Ahead of his headline appearance at Comendatio Music Fest in Portugal on June 21, Emperor frontman, Ihsahn, spoke with Jorge Botas of Metal Global about what to expect from the show, his newest self-titled release and, of course, Emperor.
Speaking about the days before the internet and online streaming services, Ihsahn says, “Instead of being too frustrated about, ‘Oh, things were so much better in the past,’ I think, okay, we had this amazing period where we attached ourselves to records and everything, and now we’re kind of back to a place where it’s the live experience and that connection, which is the exclusive things. And hopefully it’ll be a long time until A.I. takes over that too.”
On the mystique of music being lost with people listening to one or two songs from an artist on streaming services, and then moving on, Ihsahn added, “You had KISS and Alice Cooper, you know, it was mythical. I remember when I went to my first Iron Maiden show, I couldn’t believe I was breathing the same air as the actual people in IRON MAIDEN, because we didn’t have social media, we didn’t know what they had for lunch before they came on stage. And all of that takes a bit of the mystery away. And I think especially in the metal of things, I would argue that much of the success for bands like Ghost or Sleep Token or Slipknot, you know, because you have the masks and everything, and, of course, they haven’t all managed to keep the anonymity, but people want that sense of theatre and excitement. They don’t want to just see… I’ve used this example, I’ve been very fortunate to get to know someone like Rob Halford during my career, and he’s, as I’m sure everybody who’s ever met him, is the sweetest, most humble human being. But when he gets up on stage, he’s the “Metal God”, you know. You don’t want humble on stage, you want the “Metal God”. And you want the drama and the ritual of the whole thing. And the band on stage gives you and the audience permission to let all inhibitions go and let the music drive you to that experience. So, I think with, with all this kind of private interconnections, yeah, you lose a bit of that.”
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Speaking about the days before the internet and online streaming services, Ihsahn says, “Instead of being too frustrated about, ‘Oh, things were so much better in the past,’ I think, okay, we had this amazing period where we attached ourselves to records and everything, and now we’re kind of back to a place where it’s the live experience and that connection, which is the exclusive things. And hopefully it’ll be a long time until A.I. takes over that too.”
On the mystique of music being lost with people listening to one or two songs from an artist on streaming services, and then moving on, Ihsahn added, “You had KISS and Alice Cooper, you know, it was mythical. I remember when I went to my first Iron Maiden show, I couldn’t believe I was breathing the same air as the actual people in IRON MAIDEN, because we didn’t have social media, we didn’t know what they had for lunch before they came on stage. And all of that takes a bit of the mystery away. And I think especially in the metal of things, I would argue that much of the success for bands like Ghost or Sleep Token or Slipknot, you know, because you have the masks and everything, and, of course, they haven’t all managed to keep the anonymity, but people want that sense of theatre and excitement. They don’t want to just see… I’ve used this example, I’ve been very fortunate to get to know someone like Rob Halford during my career, and he’s, as I’m sure everybody who’s ever met him, is the sweetest, most humble human being. But when he gets up on stage, he’s the “Metal God”, you know. You don’t want humble on stage, you want the “Metal God”. And you want the drama and the ritual of the whole thing. And the band on stage gives you and the audience permission to let all inhibitions go and let the music drive you to that experience. So, I think with, with all this kind of private interconnections, yeah, you lose a bit of that.”
For the full interview, watch the video below:
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