I get older, and therefore the theme of the Legion would not be correct because they are 17 years older than when I wrote that song. There are other things that interest me now.
You say that you withdrew from the music business but not from music. You're basically saying free, and perhaps points to do what you think. What kind of music we should expect from Timo Tolkki in the near future? And how do you distribute? Download Free? Some free label Misantrof.net?
I have always been free. I am a free spirit. If I seem to be limited artistically or if negative energy and I feel violent, I'm leaving. I end up in a fight for a brief moment, but then you see me disappear. This has happened with Symphonia, which was a brand SUPERBAND power metal, and consequently failed because it was not completely honest. It was all too planned and too many people were there for the money, and this was against the project's success. I could keep the name, or alter it a bit ', and do something in the future. It 's too early to say if you publish something else. I have to please the biggest critic of the material before you can post: myself
I see that you're dealing with photography, even if they seem to publish many shots. Other photos are rockstars like Nikki Sixx who has also written a book on it. Photography is another form of capturing the essence of life, as it probably was the music? What is the difference between the sentiments expressed in your own melody in your own text and capture the moment in a photo?
Well, I do not really consider myself a rock star, rather than a guy who loves music and has an interest in life. As you suggest, it seems that subconsciously I develop a common theme in everything I do in art that is beauty. The world is beautiful for me, music can be beautiful, a stranger with a friendly smile can feed my hopes again. And 'there if you seek it. In the picture are still a beginner. I look for beauty in nature and I try to capture it, but as always are very open to anything that can deviate from the basic process.
A few years ago, I read that you had set up this study, where you you got demos from new artists. Offer you advice and assistance to these new projects: a chance to record with you and your experience. I thought that having a talented rock star who takes the time to help young musicians is an example to consider. What can you tell me about this project? Are you still involved?
It 's still there. It 'a production company based in Helsinki, which is called Random Productions and are preparing well, with a good digital studio set up with my help. They are also very good at social media techniques. Virtually anyone can send them a registered project to make the mix and, if available, I mix it and I will produce the master. Their prices are very competitive.
Out of all your projects, and I intend to Stratovarius, Revolution Renaissance, Symphonia, etc. ... because you never really attempted a solo career as Timo Tolkki, in the style of Malmsteen, Friedman and other virtuous? It 'possible that the esserti hidden among other talented artists is the reason that none of these projects took off like (I think) would deserve?
Perhaps because it was always much more fun playing in a band. In all the bands where I played, I always assumed a relative total control, especially in the arts. Obviously this has not worked. You can not predict things in music.
Speaking of the future, if ever again I will do something with music, I would say that now is the right time to publish my own name. But, with all due respect, I do not wanna end up like those who travel the world to play their old songs like cover bands. I understand that it must feed their families like everyone else. But, since I had already visited 62 countries in 20 years, rather prefer to stay at home to write my music in peace and maybe find a job. More or less what I'm doing now.
Lately, in your facebook page, there was this story about a kid playing "Stratosphere". I think that a young boy should try to write 'his own stratosphere' instead of being seen playing yours. What is your point of view about these young people who want to become a virtuoso of the guitar? But there are really out there? What do you think of the young boy in Stratovarius?
It 'a she. Her name is Zoe Thomson. At first I could not believe all this publicity, then, subsequently, all the negativity. It 'just a kid for God! Jose Manuel, at least let it play for a while 'before you begin your attack.
The guitarists are generally boring and think they are a divine gift to humanity, when they are not at all. I've never seen a guitarist, rather than a composer. I know what I was elected by Guitar World and blah blah blah, but for me the beauty of music is not technique, which does not impress me anymore.
Matias (Matias Kupiainen, Stratovarius current guitarist, who has replaced Timo, ed) is a multi talented guitarist. As a composer, however, must still do a little 'street. He is completely innocent and is out of the bickering and negative energy that is now connected to the word Stratovarius.
Even the younger generation. Enjoying some time reviewing music for Metalhead.it, I happen to hear a lot of new bands and new albums, most of my needs. It is often difficult even to recognize the other band. Perhaps the power of the internet, but it does seem that there are thousands of bands popping up everyday, especially in the metal scene. What do you think of all these realities, their desires, their style. See the new revelations, new Black Sabbath, Stratovarius or Mötley Crüe around? And if you see them, think they have any hope of making it?
