The Agonist Quotes
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I've done music as a hobby, either in musical theater or just jamming with friends, pretty much for as long as I can remember.
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I'm always, always really health conscious - even more so on tour.
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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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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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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 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 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 never took lessons. And I never aspired to be a singer until I was one in a band.
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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 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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I never had this idea, 'I wanna be a solo artist.'
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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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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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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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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'm really excited to be a part of the 'Fallen Heroes' EP.
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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.
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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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Adrenaline really numbs out all pain.
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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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For me, my 'will to power,' I guess, is just to live a positive life and spread positivity as much as possible to other people and other living beings and hope that with whatever audience I have for my voice, I can actually do some good in the world.
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Some people are really surprised that I can sing different ways.
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I want to help everyone.