Interview in the studio with Negative - part 2

[Lexinora]

I'd just like to put out there that the official US street team on myspace has about 981 members- but I don't think I have the energy to go through all of those profiles to make sure they're all actually American. xD

Also, as I type this is sit (un)comfortably in my basement in the state of New York, and I've also been a fan for just about 6 years. =]

[KrissyxxLove]

yeah, see, somehow I just don't believe there are that many US fans. I have been running into a lot of them lately, and a lot that have been fans for a WHILE, but I still can't believe that there are almost a thousand of them. It's not really easy to come across it, you have to travel in the Finnband circles to like them, and I dunno... I just question there being that many. I totallllllllly could be wrong, but... I would estimate our numbers at under 500 for sure...

[Lexinora]

Well, a number of them might be Bam converts- In My Heaven was on the Viva La Bands CD after all. (And good thing it was, made it easy for me to nab that song on iTunes. :D)

But I definitely don't think that *all* 981 members are US based. Which sucks, because I *definitely* don't need to tell you how amazing they are.

And honestly, I love HIM, but am I the only one who gets sick of the people who compare the two?

[KrissyxxLove]

Ugh, don't remind me. If Bam does with them like he did with HIM and the 69 Eyes I will vomit XD

Now I am curious to know how many US fans there are!!

I really don't want Negative to be compared with HIM or have anything to do with HIM. HIM is like... what I picture as the worst case scenario for what happens if NGT comes to America.

[Lexinora]

Oh God. I think what he did to The 69 Eyes is the worst. Dead and Gone. *shudders*

Worst case? How do you mean?

[KrissyxxLove]

yeah, it seems like Finnish bands have to sell their souls to come to America.

Worst case... like the concerts are flooded with all the little 15 year old hot topic kids... Think about everything that has changed about HIM since they came to the US. Alllllll of that happening to Negative is my worst nightmare.

[Lexinora]

Which really does suck for those of us who loved them for what they were. =/

Oh, no. I've been trying not to think about that part. Those kids drive me crazy. They never seem to be there just to enjoy the concerts- I don't even know *why* most of them come. It's like, don't bother going to a show if you just want it as a notch on your belt, or if you just wanna scream about how ~$3Xii~ the band is.

I'm not saying they're not sexy(I'd be lying), but that's not what concerts are about.

[KrissyxxLove]

Those kids are why I don't go to HIM shows anymore, LOL. At least The 69 Eyes aren't too bad, they tend to attract more of a goth element and not the posers so much... but with them putting Bam in their videos now...

I agree.

[Lexinora]

Haha, I just fight my way to the front and rock out against the barrier at HIM shows. And I'm scared to go to a 69 Eyes concert now, considering the awful influx I fear may have happened from involving Benji Madden in a video. That whole song is just... ugh. Dead Girls Are Easy wasn't too bad, even the vid had a cheesy sort of charm, to an extent, but just ugh at the new one.

But yeah, I'm gonna stop taking this vid offtopic. This is a great interview, honestly. They just seem so at ease.

[KrissyxxLove]

It's too annoying for me to be in a room with that many obnoxious people to hear like, 5 older HIM songs that I actually like -_- their last couple of albums have not suited my tastes at all... As far as the 69 Eyes, god, I hope it isn't bad. This has actually been my favorite album of theirs, it's going back to their old sound (Motor City Resurrection was my favorite album before). But the new video is awful.

I am very rarely on topic, you'll find. But it's my video, so we can be offtopic ;)

[MrsHolliValo]

They won't have much time to be running around to clubs in L.A. without mobs of girls pretty soon so they should enjoy it while it lasts :) In Europe & Scandanavian Countries even Ville can walk about &not be overtaken w/fans. In the U.S. its so different. I saw on TH news on TV they workers taking out for the ambulances girls who had fainted! lol but w/NHT soon they will be known so much more&not have the annonimity they havenow.. you must've had fun! glad they were finally interviewed here!

[KrissyxxLove]

Nope, it was just me and my friend. There were only 6 people there: Jimmy Westurlund (producer), me, my friend, Jonne, Larry, & Snack. And for most of the time the producer wasn't there. My friend actually was holding the camera. It would've been much worse if I was holding it - I was so nervous I could have died. She actually wasn't that nervous at all, but it is because of a medical condition she has...

[MrsHolliValo]

Lovely... so sweet they are!... i'm confused, there seems to be a whole room of people asking questions...... Is there like magazine, radio, & others to all ask @ once? I like that there is many different questions. Nice 2 have different minds with different things they want answered. I've never seen/heard an interview w/so many voices.. *i like it.. just wondering & is it you holding the camera?..I would be shaking!*

[KrissyxxLove]

I am the one who is asking most of the questions. The louder voice is my friend's who was holding the camera. and the only other voice besides the band is their producer when he comes in. The studio was SO SMALL, no one else would've fit in there :)

[MrsHolliValo]

@KrissyxxLove I'm so happy for you.. I wish they knew how many American Fans they have!  I made a video once of all pics I made that sayid come to america..like billboards, tops of taxicabs, puzzle pieces..idk it took over a week to make akk the photos & whole video is begging please come to america!!! so I'm happy they did. They should sit & watch all the fan vids ppl make & then be amazed @ how many USA fans there are...

[KrissyxxLove]

Jonne promised me they would be back for a gig eventually. He said they will probably open for another band at first (I think that SUCKS!!! - only 30-45 min of NGT is NOT ENOUGH).

I don't think they have that many US fans. Maybe a hundred... I remember when they had none but me! =)

I think it will be a while before their anonymity is gone. In fact, I bet they could have gone to the 69 Eyes gig (they were invited by Ville Jurikkala, but too busy) & walked around without being recognized.

[ResurrectingMisery]

@KrissyxxLove I think you just didn't hang out at the right sites or know where the other fans were from. I've been a fan for 6 years and I'm from the US.

[KrissyxxLove]

yeah, maybe not. The only place I really go is the official forum.

But I still say they don't have many fans here. I've only had my shirt recognized twice, and both times were at the airport...

[ResurrectingMisery]

@KrissyxxLove I don't disagree there since they haven't released anything here. Most Americans have poor taste in music.

[KrissyxxLove]

Haha, I definitely agree with that.

It's kickass you've been around for 6 years too, how did you hear of them? I had a Finnish friend who sent me the WOL version of TMOOL and I was in looooove.

[ResurrectingMisery]

I saw a picture of Jonne on an old HIM messageboard. He was the person's icon. I wasn't sure if I was looking at a pretty girl or a pretty boy so I googled him. The pink shirt confused me. lol

[KrissyxxLove]

hahaha, he was sooooo pretty back then. Still is, but I like the way he's turned it more masculine. I think it would be impossible for him to look bad (though Larry is actually my favorite ;D)

[KrissyxxLove]

I also wanted to say - they told us not one single person in america recognized them, and we were the only interview they had the whole time they were there. We are the first American fans they have ever met (unless someone was going over to Finland or somewhere else that I don't know about...). They wanted our opinions SO MUCH. Jonne was watching me the ENTIRE time we listened to the music. And they were so interested too to hear how we had heard them - and that I have been a fan for 6 years.