I share your pain. Yes, there are new Sabbaths, there are already enough Stratovarius and Crüe. We need a certain level of consciousness on the part of these kids to really understand where they are going. So you have some hope. If you are talented and put all your heart for music full time for the next 5-10 years, you will succeed. But most of these spring before.
Europe. Policy. Economic crisis. Wars. Energy. Religion. Your point of view?
All these words belong to one another. We add a couple and get Mother Gaia. We are experiencing a phase of change. The energy can be heard everywhere. We will see profound changes in the ecosystem, in the monetary system, perhaps in the planetary system during the course of our lives, in the next 40 years. We are at the end of a cycle, but this cycle is not the result of some prophecy meaningless. And 'the consequence of the terrible actions of man on this planet. There have been wars ever since there have been men. Politics is just a disguise what is really happening. Why do people who work harder than you paid less? And because no one does anything about this? Because there are countries in this world who spend $ 1 billion annually for military purposes while each day 12,000 children die in Africa due to preventable diseases? These numbers are crazy, and should be enough to stop what is happening.
The so-called Environmental Congress in Darfur on global climate change, has done no more than postpone all other 5 years. We have another 5 years.
To my delight, I began to see the opposition to the system. A system that is neurotic, unjust, and based on fear and horror. Recently, people took to the streets in Greece. Of course the masses will drink what they are told by the media, namely that the Greeks are lazy. The Greek people must be cut to minimum wages by 20%. Again, those who can not afford to pay, even if he can do. There is a very clever play of power within the EU, China and the U.S., with all the lobbyists. There are also components in fascist European community. These are the forces that the Greek people attacked a few weeks ago.
All systems are corrupt or man-made based on the strategy of fear at some level. All religions, the "self-help," yoga. They are all nonsense. Before the lives we all have to give up sooner or later. This is inevitable and no one can avoid it.
And this asshole calling me Jose Manuel hypocritical for this or for that matter, that tells me I can not write about these things or that I can not delete their comments on my facebook, and I have to publicly criticize me leave, I tell them what follows: I am not important, but they are things of which I write, therefore we discuss them. This is not enough to Jose Manuel, of course, so he spends his time spreading the truth about me, and puts all his energy, but maybe I'm in the woods taking pictures. In my spiritual journey, which was called 12 years ago, I swore one thing: do not ever'll cooperate with what I consider evil. Never.
Ok Timo. We really appreciate having your words here on Metalhead.it. For me your music has always been one of my biggest inspirations. Thanks for everything. I ask you to close this interview in a different way: a message to readers, or a song that we suoneresti or a brief message of good luck.
My friends, I have only one thing to say, really. If there is ever something that you do this interview, take the following: the key to the universe is love.
Luca Piotto
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feb.24, 2012
Timo Tolkki. Ex-leader of Stratovarius, from the dawn of the band until his illness which has moved away, and undermined the integrity of the band. Guitarist and composer excellent. Musician pioneer, which attracts high caliber artists for music projects power / progessive high level. Character tarnished by gossip, by critics, the press, for his recent declaration of withdrawal from the scene. Yet, for those who wrote and directed this introduction to the interview, has always been an example, both musical and poetic influence. This writer does not believe in what is often said with ease and ruthlessness. So does this interview. That's not an interview. It 'a dialogue between minds they think. Rare commodity nowadays. Tolkki the renegade? The failed? You will see that it is perhaps one of the few, too few rebels remained. Happy reading.
(Luca Piotto)
Hello Timo. Thank you for responding to this interview. We are all very excited to have you among our pages. I'm going to direct questions. First of all, let me know how you are. Was written about you all and more, and personally I'm tired of reading nonsense. Tell Timo: How do you feel now, and how you spend your time, your life, now that you're away from the spotlight and the rhythms of a rock star life.
