Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish) interview 25.09.2007 

I had the great fortune and pleasure to meet him and speak with him a few nights ago, and I have to say he is one of the most down-to-earth and humble people I have seen. He's so amazing. I got to talk with Marco as well, and I only met with Empuu and Jukka. All in all, it was an amazing night to be sure :)

Tuomas: It was one of the greatest feelings I've ever felt in my life without exaggerating at all, after that all fear of dying 2 hours before the gig but we still did a good show. Especially I was very proud of Anette. We were all very nervous before the gig and we feared how we could manage the gig. But the audience was so nice and the atmosphere warm. After the gig we felt very, very relieved.

Luv this man. His voice, his eyes, his music. An angel from heaven, thts all I can describe him as. A heavenly angel

I love the way he pauses to think about what he is going to say. It says a lot about a person when they do, he is going to be honest, and isnt going to say anything for additional media coverage or anything for the "hype". totally honest and from the heart. Wonderful lyrical genius xx

His eyes are truly amazing. I got to meet him a couple of weeks ago, and the feeling I had when I look into his eyes...Wow! :D

Special thanks to IntoTheRage for translating this whole interview !!! Thanks again : )

This man is beautiful. Love his voice.

He was. PPL has sold nearly triple platinium here in Finland. And it came out in the end of september. PPL is already the most succesful Nightwish record ever.

Like I said before, I´m not starting to compare HIM and Nightwish. I like them both. And there is room for both of them. Nightwish are AWESOME. Just LOVE their music!!

HIM and Nightwish are both absolutely GREAT : )

Συμφωνώώώώώ!!!!!!!! Δηλώνω addicted to Tuomas!!!!!

Interviewer: You recorded the orchestral parts at the studio.. Did you get "royal" feelings because there were many players who played the music you self have composed? Tuomas: It felt so amazing that I could write even a song about that feeling... I can't explain those feelings in any other way. It was so great. Think about that you self had made a song about very personal things and the best players in the world are playing it with true passion.

wow!! tuomas you shook me!!

Hi, I would have translated this right away but at the moment I´m so busy with my work. So, unfortunaly this translation must wait...

Well, I´m not starting to compare HIM and Nightwish. I like them both. And there is room for both of them. NW is very unique and Tuomas is a REAL Mastermind when it comes to music and lyrics. I´m going to see Nightwish on 15.12.2007 and I think that gig is going to be AWESOME.

"I would love to get the opportunity to just shake hands and express the gratitude In my heart for the music they make" * * I feel absolutely the same way * *

His eyes are amazing, regardless of lighting and camera quality.

I'm going to their last concert of their US tour, in Georgia! I'm sooo jazzed. We don't even LIVE in Georgia, but we're going anyways, and my tickets came a few days ago~!

Alright, I don' understand finnish, but I think he has a beautiful and velvet voice. This is the first time I actually watch an interview of Tuomas and I was extremely suprised (in positive ways) when I heard him talk. And his eyes are gorgeous.

OMG!!! Those eyes!!!!!! I'm in love!!!

Ah, he is so gorgeous and such a lyrical genius. I lalalove him :]

(...continue) Tuomas: It sounded damn good. I'm looking forward very eager to do the next album and it's orchestral parts and have that same feeling again.

Tuomas lived in the US for a few years in his teenage; if I'm not mistaken, he lived with a host family in Kansas (not too sure about the city) and they took him to a Guns n' Roses/Metallica gig in '92. This concert kinda changed his life, he decided he wanted to make music on his own... (to put the story short!) Sorry about my bad english ahahah.

Haha! I was at the denver show too :D I was standing on his side of the stage in the pit right up front. His facial expressions are awesome.

Nightwish sold Double Platinium in less than 1 week here in finland. * * Absolutely AWESOME * *

Now, it´s triple platinium, WOW!!!!!!!!!

I don't understand what he says but he's so cute,so beautiful...An his eyes are wonderful...I love this man!

I love the way he looks with *minimal* eyeliner, but I prefer the natural look, he looks so sweet.

