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This is Radio Reaktori-interview, original interview can be downloaded from here. Here is the translation of first 10 minutes. It's by me, I hope there's not so much mistakes with the translation
Hope you enjoy!
Interviewer: Today in serie Henkilökohtaista we have in interview Children Of Bodoms singer/guitarist/song maker Alexi Laiho. Alexi, how is it like to be you right now?
Alexi: Well, a little bit oppressive and fucked up because right know I cant play at all, which is like, at this moment I should write new music, and somehow the per cent of frustration begins to be pretty big, like I dont know what should I do. But after a week I can play again, so of course thats the only life string here that I can catch out. But otherwise I think theres nothing special, its pointless to be depressed, theres nothing I can do about it.
I: So you have your left hand in bandage. Tell us now, how did you get yourself in that condition?
A: Well yeh, my left shoulder went broke in bowling-alley, so what I thought was that I must be the biggest idiot in Finland, because I actually succeed to break my shoulder in bowling-alley. There isnt even any good story for it, nothing. It was just that in bowling-alley I slipped so badly that somehow I got down on my shoulder and there it then went broken. But I think its somehow funnier to tell people about that when I fell of from the cars roof drunk than that I was in some fucking bowling-alley, seriously.
I: Do you think that you are happy right now?
A: Well, what does the happiness really mean, like Im not happy right now, but I could say that if my hand was ok, I would be satisfied.
I: Lets move from this moment a bit backwards to Espoo. What kind of place has Espoo been to you?
A: Well, I got lots of bad memories from there but I guess I have a few good ones too. It was a good place to grow up when I was a kid, like there you could go anywhere because basically the whole city is suburb. So, I had to get away from there and Im not going back.
I: Tell us, how did you get your interest in music?
A: My mum and dad have explained that I started to sing before talking. I had like listen some Beethoven or something and I was like 8 months old when I had started to sing it. And when I was 3 or 4 years old, my dad listened Dire Straits and music like that, and then I just liked pretty much about the guitar thing. And I guess that was how I got into guitars. I started to play violin when I was 7 years old until 11, when I started to play guitar.
I: What were the reasons why you chose violin?
A: Now I really have to say that I really cant remember but I think it has something to do with that, that I wasnt good enough to become a pianist. And also at home were listened lot of classical music, there was lot of thing which I liked and still like. I dont know was it some subconscious thing that violin was the closest with guitar or something like that. I think it was a good thing that I played it but then when during the years the rock-thing started to interest, it started to be like have to get that guitar and quick, otherwise nothing is gonna work
I: What are then your favourites in classical music?
A: Mozart is absolute number one, but then are those basics like Bach and Vivaldi. But I think Mozart has got the most colourful production even if from Vivaldi has been told that he has done the same composition like 500 times, theres a lot of good things. But as I said, Mozart is absolute number one.
I: You have said that your interest in heavy music started from your sisters cd-collections. If we talk a little bit of your big sister, were you ever the teased little brother?
A: Well, we did argue pretty much especially when we were teenagers, but we have always been and are still, pretty close. Like when I was very small kid she always took care of me and there wasnt any jealousy, or thats how I have comprehended it. On the other hand once she had made me to sit down to ant-hill but that doesnt really belong to this.
I: No, tell us more
A: I dont remember it myself. I was like 2 years old or like that and my mum had camed in panic like what are you doing. I had sat, no, stood on the top on ant-hill and there were like ants everywhere. And my sister had just explained to our mother that I made Alexi the king of the ants that its ok. I guess then it was a good thing to be the king of the ants.
I: Little birds told me that you were a good skateboarder. Could you still stay on top of the skateboard?
A: Yeh, I can still stay on skateboard. Actually its a thing that I started again. I quitted it because I didnt want to break any bones, but as you can see, the result is the same anyway.
I: Were you good at school?
A: No, I wasnt. Straight and abrupt no. I wasnt interested in anything there. I had, actually I have problems to concentrate to thing which Im not interested at all. The first time when it was possible to get rid of it was after 9th grade. I didnt continue to anywhere after that, it just wasnt my thing at all.
I: How much did you spend time in after-detention?
A: Quite enough. I think I have done after-detentions in lieu of one or more lives.
I: Do you remember why did you usually fall into there?
A: Couple of times for smoking and then for general stuff. And it was like that all the teachers abominated me. I remember one thing that our drummer Jaska can ascertain that I have once been thrown away from the class and the teacher has admit after that, that really, for that one time I didnt even do anything. It was like Jaska and one other guy were shouting and doing something. And then the teacher was like Allu, out and quickly! I was like I didnt even do a thing, didnt say a word for that one time but it was like Out!. And then the teacher camed to talk to me to the corridor and I said that really, I didnt do anything. The teacher told me that unfortunately he/she didnt know who it was, but somebody had to go in that situation. The teacher admitted straight that he/she knew or at least he/she didnt knew that it would have been me. But still, somebody had to go so it had to be Laiho.
I: Can you guess why werent you so liked among the teachers?
A: Because usually it was me, who caused all kind of stuff during classes.
I: You say you have been wild when you were a kid. Was your mum ever up to creek when little-Alexi was in full swing?
A: I guess moms are always up to creek and she is still, in her own way. Somehow that general caring just never stops.
I: Was your mum getting grey hair when girls and beer started to interest you?
A: Well, yeah but I had this privilege, because I think my big sister got the biggest shit about that what teenagers usually do, they start to smoke and drink beer, or well most of them, theres just nothing you can do about. For me it was easier, like my parents camed to say to me that they know what Im doing, like what you are doing and whats happening there, how many beers am I going to drink and then I was like ok, this many and the promise was that, that no more at all, and usually it went like that.
