Quotes by Ville valo

 

Art is always criticized and always an outsider gets the blame.

Even at school I studied ethics instead of religion.

 

Hopefully it will be possible to get all our other albums in American shops one day so if people are interested they can hear it but I’m hoping that people are going to be interested in what we are going to do, not just what we’ve done.

I have never acted in one and I’m not at all interested to do so either.

I haven’t travelled that much before so this is the first time I get to see the big cities of Europe. I’ve never even been to US.

I like to listen to mellow stuff on the road like Travis, as we are constantly surrounded by rock music on tour and so its nice listening to mellow stuff. Obviously back at home I listen to a lot more rock music.

I love Johnny Cash but I don’t love country music that much.

I think if we keep on doing good music and people like us and they buy the magazine because we are in the magazine then they cant basically hate us hopefully.

I’m a collecting maniac and I buy a lot of books and records. I have over thousand cds.

I’m a huge fan of James Dean, that got me started. Nowadays I smoke four packs in a day.

I’m living my dream right now. I get to make music, perform and travel.I’ve always been a huge reggae fan.

 

I’ve got asthma. When I was 17 I forgot to take my medication and was taken to a hospital for almost two weeks. After that I’ve taken better care of my illness.

It’s like that with what sort of ideas people outside of the band have of HIM. They all see it through a different lens as well which is beautiful. Hopefully, it makes it an endless topic of conversation.

‘s the same with visual arts, you have some really cool, wonderful striking images that make you think and then again you have wonderful striking images that just take you away from the existing world for a second. And I like the latter a bit more.

Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who don’t know what to expect from the music business.

Music for me is an emotional thing and it really does make me happy. It’s not a tool for me to get fame or see my face in the papers or anything like that. It’s about the fact that I really do enjoy it.

Music’s always been really cathartic. It’s the best drug for me to get away from the everyday pressures just for a second via a good song.

So basically, I think music at its best can be everything. It can be totally stupid and very intellectual and emotional at the same time. I don’t think all those things shut each other out.

Some genres I’m not a huge fan of but there are always exceptions that break the rules. There are always a few people doing it in a way weird enough to grab my attention.

Talking about covers, whether visually or sonically, if a particular combination of notes struck a chord in your heart in a way that you want to be a part of it by covering that song, then there’s nothing wrong with it.

That music and the lyrical aspects of Razorblade Romance is so personal to me that, now with me being grown up a bit and meeting new people and doing new things, it makes me look at the same things I was writing about back in the day through a different colored lens.

 

The guys in Kiss use some make up too so at first it was exiting. I’ve almost stopped using make-up nowadays.

There’s always reasons to make mistakes. Because then you do new mistakes next time. So they’re beautiful mistakes.

Unfortunately we just toured the East and West coasts so we didn’t run into any rednecks.

We started playing music from an early age and so we wasn’t really aware of that side of it, the weird thing is the more successful you get the more free booze and drugs you get, they should be given to the bands who don’t have the money.

We’re trying to have the band create something beautiful that hopefully one day, 20 years from now, can be picked up by a kid and hopefully have the same effect that Neil Young had on me, or Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath.

Well, for us, it’s always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it’s always a big plus no matter what happens.Women are always beautiful.

 

Yeah I’m still writing. I’ve got about 14 tracks now. But we’ve been on tour so we haven’t had time to get back to a rehearsal place.

 

I love hearts. They are symbols for life, love and humanity.”

 

I have a big heart and a small brain

 

“It’s horrible when you’re giving a microphone a blowjob and it’s giving you negative feedback

 

“I know all men think with their dicks but my dick’s different.”

 

I’ve never had casual sex, I have always dated the girls I’ve done pyshical things with. I like knowing the person and them knowing me.”

 

Everyone wants to pretend their cock is big and metal is the medium, but ultimately it’s about the songs

 

They’d double-booked the whole place, so at the same time, Playboy was shooting films there. So we’re in this nunnery where Playboy models were hanging around, and we were talking about porn and recording a rock record — pretty good combination, you know?”

 

“I hate talking about my own songs. They’re all about women anyway…”

 

Hurting linde is like hurting bambi, you just can’t do it.”

 

Symbol’s travel so well, when you don’t have the language barrier

 

“The most important things are that you are honest with yourself and that making music comes from your heart.”

 

 ”The good thing about sadness is that it usually tends to end. Life is a rollercoaster ride. You gotta be sad to be able to really enjoy the moments of happiness. If you’d just be happy all the time, you wouldn’t be able to appreciate the happiness.”

 

“Women in general are interesting. There are no size restrictions or color restrictions… I do have a little eye-glass fetish, I’ll give you that, but that’s another story.”
Ville Valo, on the type of woman that appeals to him.

 

“Good relationships are based on… eternal suffering.”

 

WHERE IS THE WEIRDEST PLACE YOU’VE HAD SEX?
“I’ve never had sex in the park. Maybe in a crowded restaurant, in the toilets, and someone wants to take a leak and you’re in the middle of intercourse. It’s kind of exciting. Starter, main course, intercourse. Lovely! A perfect meal…”

 

SEX IN PUBLIC PLACES – MORE OR LESS EXCITING?
“Sometimes it’s just necessary! It’s not about more or less exciting, it’s about being in a situation where you can’t help yourself. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. Just make sure there is no children who can see you!”

 

At the end of the day you are one with your art and everybody’s an artist. Everybody’s a piece of art. Everybody’s got a story to tell. Everybody tells it in different ways, some people tell it the way they walk, some people tell it the way they talk or the way they smile. You’ve just got to have some imagination.”

 

And then I just have to post this one to, even though it is not a quote by Ville Valo, but it is so cute.

 

I turned on the tv and there was this really hot chick singing, so I saw that hot chick at a festival we were playing and I was like “I´m really into you sweetheart” and she said “hi, I´m Ville”
Jimmy pop