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Yogi - 30.11.2008, 12:34Interview 10/08 von solidrock.gr
Michael Kiske, 10/08
Written by Lila Hondrou
Michael Kiske is without a doubt one gifted singer and talented musician. The last years, he has followed a musical direction that differs from heavy metal, although we have met him through all these years in albums and projects of heavy metal bands. During our conversation, he extensively referred to the attitude he confronted with for this change of his music direction, the music industry in general and of course his latest album, “Past In Different Ways”…
Solid Rock: Hello Michael! First of all congratulations on your latest album “Past In Different Ways”.
Michael Kiske: Thank you!
Solid Rock: “Past In Different Ways” includes songs that you wrote and sang in the past with Helloween, only that they are under a different arrangement now and only one brand new song is included. What was the motivation for such a release?
Michael Kiske: It was Serafino’s idea from Frontiers Records. I didnt’ come up with that idea first to be honest with you and I wasn’t really sure about it. But when I started thinking about it I couldn’t find a reason why I shouldn’t do it. And the fact that I have some problems with the heavy metal music scene and some personal problems with a particular person in the band, it doesn’t mean that I have to hate or reject my own music. And I don’t hate the music I did with Helloween so I thought it wasn’t a bad idea to create a new album that could sound good as well.
Solid Rock: So, it wasn’t your idea, you just agreed with the idea…
Michael Kiske: Yes, I agreed with the idea after thinking about it and not finding any reason for not doing it. Now I am happy that I did it. You can see now that all these songs have a unique style. I was always doing my own thing in a way and it feels good that I don’t have to hide or reject anything.
Solid Rock: The only new song is called “Different Ways”. Should we take it as if it means something?
Michael Kiske: (Laughs) Basically, I had to write a song very quickly, the time was very short. Also, I wanted to have all the old songs finished before I sit down and write a new song and when that happened it was like I had 3 days to write it. So, I took my guitar, wrote down the music and the lyrics – it was something that just came out that moment.
Solid Rock: How long did the recordings take and did you actually enjoy singing these old songs of yours again?
Michael Kiske: Yes, I did enjoy it very much to sing them again. I had to overcome myself every morning as I don’t connect the best memories with the last couple of years in the band and music seems to preserve that. So, I stood up and went to the studio and then it was fun to do it. Of course, we worked and listened to the old cd’s and I was mostly thinking how the songs would be as acoustic, without the electric guitars that carry all the energy. The songs sound very well as acoustics and I don’t really think that they have less energy. In general it was quite easy to do it, except for “When The Sinner”, that was like the most difficult track to deal with. It took me like a year of getting everything done and mainly because we did extremely a lot of mixing on the album.
Solid Rock: Do you think that there will be people/fans who will disapprove this release due to the fact that you have said in the past that you don’t want to deal with your past anymore? And how important is people’s opinion for you?
Michael Kiske: If you listen to what everybody’s got to say and all this gossip you will go crazy. The metal music scene and I mean the people in it, it’s all like “black or white”. There are people who make things up and people who like to promote emptiness and these people think that everything that goes with that emptiness is good and everything that is against it is bad. If you disagree with something in metal then you can only sing like love songs or something, that’s what they think. The fact that I had a problem with Helloween and especially with Mr. Weikath it doesn’t mean that I hate or reject my past. With a release like my new record “Past In Different Ways” I have to talk about past anyway. But I have to completely free myself from this gossip: they can think what they want anyway. In metal it’s like that, if they like music it’s true music, if they don’t like it it’s false music. You know, for example, if someone grows up in Texas, America, and his parents listen to country music and he grew up with country music and he really loves country music and then suddenly his grandfather dies and he writes a true, personal song about his pain, that’s true music. Of course, I am not saying that metal is false, what I am saying is that true or false music doesn’t have to do with the style of music.
Solid Rock: Would you like to tell us a few words about the cover artwork? Is there a deeper meaning behind it?
