In Upplands Vasby, North of Stockholm, a seven-year-old Joakim Larsson, or Joey Tempest as he is known, began to discover the music of the 70s. However it was not hard rock and Deep Purple in the beginning.
So I was interested in music, I recorded and listened again to some 70’s festival or something like that, since there was not so much other music, and as soon as there was the sort of music that I wanted to listen to again, something that I liked.
One of the first singles that I got was Space Oddity with David Bowie and it inspired me a lot. What expression in the voice and what a production he had in this song. … (David Bowie singing “Take you protein pills and put your helmet on…”)
When I later wrote EUROPE songs, the song The Final Countdown on the third EUROPE album for example, there was a direct connection to that text. He was much into space travel and the space, The Final Countdown is also about the space and about leaving Earth…So I remember that the lyrics of TFC were inspired directly by Space Oddity. So that song had a very strong influence on me.
(David Bowie singing “This is ground control to major Tom, you've really made the grade, and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear, now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare ….”)
Joey: Michael Jackson’s voice was always recognizable when I listened to the radio, when I was younger and went to school dances, while I was very young. It went straight into the heart. It was a natural talent.
somebody who translate this video PLEASE?
RockDreamer1986 9 months ago
ТHANKS, CLAIR!!!!!!!!
mjoey19 1 year ago
Could nobody fix the picture synchronization??
myvideospaces 1 year ago
awesome ! thanks so much for translating !
Maltushka 1 year ago
Thanks to Clair!
cckkape 1 year ago
In Upplands Vasby, North of Stockholm, a seven-year-old Joakim Larsson, or Joey Tempest as he is known, began to discover the music of the 70s. However it was not hard rock and Deep Purple in the beginning.
cckkape 1 year ago
Joey: I remember when I was very young, maybe in 1969 or 1970, I had a tape-recorder and I made recordings directly from TV.
cckkape 1 year ago
So I was interested in music, I recorded and listened again to some 70’s festival or something like that, since there was not so much other music, and as soon as there was the sort of music that I wanted to listen to again, something that I liked.
One of the first singles that I got was Space Oddity with David Bowie and it inspired me a lot. What expression in the voice and what a production he had in this song. … (David Bowie singing “Take you protein pills and put your helmet on…”)
cckkape 1 year ago
When I later wrote EUROPE songs, the song The Final Countdown on the third EUROPE album for example, there was a direct connection to that text. He was much into space travel and the space, The Final Countdown is also about the space and about leaving Earth…So I remember that the lyrics of TFC were inspired directly by Space Oddity. So that song had a very strong influence on me.
cckkape 1 year ago
(David Bowie singing “This is ground control to major Tom, you've really made the grade, and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear, now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare ….”)
cckkape 1 year ago
Jackson 5 had four number-one songs in the USA in 1970, I Want You Back and ABC among others, did they mean anything to you.
(Michael Jackson singing ”I’ll reach out my hand to you…”)
cckkape 1 year ago
Joey: Michael Jackson’s voice was always recognizable when I listened to the radio, when I was younger and went to school dances, while I was very young. It went straight into the heart. It was a natural talent.
cckkape 1 year ago
With the 70s came the hard rock music, did the seven-year-old Joey Tempest listen to Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin?
cckkape 1 year ago
Joey: Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin meant a lot to me and EUROPE, of course, our band.
Deep Purple In Rock came at that time, I think it was in 1970. It was Speed King and Child In Time, that song we thought was incredibly cool.
So, yes, I think that was when I heard Deep Purple for the first time.
cckkape 1 year ago
can you please put the translation ?
Maltushka 1 year ago