Well, not much has changed from what has been and is being written about me. After the Stratovarius I have publicly pointed the finger at, my image was destroyed in a rather dramatic, and then there are a lot of stories circulating about me, with "evidence" is usually spread by people who want something to me (and I do not want to give it to them) or simply have fun in their criticism. If I were to spend my time thinking about these things, we would conclude anything concrete, because I think the world of the internet does not really exist. Remember the period before the Internet? I also think it is easy to misjudge the gossip that involve me, because people always look for the bad things and ignore the positive ones. And there are also positive things about me.
There was a time for the rock star life, but people tend to forget that "Visions" was made 16 years ago. It 'a long time ago. Surely then, I had fun with alcohol and women. It is perhaps for this reason that one starts to play normally? Seriously, those years were a rock star in the layer as a roller coaster ride, and have passed very quickly. 6-7 disks in 7 years, pretty much like the Beatles. With Stratovarius, ever since I joined it in 1984, has always been for music. Not for the friendship. I was (and is) a good friend of Tuomo Lassila and keyboardist in particular the original Ervaskari Mika, who also played on my album "Hymn to Life". He committed suicide in 2005. He was my best friend.
My current life as a rockstar: I get up in the morning, kiss my wife, I make coffee, read some 'Helsingin Sanomat, a local newspaper in Helsinki. Then I look outside, and the second time I go out and do the photos of landscape, or to go in the study of the production company where I work now. It 'an interesting new concept. Or take the guitar and I write a song. Rest as I worked very hard over the past 5 years, with all failures. So those 10000 hours of work over my disease, bipolar disorder, require a pledge. I have to take things slowly for now. To complete the discussion of what has been written about me, I must say that at least my wife, my daughter Nina (who is 23 years old), my ex-wife, my mother and my brother thinks I'm a relatively normal person, and I love it. I like to think I know better than that Jose Manuel (generic name used by Timo to indicate a Joe, Ed.) But if Jose Manuel thinks I'm an asshole hypocrite, we can still talk of worldly things that I find important. Because those are the important things. I am not important.
Recently you wrote on your blog about your retirement from the music scene. You said that the dying music industry is stuck in a dying altrattanto business system. The musicians are not paid to sufficiency to live on music alone. I see digital music sell for a dollar a song, when I think about you all the albums should cost a dollar, to make it easier to purchase illegal downloading. The music industry fights against its own customers. It makes no sense. Is there a business model that you suggest to save the music? Beware, I say save the music and not the industry that revolves around us.
This thing has been going on for a long time. It all started with the decline in record sales, a fact well known anyway. I would say that this situation does not blame anyone. Simply has been a continuous decline in annual sales over the past 12 years. I do not think that iPods and MP3 "save the music". Nowadays the music costs nothing. He no longer has any real value. Even paper books are more valuable than the music.
The major labels are always involved in buying smaller labels, and then buy each other, sometimes forming such joint ventures illegal, since it is placed in a monopoly position. They are always fighting those who "illegally download" initiating these lawsuits against these guys, trying to take home huge amounts of money. Well, instead of doing these things, why not focus our energy for something positive, why fight a losing battle? Did anyone really think that you can stop downloading? It will not stop, and the music industry is moving at 360 ° of business where the label takes a percentage from the publications and also the money made on tour. These are becoming the conditions for the advance of money. And here is where I have drawn a line.
The current business model leads to very interesting music because the artists are branded massively, locked up in the brand. Even in the metal. Some small labels still publish interesting music, but overall it's all boring, with so much music that published it is impossible to identify the valid artist.
My "retirement from the music business" comes from a rational decision, gained by looking at the sales numbers, the number of shows booked and the number of spectators. With these data I have no doubt I made the right choice. See, it affects all aspects of music. Even the tour, because when the band did not sell records, then they want to go on tour, which is full of sharks, promoters with little experience, and finally trade agreements between the largest booking agencies that control the scenes. Finally, all these people have no money to go see the concert of their favorite bands. So they too become very selective.
It's not completely impossible that music, like physical media or digital, should cease to exist. I would say that everything depends on the next five years. Perhaps these last 50 years or so, were only a development of greedy interests, and now we see the music sounded like at the time of Bach and Beethoven, who could not put their iPods in sonatas. Sad though it will, but ....
