Kai Hansen的訪問~
as title....
在今年的8/17。
TreasureChest.de recently conducted an exclusive interview with GAMMA
RAY/ex-HELLOWEEN frontman Kai Hansen. A couple of excerpts from the chat
follow:
TreasureChest.de: What did you think when you learned the new album would be
titled "Keeper Of The Seven Keys – The Legacy"? Do you believe it was the
right decision to do another "Keeper" album without you and [Michael] Kiske?
Kai Hansen: "(laughs) Good question. My initial thought was, 'Oh, nooo!' I
would not want to take up something as big as this. Not with a different
lineup. It's a great task. At first I thought HELLOWEEN shouldn't do a
'Keeper' without Michi [Michael Kiske]. Is a 'Keeper' possible without me? I
don't know, you can that decide for yourself. With all the songs I wrote for
the 'Keeper's — take 'I Want Out', for example, I had Michi's voice in mind
and that influenced me a lot. It wasn't just the songs that defined the
album, it was the whole chemistry we had at that time. Of course you can
record an album with that title but if it will develop the same magic, that's
another question. So, these were my thoughts when I first heard the rumors.
The title causes a lot of anticipation, the press is enthusiastic, there
automatically is a lot of interest in the album. A clever marketing maneuver
for sure. But however, there is a danger that the album doesn't measure up
with the expectations."
TreasureChest.de: Speaking of "I Want Out", there have always been rumors the
lyrics were a sign you wanted to leave HELLOWEEN.
Kai Hansen: "Yes, that's true. It was how I felt. Things were going downhill
because HELLOWEEN was split into two groups at that time. One consisted of
Weikath and Kiske and the other of the old gang — Markus, Ingo and me. There
were differences about our musical direction. We leaned more towards what we
had done before. We were open for experiments as long as it was metal. And
they kept saying, 'Do you want to stick to this metal thing forever? We
should look into what the BEATLES did more…'"
TreasureChest.de: How did it feel when you finally said you were leaving
HELLOWEEN?
Kai Hansen: "Complicated. It took me more than one year to make a final
decision after I first thought, 'You have to get out of this band, something
has to change.' It took me a long time because HELLOWEEN meant the world to
me, more than anything else. On the other hand I'm not the kind of guy who
clings to things. When I'm under the impression that something is going
downhill, I am absolutely capable of quitting it. And I didn't think too much
about the future. I was confident that I had made a name for myself among the
record labels and that I still could write good songs, was a talented
musician and even had a few fans. The only problem is when you make a big
decision as to leave an already successful band in order to move on to start
your own project, and I considered GAMMA RAY as one, a real band has to grow
first. But I was sure things would work out well. And I was sure it could
never become as big as HELLOWEEN. During the production of 'Heading…', there
were some people in the marketing department who dreamed about going gold
with the record. It was me who stopped their soaring dreams. I know of only
one musician who managed to accomplish something like this and that was
Ritchie Blackmore when he left RAINBOW. For me, it was a relief to get out of
that carousel… but I had to get my bearings anew. I tried not to think about
it too much and just did it…"
很有趣。:p
還是請大家自己看囉。:)
Kai Hansen被問到了Keeper新專輯沒有他和Kiske時，他說這是個好問題。XDXD
訪談中他說明了他當年離開Helloween的原因。
還有當年寫歌的狀況。
雖然分家了，一直都希望他們發展的很好。
那天這幾個Helloween有關的團一起表演時，一定會令人感動的。
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