Mikael the comedian
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In Essen/Germany Mikael said something like: "Well, we've learned a bit german. I guess it goes like this: Mein Hund ist dunkelblau!" (in english: My dog is blue.) 
Introducing "in my time of need" Mike said: "I want to hear everyone of you singing! And if you don't sing, we'll let the next album sound like scooter!" (Scooter is an awful German Techno Band!) At this point EVERYONE was laughing.
Right after "in my time of need" someone in the crowd screamed: "SCOOTER!" and "Hypa, Hypa" (typical senseless Phrase of Scooter). Mikael statement: "Would you please leave?"
Introducing "in my time of need" Mike said: "I want to hear everyone of you singing! And if you don't sing, we'll let the next album sound like scooter!" (Scooter is an awful German Techno Band!) At this point EVERYONE was laughing.
Right after "in my time of need" someone in the crowd screamed: "SCOOTER!" and "Hypa, Hypa" (typical senseless Phrase of Scooter). Mikael statement: "Would you please leave?"
Argyle
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I saw them last summer at Sziget in Hungary.
I don't remember how he got to it, but the story went something like this:
"When I was young, we used to dance to slow songs by the Scorpions to get chicks. But you also have to remember that we used to worship Satan."
And then he started listing demons...
"Satan, the Devil, Beelzebub, Azmodeus, ABBA, Leviathan, Yngwie fuckin' Malmsteen!"
Laughed my ass off.
I don't remember how he got to it, but the story went something like this:
"When I was young, we used to dance to slow songs by the Scorpions to get chicks. But you also have to remember that we used to worship Satan."
And then he started listing demons...
"Satan, the Devil, Beelzebub, Azmodeus, ABBA, Leviathan, Yngwie fuckin' Malmsteen!"
Laughed my ass off.
NickFBM
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What makes him all the funnier is how drole he is. Also most of the time he is speaking in his second language, and I know how well most swedes speak english, but to have a sense of humour that dry and advanced in a second language is insane. I would love to be able to understand Swedish just to see how much funnier he woudl be in his native tongue. Also he changes what he says most gigs as opposed to having a set formula, and he can react to the crowd. All in all one hell of a funny bastard I'd say.
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Benighted Joe said:On the concert in Sweden he said plenty of fun stuff. He is even more fun when talking Swedish since, well, yeah... He's swedish
Too bad I'm not able to tell you guys - It wouldn't be funny to you. Sorry :/
Yeh.. I know that foreign jokes don't tend to translate well. There was some polish joke i knew about a polish and russian solider who were on opposite sides of the river, and the punchline was something weird like they had a competition to drink loads of water. It was something along those lines - maybe Wreath might know it?!
Yes, Mikael is quite the comedian.
At the Philly show, some funny stuff was
Crowd Member #1: "Where's Steve Wilson?!"
Mikael: "Why do people yell random things? Do I have Steve Wilson locked in my trunk or something?"
Somebody yelled out "KATATONIA" and Mike goes, "We don't have them on this tour. We don't tour with every band you know. We should take Slipknot on tour next and lock them in our trunk" or something to that effect anyway.
He introduced Deliverance the same way, saying he was dreaming about Burt Reynolds and sex when he wrote it
At the Philly show, some funny stuff was
Crowd Member #1: "Where's Steve Wilson?!"
Mikael: "Why do people yell random things? Do I have Steve Wilson locked in my trunk or something?"
Somebody yelled out "KATATONIA" and Mike goes, "We don't have them on this tour. We don't tour with every band you know. We should take Slipknot on tour next and lock them in our trunk" or something to that effect anyway.
He introduced Deliverance the same way, saying he was dreaming about Burt Reynolds and sex when he wrote it
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The constant references to burt reynolds and gay sex that mikael is always pointing out make me wonder..... yeah... hmmmmm.. i wonder...
worldwide_suicide said:
Make you wonder what? He's referring to this movie starring Burt Reynolds where Ned Beatty's character gets raped by another dude. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068473/
At the concert I went to in Cleveland on 11/6 while introducing Deliverance and the usual Burt Renoyld's and ass raping bit, he deadpanned, "I always wanted to set sodomy to music."
Dreadful
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crestfallen.
I heard this in a video bootleg I have: (dont remember which city but it was in USA )
a fan in crowd: KATATONIA!!!!!
Mikael: What about them?
Fan: Tour with them in USA!!
Mikael: Well... Touring with Katatonia..takes more effort than doing nine years of high school... And their singer, Jonas, who's my best friend.. also the laziest motherfucker I'v ever known!
a fan in crowd: KATATONIA!!!!!
Mikael: What about them?
Fan: Tour with them in USA!!
Mikael: Well... Touring with Katatonia..takes more effort than doing nine years of high school... And their singer, Jonas, who's my best friend.. also the laziest motherfucker I'v ever known!
atrocity
crestfallen.
Taken from 2005-09-17-Opeth-Live_in_Hamburg Bootleg
Mikael: Do you know Nickelback? I heard their singer is a huge Opeth fan. Can you believe it? Also Will Smith is a big Opeth fan. Did you know that Bryan Adams is obsessed with King diamond? It's true. I wouldn't come up with this, you know, I wouldnt make up this joke.. It's fucking true!
haha you gotta hear this from his voice...it's hillarous
Mikael: Do you know Nickelback? I heard their singer is a huge Opeth fan. Can you believe it? Also Will Smith is a big Opeth fan. Did you know that Bryan Adams is obsessed with King diamond? It's true. I wouldn't come up with this, you know, I wouldnt make up this joke.. It's fucking true!
haha you gotta hear this from his voice...it's hillarous
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Cynical.
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Benighted Joe
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worldwide_suicide said:
He introduced Still Life by saying that he was masturbating when he wrote it...
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at the SA show ...he also mentioned writing Damnation jsut for teh sole purpose of gettin Chix...hahahah.......that was funny....though thorught out the setlest.....he seemed apologetic for playin teh ballads...which I thought was insane...coz the ballads are awesome...i guess he doent liek playin ballads....hahaha......PEAC EOUT
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annt said:
Still life.. thrown back at me
Still life... laughing at me
yeah, definitely a song of theirs