You said in your blog, you went over. What do you see the legions of the twilight to sing (the song "Legions" album "Vision" of STRATOVARIUS, ed) when you have 50 years. I agree. You're clearly moving away from the trend which has bands like Hammefall (with whom you have been on tour) who are still singing the same things and selling records. So is the music business going down to hell or are you that you have raised to a higher level? Both? We then say what is music for you today?
Well, I can only speak for myself. Definitely not sing of the Twilight Legions of 4 years. You are wrong when comparing bands and music. Everyone makes his music according to his motivations. My motivation has always been the same since as a kid: I just do songs. After it became a profession, but for me has always been a "just write songs"
When I use the metaphor of the legions of Twilight, I mean you can watch the seasons in life, right? Summer, Winter, and so on. For me it's the same thing in music. My discography, from "Fright Night" to "Trinity", was a clear and recognizable trends in music. I speak as I see, not the second as Jose Mauel sees things. I'm not here to please Jose Mauel, I am here to express my soul and my spirit through my gift of music, and this has nothing to do with the money.
I have a broad interest in psychology, and have been in therapy for 8 years, I read a lot about it and I see a psychiatrist every three months because of my illness, all this has an influence on me. I find myself increasingly more serious as I get older, and therefore the theme of the Legion would not be correct because they are 17 years older than when I wrote that song. There are other things that interest me now.
You say that you withdrew from the music business but not from music. You're basically saying free, and perhaps points to do what you think. What kind of music we should expect from Timo Tolkki in the near future? And how do you distribute? Download Free? Some free label Misantrof.net?
I have always been free. I am a free spirit. If I seem to be limited artistically or if negative energy and I feel violent, I'm leaving. I end up in a fight for a brief moment, but then you see me disappear. This has happened with Symphonia, which was a brand SUPERBAND power metal, and consequently failed because it was not completely honest. It was all too planned and too many people were there for the money, and this was against the project's success. I could keep the name, or alter it a bit ', and do something in the future. It 's too early to say if you publish something else. I have to please the biggest critic of the material before you can post: myself
I see that you're dealing with photography, even if they seem to publish many shots. Other photos are rockstars like Nikki Sixx who has also written a book on it. Photography is another form of capturing the essence of life, as it probably was the music? What is the difference between the sentiments expressed in your own melody in your own text and capture the moment in a photo?
Well, I do not really consider myself a rock star, rather than a guy who loves music and has an interest in life. As you suggest, it seems that subconsciously I develop a common theme in everything I do in art that is beauty. The world is beautiful for me, music can be beautiful, a stranger with a friendly smile can feed my hopes again. And 'there if you seek it. In the picture are still a beginner. I look for beauty in nature and I try to capture it, but as always are very open to anything that can deviate from the basic process.
A few years ago, I read that you had set up this study, where you you got demos from new artists. Offer you advice and assistance to these new projects: a chance to record with you and your experience. I thought that having a talented rock star who takes the time to help young musicians is an example to consider. What can you tell me about this project? Are you still involved?
It 's still there. It 'a production company based in Helsinki, which is called Random Productions and are preparing well, with a good digital studio set up with my help. They are also very good at social media techniques. Virtually anyone can send them a registered project to make the mix and, if available, I mix it and I will produce the master. Their prices are very competitive.
Out of all your projects, and I intend to Stratovarius, Revolution Renaissance, Symphonia, etc. ... because you never really attempted a solo career as Timo Tolkki, in the style of Malmsteen, Friedman and other virtuous? It 'possible that the esserti hidden among other talented artists is the reason that none of these projects took off like (I think) would deserve?
Perhaps because it was always much more fun playing in a band. In all the bands where I played, I always assumed a relative total control, especially in the arts. Obviously this has not worked. You can not predict things in music.
Speaking of the future, if ever again I will do something with music, I would say that now is the right time to publish my own name. But, with all due respect, I do not wanna end up like those who travel the world to play their old songs like cover bands. I understand that it must feed their families like everyone else. But, since I had already visited 62 countries in 20 years, rather prefer to stay at home to write my music in peace and maybe find a job. More or less what I'm doing now.
