Does Mikael use earplugs during the gigs?

[KTR83]

Buying albums and going to their concerts is enough support for Opeth, I believe. You know they´re not gods. Just a bunch on talented musicians.

 

[Skullzz]

I heard that he actually wears hearing aids on the max setting at shows, so he'll go deaf even FASTER. Also, the kind of deodorant he uses is made of broken glass.

 

[cthulufhtagn]

I am sure Mikael is a very nice guy, but there's a point where you just have to understand he's a person and such adulation can become really creepy for the person beneath the music.
Plus, such idol worship is not healthy for anyone.
I would like to meet Mikael. But it is the sad fact that he would probably not remember me afterwards, reality bites. I would like to meet him just to say I did.
Perhaps just to tell him I really enjoy his music and he is a great musician.
If for no other reason that just to make the man feel good, that would make me feel good.
But since I am a musician, I know i'm not going to get famous for my art, but I would never really want '#1 fans',
I would rather a small amount of people to whom my work really means something special. Not groupies bragging on a messageboard.

well put. i mean, i'd love to meet ALL the members of the band, but theres a line between fan and stalker....

 

[Rose Immortal]

Yes...I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to have a chat with the band members, and if ever an opportunity arose where it would not be disrespectful of me to introduce myself, I would...but there's no need to carry it over the top. I mean, pretending you have a friendship where there is none is ridiculous. (Granted, someone could get very lucky and make friends--but you CANNOT force that, EVER.)