Check the translation by IntoTheRage. She was kind enough to do that. You will find it in this message chain.

i second that

yeah! :D

That was more or less the interview. Sorry if there's mistakes or typing errors in my translation. Hope you get the point :)

His voice and eyes just makes me want to purrr ;)

Tuomas: My personal opinion, that usually always goes wrong, is that in some countries, especially abroad, it will have even greater succes than the previous album. But in some countries, like Finland, because of several reasons, it doesn't reach the same numbers of selling than before. This is what I guess, let's see what happens...

Tuomas: I'm sure it would have been (different). When you write the songs and when you rehearse them with the band, the music always reflects the feelings that members of the band are at that moment going through, that's only natural. And the very unpleasent thing that happened in 2005, surely has had a very big influence in the album.

he's so beautiful!

I'm jealous of all the Finns, because they have the pleasure to understand what he's talking about (I mean without any translation).:(

I LOVE HIM!(and also the band 2lol)

@DaNiBeL16: I'm totally with you on that one! He's freaking gorgeous and all, but he hurt Tarja as well as a large number of fans when he fired her. He's still stunning though!

(continue..) Tuomas: The name of the album, "Dark Passion Play" doesn't necessarily point at that thing..(kicking out Tarja)..it could be understood in a differrent way..it's about passion, that's what the music has always meant to me the most.

Check the few first comments and it´s there. Compliments to IntoTheRage

I just watched an interview with him and he said that he stayed a year in Kansas city.

That question was for Lagamaister. I should have added his name to avoid this mix up. I wanted to say worse but, when I saw your comment, there was no need to. I just asked him the question. His comment, meaning Lagamaister was so idiotic. Tuomas is a great musician and composer, TRULY.

OMG!! those eyes!! he is gorgeous, and his voice is awesome, i'd love to know what he is saying though...

I thought he did. I was at the Cleveland show last year and he didn't say anything then either...Anette and Marco did the talking so I was kinda wondering. Thank you.

I love HIM too. xD

Well, I figured that it's just he never says anything during the concerts. Thanks a bunch to all.

Interviewer: Do you wish that this whole Tarja-episode is now over and the discussion about her has come to an end? Tuomas: That is what I have wished for a long time and this certain song is somekind of bitter sweet farewell song for her, made in goodmeanings..It may sound a little bit more aggressive than the story really is...Nobody has wanted anything bad for anyone and I wish all the best for her (Tarja).The video itself has nothing to do with Tarja, it's pure rock 'n' roll.

Something about his "Dark and Mysterious" look makes me want to know more about him. It's like I'm drawn in.....

Tuomas: I'm certain that we will have enough confidence at that time because then we have done over 30 gigs. So I think we will have a good routine in our gigs then.. If we still are bad in Scandinavia and Finland after touring quite much I think that the hope is gone. But anyway I think we are in a good gig condition (?!) then.

Interviewer: Nightwish did a surprise gig in Tallinn last Saturday and there were over thousand people in the audience. It was the very first gig with the new singer. Honestly, what kind of feelings did you have when the show was over?

He has such a gorgeous face.

So many of you have asked me if I could teach you some Finnish. I´ve been very touched. And I did that for some time. But it takes so much time, so unfortunately I just can´t do that anymore. Hope you understand. I wish you all the best with your finnish studies : )

Yep, as an exchange student.

please...can someone translate or resume what Tuomas said????????

appartenly the new video is gonna be realeased next year feb

Interviewer: So you did get a good start for the world tour? Tuomas: Yes, I can say it's good to continue from this situation.

thats true

Interviewer: For a couple of weeks ago in our interview you said that Nightwish will go to USA to "rehearse" and then at December you have the first gigs in Finland. Do you think you are full of confidence at that time?

What do you mean? They just look a lot a like. Did you ever watch the End of an Era DVD? He had a doll/action figure of Jack Sparrow on one of his keyboards. Tarja was still around then, so even if he has been acting like Jack Sparrow, it hasn't just been with the absence of Tarja but with her as well.