Michael Kiske: The artist Carl-André Beckston – I think he’s Swedish- tried to capture the mood of the album and the mood of myself. He asked me a few questions about how I feel about it and then he came up with this idea of this sort of compass or let’s say a “destiny clock” with the directions you can take in your life. So, you can have a comfortable life, with lots of success and at the same time betray yourself because maybe you don’t do what you wanna do. Or you choose the other way which means you might not be successful, you might not me making a lot of money but you don’t betray yourself. And when you are true to yourself, you are true to God. That’s what this is all about and that’s what the artist is “playing” with on the cover. I think the 12 o’ clock direction on the cover is “lost” and the owl that carries the cross symbolizes the spiritual approach with which I write these days.
Solid Rock: This year you have already participated in a couple of heavy metal albums. First, you worked with Tobias Sammet and Avantasia for “The Scarecrow” album, then with Timo Tolkki for his new project’s Revolution Renaissance release “New Era”. Have you ever been asked during the last 14-15 years to join permanently another heavy metal band or is it totally clear to everyone that you no longer wish to be a member of a heavy metal band and prefer the musical way that you have followed through all these years?
Michael Kiske: I always enjoy good music and good songs. It’s not that I hate everything that is connected with electric guitars. There were a lot of suggestions during the last 15 years that they came and asked me to sing but I didn’t do it, apart from a few guest appearances. But I like Timo and Tobie, I have often telephone conversations with Tobias Sammet and I think he moves in interesting directions as a musician, he likes to try out new things and he has received a little criticism for that too. That’s how the metal scene is. Music industry is so sick these days, most of it is just about promotion. Music should be a free expression of the individual, that’s how it used to be, like with the Beatles for instance. They never copied themselves, they always got into new adventures artistically with their records and they had a very healthy affect on the youth culture. In our times, if you have had success with one record, everybody expects you to copy that, which means you cannot be a pure musician anymore even if that gives you more money. Being creative is not what people expect so if you do something unexpected they won’t take it. I have decided that I won’t go that way; if I have to become a musical prostitute to be successful then I don’t want to be successful. Everybody’s got to take a decision in their lives, either you go for the money or you do what you wanna do and be true. I don’t think that life has any other meaning than the moral meaning. If people don’t make this decision clear they’re going to get sick with their selves and just compromise. People should get all that “true metal” stuff out of their head and think about true music, the style of music is just a matter of taste. Musicians have to be true and write true songs, that’s what we call music culture.
Solid Rock: Well, I guess you have already answered my next question too, which would be what your opinion is about music industry in our days…
Michael Kiske: Oh yeah, I guess I have…and again, I’m not saying that everybody’s false, I’m just saying that we should stand tall with all the criticism that we get. Labels can drop you if you don’t have a hit single with your next record or because you don’t just copy your past records. As for me, I had this problem with Frontiers Records, when they were telling me that the next record has to be a rock record or they’re not interested. They should’ve known I wouldn’t deal with that.
Solid Rock: How do you imagine your future always in reference to music?
Michael Kiske: After the fact that Serafino (Frontiers Records) tried to make me rock records or they’re not interested, although he said years ago that he would always release my music, I really don’t know what’s gonna happen. People like me are not requested you know, people who don’t repeat or copy their records. I don’t copy my records; my next record will be different from the last one. How should the music culture go on like this? When it comes to my future, I really don’t know.
Solid Rock: Last but not least, do you have any message for our readers?
Michael Kiske: The audience should develop some ideas about what music culture is and they should not believe the gossip! There is no true understanding of music culture anymore, there is no true relationship between the musicians and the audiences. It’s like when a friend of yours is in some kind of problem and needs your opinion and support; you are going to tell your friend the truth and not what he wants to hear, right? The best that a band can do for the fans is giving them an honest record, most of them care for the money and not for the fans you know. Every band and musician who cares about their fans, care about their music first because some true music is the best thing they can give to the fans. That’s the message from me…
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