Lately, in your facebook page, there was this story about a kid playing "Stratosphere". I think that a young boy should try to write 'his own stratosphere' instead of being seen playing yours. What is your point of view about these young people who want to become a virtuoso of the guitar? But there are really out there? What do you think of the young boy in Stratovarius?
It 'a she. Her name is Zoe Thomson. At first I could not believe all this publicity, then, subsequently, all the negativity. It 'just a kid for God! Jose Manuel, at least let it play for a while 'before you begin your attack.
The guitarists are generally boring and think they are a divine gift to humanity, when they are not at all. I've never seen a guitarist, rather than a composer. I know what I was elected by Guitar World and blah blah blah, but for me the beauty of music is not technique, which does not impress me anymore.
Matias (Matias Kupiainen, Stratovarius current guitarist, who has replaced Timo, ed) is a multi talented guitarist. As a composer, however, must still do a little 'street. He is completely innocent and is out of the bickering and negative energy that is now connected to the word Stratovarius.
Even the younger generation. Enjoying some time reviewing music for Metalhead.it, I happen to hear a lot of new bands and new albums, most of my needs. It is often difficult even to recognize the other band. Perhaps the power of the internet, but it does seem that there are thousands of bands popping up everyday, especially in the metal scene. What do you think of all these realities, their desires, their style. See the new revelations, new Black Sabbath, Stratovarius or Mötley Crüe around? And if you see them, think they have any hope of making it?
I share your pain. Yes, there are new Sabbaths, there are already enough Stratovarius and Crüe. We need a certain level of consciousness on the part of these kids to really understand where they are going. So you have some hope. If you are talented and put all your heart for music full time for the next 5-10 years, you will succeed. But most of these spring before.
Europe. Policy. Economic crisis. Wars. Energy. Religion. Your point of view?
All these words belong to one another. We add a couple and get Mother Gaia. We are experiencing a phase of change. The energy can be heard everywhere. We will see profound changes in the ecosystem, in the monetary system, perhaps in the planetary system during the course of our lives, in the next 40 years. We are at the end of a cycle, but this cycle is not the result of some prophecy meaningless. And 'the consequence of the terrible actions of man on this planet. There have been wars ever since there have been men. Politics is just a disguise what is really happening. Why do people who work harder than you paid less? And because no one does anything about this? Because there are countries in this world who spend $ 1 billion annually for military purposes while each day 12,000 children die in Africa due to preventable diseases? These numbers are crazy, and should be enough to stop what is happening.
The so-called Environmental Congress in Darfur on global climate change, has done no more than postpone all other 5 years. We have another 5 years.
To my delight, I began to see the opposition to the system. A system that is neurotic, unjust, and based on fear and horror. Recently, people took to the streets in Greece. Of course the masses will drink what they are told by the media, namely that the Greeks are lazy. The Greek people must be cut to minimum wages by 20%. Again, those who can not afford to pay, even if he can do. There is a very clever play of power within the EU, China and the U.S., with all the lobbyists. There are also components in fascist European community. These are the forces that the Greek people attacked a few weeks ago.
All systems are corrupt or man-made based on the strategy of fear at some level. All religions, the "self-help," yoga. They are all nonsense. Before the lives we all have to give up sooner or later. This is inevitable and no one can avoid it.
And this asshole calling me Jose Manuel hypocritical for this or for that matter, that tells me I can not write about these things or that I can not delete their comments on my facebook, and I have to publicly criticize me leave, I tell them what follows: I am not important, but they are things of which I write, therefore we discuss them. This is not enough to Jose Manuel, of course, so he spends his time spreading the truth about me, and puts all his energy, but maybe I'm in the woods taking pictures. In my spiritual journey, which was called 12 years ago, I swore one thing: do not ever'll cooperate with what I consider evil. Never.
Ok Timo. We really appreciate having your words here on Metalhead.it. For me your music has always been one of my biggest inspirations. Thanks for everything. I ask you to close this interview in a different way: a message to readers, or a song that we suoneresti or a brief message of good luck.
My friends, I have only one thing to say, really. If there is ever something that you do this interview, take the following: the key to the universe is love.
Luca Piotto
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I guess he was just being sarcastic. 
