A biography for Ville Valohasn’t been written yet.
“I haven't been baptised. My dad's not in the church and is not a religious person. My mum is more spiritual - she does Thai-chi and goes to Stonehenge and things like that. I'm proud to be pagan. Finland is not really a religious country. I'm still looking for my god.”
“I have never acted in one and I'm not at all interested to do so either.”
“Music's always been really cathartic. It's the best drug for me to get away from the everyday pressures just for a second via a good song.”
“Unfortunately we just toured the East and West coasts so we didn't run into any rednecks.”
“Even at school I studied ethics instead of religion.”
“Talking about covers, whether visually or sonically, if a particular combination of notes struck a chord in your heart in a way that you want to be a part of it by covering that song, then there's nothing wrong with it.”
“Play as well as you can; that's it, as opposed to creating these odd paranoias, trying to be something you're not.”
“It's like that with what sort of ideas people outside of the band have of HIM. They all see it through a different lens as well which is beautiful. Hopefully, it makes it an endless topic of conversation.”
“So basically, I think music at its best can be everything. It can be totally stupid and very intellectual and emotional at the same time. I don't think all those things shut each other out.”
“That music and the lyrical aspects of Razorblade Romance is so personal to me that, now with me being grown up a bit and meeting new people and doing new things, it makes me look at the same things I was writing about back in the day through a different colored lens.”
“Music for me is an emotional thing and it really does make me happy. It's not a tool for me to get fame or see my face in the papers or anything like that. It's about the fact that I really do enjoy it.”
“I'm a huge fan of James Dean, that got me started. Nowadays I smoke four packs in a day.”
“I'm a collecting maniac and I buy a lot of books and records. I have over thousand cds.”
“Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's always a big plus no matter what happens.”
“I've got asthma. When I was 17 I forgot to take my medication and was taken to a hospital for almost two weeks. After that I've taken better care of my illness.”
“Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who don't know what to expect from the music business.”
“I like to listen to mellow stuff on the road like Travis, as we are constantly surrounded by rock music on tour and so its nice listening to mellow stuff. Obviously back at home I listen to a lot more rock music.”
“I think if we keep on doing good music and people like us and they buy the magazine because we are in the magazine then they cant basically hate us hopefully.”
“When I heard Elvis Presley, then I knew I had to do music. Music is my god, and is the only love that has never left me. It has always been there and is my best friend.”
“I haven't travelled that much before so this is the first time I get to see the big cities of Europe. I've never even been to US.”