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Name:
Marco Tapani Hietala
Birthday:
14.01.1966
Place
of residence:
Helsinki, Finland
Hobbies:
Sci-fi, movies, books, videogames
Vices:
Extremely
lazy
Musical background:
Active musical family background. Iīve been exposed to jazz, rock and
classical ever since I was born. Iīve been playing guitar and bass since the age of 12. 3 years of classical guitar, vocal
and musical theory studies in musical college. 2 more years of bass and musical theory lessons in Oulunkylä Pop and Jazz Conservatory.
Equipment:
Warwick
infinity basses and Warwick amps
Idols in music:
These people are/have been good at what they do.
Bass: Geezer Butler, Bob Daisley. Vocals: Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford, Kate Bush.
Idols in life:
Neil
Armstrong. (The first man to walk on the moon, or an obscure patch of desert in states, as some people claim).
Life
philosophy:
Live and let live.
Place you would like to go:
Space.
What
makes you laugh:
Tickling.
First record you bought:
Me and my brother pestered our
father into buying the Rainbow album "Long live rockīnīroll". The first that I bought with my own money was probably Iron
Maiden "Killers" or Black Sabbath "Mob rules". Canīt remember which.
All time top 5 albums:
Rainbow:
Long Live RockīnīRoll, Black Sabbath: Heaven and Hell, Judas Priest: Painkiller, Thin Lizzy: Live īnīDangerous, Deep purple:
Burn. And then thereīs a hell of a load of other albums that I like as much as these.
Personal highlight with
Nightwish:
The album "Once" and the success that kept on growing and surpassing all our expectations.
Best
Nightwish show so far:
Thereīs been way too many great shows for me to pick just one. Greatest recently in 2005
were probably Wacken Germany, Hammersmith England, Hartwall arena Helsinki Finland just to mention a few.
Killing
time on tour:
Books, movies, videogames, occasional drink?
Preparation for a show:
Oh
yeah! The occasional drink.
Strangest experience on tour:
Hey, itīs all strange!
Worst
nightmare on stage:
Losing the voice.
Worst nightmare in general:
Something bad would
happen to my family when Iīm away, and couldnīt do anything.
Favorite Nightwish song:
The Siren.
Favorite
band/musician:
I donīt have an actual favourite anymore, but Black Sabbath and the way Tony Iommi wrote his riffs
have definetely influenced the way I see music and play myself.
Favorite book:
Yep, The lord of
the rings. Is this a cliche or what?
Favorite drink:
Lager beer
Favorite food:
Finnish
sausage called "lenkki"
Favorite movie:
Still the original Star Wars Trilogy.
Favorite
TV show:
I think that the TV is just a natural extension of a DVD-player or a game console. Otherwise itīs basically
a waste of time. Iīll still go for the Babylon 5. There might be something better these days, but this one made an impact
on me.
Dumbest question you have ever been asked:
Question in question.
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