Name:
Tuomas Holopainen

Birthday:
25.12.1976

Place of residence:
Kitee

Hobbies:
Music, Movies, Books, Disney, Hiking, Traveling, Scuba diving.

Vices:
Coffee & Barclay

Musical background:
Piano, clarinet, tenor sax & music theory in music school for 11 years. Keyboards in different groups since '93. (Dismal Silence, Nattvindens Gråt, Darkwoods My Betrothed, Sethian, For My Pain, Nightwish). Occational whoring in Timo Rautiainen & Niskalaukaus and Kotiteollisuus.

Equipment:
KORG Oasys, Karma, N364, Triton, Trinity

Idols in music:
Hans Zimmer, Vangelis

Idols in life:
Family, MacGyver, Donald Duck, MoominMamma

Life philosophy:
Nothing's impossible.

Place you would like to go:
20 years back in my life.

What makes you laugh:
Jack Sparrow

First record you bought:
"Asylum" by KISS

All time top 5 albums:
The Gladiator Soundtrack
Tears Laid in Earth (The 3rd And The Mortal)
Black Album (Metallica)
Vulgar Display Of Power (Pantera)
Wildhoney (Tiamat)

Personal highlight with Nightwish:
Writing songs for the next album.

Best Nightwish show so far:
Hartwall Arena, Helsinki

Killing time on tour:
Movies, books, bullshitting, interviews.

Preparation for a show:
5 minutes alone.

Strangest experience on tour:
Actually "singing" in front of 20000 people.

Worst nightmare on stage:
Having to sing again.

Worst nightmare in general:
Losing my creativity & the people I care for.

Favorite Nightwish song:
Creek Mary's Blood

Favorite band/musician:
Hans Zimmer, Vangelis, Danny Elfman, Metallica, Pantera, My Dying Bride, Rammstein, The 3rd And The Mortal, Mike Oldfield, The whole Finnish metal scene.

Favorite book:
Lord Of The Rings

Favorite drink:
Coffee, water, red wine, whiskey.

Favorite food:
Thai, Mexican, Sushi.

Favorite animal:
Wolf

Favorite movie:
Braveheart, Dances With Wolves, The Shawshank Redemption, Sleepy Hollow, Dead Calm, Amadeus, T2, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Willow, Dead Poets' Society, Lord Of The Rings, Aliens, Brotherhood Of The Wolf, all the Disney classics.

Favorite TV show:
MacGyver

Dumbest question you have ever been asked:
"Are you Jesus 'cause you look just like him?"