How come Akerfledt never talks about his lyrics?

[demon talented]

Don: Maybe I will sometime, but I'm pretty paranoid about releasing my stuff out quite honestly.

I'm getting a book published soon though. I had shown some poems to a local college professor, and she really liked them and wants to use them in her English class... That was back in January, and I've been putting it together ever since. Still not done yet either! Well, hopefully soon...

 

[Don Corleone]

ARE YOU INSANE??????? you are paranoid, but you're getting a book published????? now that sounds very funny. come on, ledtool.

 

[PaulRawNerve]

hey there, if you want to send some work to me to go on our site, then email me /// tangaroa@rawnerve.freeserve.co.uk ... go to the pages . http://www.rawnervepromotions.co.uk , and look in the menu, there is a writing section in there that needs contributions .. also if you do any art/ photography as well then we want your work ..

please have a look and let me know if you want some work on there ..


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[demon talented]

Yeah, locally published. I've only shown my poetry to maybe 10 people? Yeah, artists are just paranoid by nature, I'd guess.

In the sense that they're very protective about their work.

 

[LoomingDeath]

Some things are best left unknown.
If you knew the answers would you bother thinking about them anymore?
The lyrics are not so simple as to be related to in one listening, they are too obscure.
It's best just to think about the possibilities.... and the picture that is painted for you by the words.

 

[Don Corleone]

well, thats your decision, ledtool. but im here, all the way and eager to read. if you ever feel the "need" for a reader, you know me!

 

[demon talented]

Originally posted by Don Corleone
well, thats your decision, ledtool. but im here, all the way and eager to read. if you ever feel the "need" for a reader, you know me!

Thanks. My book is actually on the print as we speak... only 12 copies though. I'll keep posting some of it in mind though...

 

[DeadBaytar]

I know that some of his song titles are from some other songs by other musicians.

Here are some interview quotes:

"How did you come with the title?"

There's a German band called Blackwater Park. They're an old band that is one of the ones that I'm collecting. They put out a pretty rare album called DARK BOX in 1971 that's pretty fucking hard to find, but I've got it! (laughs) I just like the name of the band and thought that it could suit an Opeth album, Y'know, we've done that in the past, basically stealing album titles from other bands. (laughs)

"(laughs) Did you take STILL LIFE from the Iron Maiden song?"

STILL LIFE, there's so many examples of that...y'know, Rolling Stones, Fates Warning, there's a band called Still Life and of course the Iron Maiden track, so y'know, there's so many. I like it.

"(Being hurried by label rep...) One quick question: Who is Melinda?"

(laughs) No one. She's a fictional character. I took her from this song by Uriah Heep called "Come Away Melinda"