It's silly but I need to say it - his eyes aren't very blue... It's much more like grey-green. But never mind, whatever this coulour is, I love it! ;)

True, true, but look at his eyes *__* (Darnit, I wanna learn Finnish now!)

Tuomas: Hopefully the sale of the new album will at least cover the expenses of making it so we are able to do the next album. Interviewer : What about your own intuitions concerning how the album will succeed?

Yeah, you do have a point. During concerts I don't think he looks too Sparrow-ish though. *shrug*

I asked kindly to reply in english. But if you keep commenting in italian, well I start to reply in finnish. If the channel is "italian" you can use your beautiful mother tongue and talk there about shaving.

Could someone translate this ??

Interviewer: Your new album is the most expensive album that has ever been made in Finland (budget was half million euros). Have you calculated how many records must be sold to cover the expenses of the album? Tuomas : I haven' t dared yet. I don't have a clue. But it costed what it costed and we decided with the band members that we aren't going to do any compromises with the album.

Ja levy on myyny suomessa jo hiton hyvin. Hyvä Nightwish!

Maybe there is something in the water ;-) Our country is called the Land of the Thousand Lakes

In 'Beauty of the Beast' he says 'you told I had eyes of a wolf' So I think they're yellow :D

Susipaita-Tuomas.

Interviewer: The name of the album "Dark Passion Play" refers to kicking Tarja Turunen out of the band.. If you haven't had begun composing straight after Tarja had been kicked out of Nightwish, would the album been completely different?

The interviewer wonders if Tuomas knows how many copies of DPP should be sold to cover the production costs. Apprently he has no idea nor does he really care. :)

Just love the fact that hes not a normal metal musician, you know with drugs and booze...although he does smoke(wonder why,wonder why?)and he does have one too many beers!!

Obviously you didn´t get the point. I speak some italian so I understood what you guys were talking about. So no harm done. BUT if I start commenting your channel in finnish with some finns, you wouldn´t understand a single world. So it would be immossible for you to know whether we are saying some nasty things, badmouthing you etc. Right?

Haha, he reminds me of Ville Valo, who reminds me of Johnny Depp, lol. Love him and Nightwish!

cute eyes

He really does have the foxiest voice... what is it about Finnish men and having a sexy voice?

Haha I understood somthing, but my ears didn't whant to hear! My eyes whanted to look at him

ok, I get the point, I'm sorry and...by the way, you're kinda cute 'cause you don't insult people like almost everyone does...so I'm sorry and... I apologize for my bad english, I hope you understood!

Does he speak English? Always wanted to know.

None of them use drugs! First time I`ve ever heard this kind of humour..., OMG

Where is his armpit hair? his eyes are nice tho

SAME!! XDD

Maybe he is a bit tired... Promoting is hard work. Once Tuomas did 28 interviews in one day. In my opinion that´s kinda inhuman but music business works that way.

Can some1 translate to English what he is saying pls ?

If somebody says "Tuomas is an asshole" then we can say same way back...FINITO

lol Vile Vallo got a beard now ^^

Please people, don't kill me or anything like that, and I'm not saying that I dislike Tuomas or that he's a bad composer, or that he's gay but ....he remebers me a woman with beard....I'm just saying that because I saw a lot of posts saying that he's sexy and beautiful but I just don't feel like that -.-"

I don't know what the hack Tuomas is saying, but he's one sexy son of a... let me tell ya.

Well, not a bad combination *laughing here aswell*

wow I didn't know that finnish sounds like japanese

Apoco? y te consta porque ya le serviste de cabecera o de almohada verdad? ;-)

Lol, don´t think so. There is no need to : )

1:16!!!!!

Beckham...lol...still voice is totally different...

I don`t understand a word, but he is damn hot : D

Sanos muuta. Kohta vissiin paukkuu Tripla Platina. JESH !!!!

...and your opinion is based on what?

Don´t tell me you pay attention to things like this, OMG ;-) Next time, in english please.