This is Radio Reaktori-interview, original interview can be downloaded from here. Here is the translation of first 10 minutes. It's by me, I hope there's not so much mistakes with the translation
Hope you enjoy!Interviewer: Today in serie Henkilökohtaista we have in interview Children Of Bodoms singer/guitarist/song maker Alexi Laiho. Alexi, how is it like to be you right now?
Alexi: Well, a little bit oppressive and fucked up because right know I cant play at all, which is like, at this moment I should write new music, and somehow the per cent of frustration begins to be pretty big, like I dont know what should I do. But after a week I can play again, so of course thats the only life string here that I can catch out. But otherwise I think theres nothing special, its pointless to be depressed, theres nothing I can do about it.
I: So you have your left hand in bandage. Tell us now, how did you get yourself in that condition?
A: Well yeh, my left shoulder went broke in bowling-alley, so what I thought was that I must be the biggest idiot in Finland, because I actually succeed to break my shoulder in bowling-alley. There isnt even any good story for it, nothing. It was just that in bowling-alley I slipped so badly that somehow I got down on my shoulder and there it then went broken. But I think its somehow funnier to tell people about that when I fell of from the cars roof drunk than that I was in some fucking bowling-alley, seriously.
I: Do you think that you are happy right now?
A: Well, what does the happiness really mean, like Im not happy right now, but I could say that if my hand was ok, I would be satisfied.
I: Lets move from this moment a bit backwards to Espoo. What kind of place has Espoo been to you?
A: Well, I got lots of bad memories from there but I guess I have a few good ones too. It was a good place to grow up when I was a kid, like there you could go anywhere because basically the whole city is suburb. So, I had to get away from there and Im not going back.
I: Tell us, how did you get your interest in music?
A: My mum and dad have explained that I started to sing before talking. I had like listen some Beethoven or something and I was like 8 months old when I had started to sing it. And when I was 3 or 4 years old, my dad listened Dire Straits and music like that, and then I just liked pretty much about the guitar thing. And I guess that was how I got into guitars. I started to play violin when I was 7 years old until 11, when I started to play guitar.
I: What were the reasons why you chose violin?
A: Now I really have to say that I really cant remember but I think it has something to do with that, that I wasnt good enough to become a pianist. And also at home were listened lot of classical music, there was lot of thing which I liked and still like. I dont know was it some subconscious thing that violin was the closest with guitar or something like that. I think it was a good thing that I played it but then when during the years the rock-thing started to interest, it started to be like have to get that guitar and quick, otherwise nothing is gonna work
I: What are then your favourites in classical music?
A: Mozart is absolute number one, but then are those basics like Bach and Vivaldi. But I think Mozart has got the most colourful production even if from Vivaldi has been told that he has done the same composition like 500 times, theres a lot of good things. But as I said, Mozart is absolute number one.
I: You have said that your interest in heavy music started from your sisters cd-collections. If we talk a little bit of your big sister, were you ever the teased little brother?
A: Well, we did argue pretty much especially when we were teenagers, but we have always been and are still, pretty close. Like when I was very small kid she always took care of me and there wasnt any jealousy, or thats how I have comprehended it. On the other hand once she had made me to sit down to ant-hill but that doesnt really belong to this.
I: No, tell us more
A: I dont remember it myself. I was like 2 years old or like that and my mum had camed in panic like what are you doing. I had sat, no, stood on the top on ant-hill and there were like ants everywhere. And my sister had just explained to our mother that I made Alexi the king of the ants that its ok. I guess then it was a good thing to be the king of the ants.
I: Little birds told me that you were a good skateboarder. Could you still stay on top of the skateboard?
A: Yeh, I can still stay on skateboard. Actually its a thing that I started again. I quitted it because I didnt want to break any bones, but as you can see, the result is the same anyway.
I: Were you good at school?
A: No, I wasnt. Straight and abrupt no. I wasnt interested in anything there. I had, actually I have problems to concentrate to thing which Im not interested at all. The first time when it was possible to get rid of it was after 9th grade. I didnt continue to anywhere after that, it just wasnt my thing at all.
I: How much did you spend time in after-detention?
A: Quite enough. I think I have done after-detentions in lieu of one or more lives.
I: Do you remember why did you usually fall into there?
A: Couple of times for smoking and then for general stuff. And it was like that all the teachers abominated me. I remember one thing that our drummer Jaska can ascertain that I have once been thrown away from the class and the teacher has admit after that, that really, for that one time I didnt even do anything. It was like Jaska and one other guy were shouting and doing something. And then the teacher was like Allu, out and quickly! I was like I didnt even do a thing, didnt say a word for that one time but it was like Out!. And then the teacher camed to talk to me to the corridor and I said that really, I didnt do anything. The teacher told me that unfortunately he/she didnt know who it was, but somebody had to go in that situation. The teacher admitted straight that he/she knew or at least he/she didnt knew that it would have been me. But still, somebody had to go so it had to be Laiho.
I: Can you guess why werent you so liked among the teachers?
A: Because usually it was me, who caused all kind of stuff during classes.
I: You say you have been wild when you were a kid. Was your mum ever up to creek when little-Alexi was in full swing?
A: I guess moms are always up to creek and she is still, in her own way. Somehow that general caring just never stops.
I: Was your mum getting grey hair when girls and beer started to interest you?
A: Well, yeah but I had this privilege, because I think my big sister got the biggest shit about that what teenagers usually do, they start to smoke and drink beer, or well most of them, theres just nothing you can do about. For me it was easier, like my parents camed to say to me that they know what Im doing, like what you are doing and whats happening there, how many beers am I going to drink and then I was like ok, this many and the promise was that, that no more at all, and usually it went like that.
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