The Agonist Quotes
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I've seen a couple of singer switches happen right before my eyes, one being Roy Khan to Tommy Karevik in Kamelot, and the other was Anette Olzon to Floor Jansen in Nightwish. Those happened with me present, and I saw how well the fans took to these singers because they were presented in the proper way.
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I think one of the things that makes Arch Enemy so unique is that we're five musicians who are all super self-critical but also super-driven.
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It's totally natural to me to be vegan.
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I never took lessons. And I never aspired to be a singer until I was one in a band.
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Anywhere we go in the States, people know we're from out of town: like, we stick out like sore thumbs. People are like, 'Freaks! Go cut your hair!' and whatever. It's a little weird.
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That's the thing: when I'm on stage, I don't care; there could be ten people there, there could be ten million people there. But if I'm offstage, I'm, like, counting the people. I know exactly where everyone's standing, how far they are from me.
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I had my first band. it was kind of a progressive metal band kind of thing. I just started writing songs that required more and more challenging vocals, and I just did them. Necessity is the mother of invention, right? So I just sort of did what I had to do to make the songs sound the way I wanted them to.
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I feel very fortunate to be in a position to where I can continue to make music and have people appreciate it.
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I love 'hearing a person's face' in their music. I've been told by fans that they can tell when I'm smiling or feeling mischievous in my voice – that's a huge compliment.
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I have read and heard so many stories from people all around the world describing how they've found their own reason to believe through Arch Enemy, and that genuinely inspires me and keeps me going.
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I never had this idea, 'I wanna be a solo artist.'
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It's pretty clear I am a diehard Chris Cornell fan, so his voice, musicianship, and lyrics have touched me across many different projects.
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'Wages Of Sin' was the first metal album I ever bought, and it was love at first listen.
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I'm really excited to be a part of the 'Fallen Heroes' EP.
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I love doing clean singing, which is one of the main things that drives me back to Kamelot all the time.
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In general, people that we meet in person are pretty cool people - always very respectful, just happy to be there, happy to enjoy the music.
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We don't follow trends; I don't think we even set trends. We just do our own thing. We just do what we love. That's why Arch Enemy sounds like that.
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We can do many different things as a band. But that doesn't mean we should do that. If we did all we're capable of, it doesn't necessarily mean we'd be writing better songs. None of us are huge fans of bands that seem to go, 'OK, I'm gonna sing for no reason and then scream for no reason just because I can.'
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Adrenaline really numbs out all pain.
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When I hear from fans that they not only like the music but they're also very touched by the lyrics, or they also learned about a specific cause because of me, that's really rewarding.
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It's fun for me, and I love singing Arch Enemy stuff without clean singing, but I think it would be cool to introduce it. It's just a matter of if it feels right.
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Personally, I would never use sexuality or looks as a selling point.
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I don't want to die. I can't wrap my head around the concept of death because I'm totally atheist. There's nothing after life in my head, whether that's right or wrong.
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That's one of the reasons I'm vegan. Death terrifies me. I don't want to impose death on anyone else.