Tuomas
Holopainen, founding member of Nightwish, gave more information
about the break with Tarja Turunen in the latest issue of Suomen Kuvalehti 43/2005. This Finish magazine has a real good reputation. Tuomas is interviewed by Tia Nikkinen.An English translation was put online (thanks to the offcial board of Nightwish).
Nightwish boss will not regret giving Tarja the boot. Metalband Nightwish gave the boot to their vocalist Tarja Turunen after the last concert of their world tour last weekend. It was published in an open letter, which criticized Turunen failing to keep contracts and for being greedy among other things.
Rock world doesn't seem to have trade unions to solve problems, keyboard player and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen?
,, Not that I know of."
Tarja Turunen has discribed the style of the incident "cruel". Do you regret the way it was done?
,, Not a single minute. The decision was ripening since last January and it has been thoroughly considered on all points of view. Even I am the boss in the band who had to present it, it was made by all bandmembers together."
How did uou ended using an open letter? Wouldn't the usual "artistical differences"-explanation have been enough?
,, If we only gave it out with two sentences, it would not have not given the right picture of us, and it would have been me sitting at the phone for the next two months. I do not think we made it on too personal things."
What kind of response you expect from her?
,, I heard she was shocked and accuses us for lying, but not a sentence in the letter is a lie! The way she has treated us during the last year has bee at least as cruel."
How you were able to hold the frames up for so long?
,, I have survived, because the other people are so awesome, and we have got the same goals. There have been so obviously two camps in the band: Tarja and her manager/husband Marcelo opposed by the rest of the band, technical personnel an the band's manager."
You were arguing - on what?
,, Our working morals and spiritual attitude were from different planets. I do not want to have such a person in the band, who tells me that she doesn't need the band for her career anymore."
Why did you stay with the deal of modelling for the Sampo-bank cards,
though you knew the next day the singe will be let go?
,, It had been decided in January. And it was arranged by our manager. I had completely forgot the thing and was told about it only on the last week. Sampo-bank took it wery well."
So, Turunen wont be scratched out of the cards.
"No."
Your fans have been shocked for her leaving. Will this effect on your popularity in the future?
,, If our nex CD will be the same quality as the previous, I don't believe there will be a proble. If the CD will sell 100 000 copies instead of a million, we will still be satisfied. Success itself is not the prime issue for us."
Is it possible for Turunen to forbid the upcoming book or selling band products based on legal issues.
,, I really don't know much about this, but I asked it from the label and our manager, if this firing will happen, are we getting legal problems. The result was that there will not become amy."
Will your new singer will be Finnish?
,, I will not comment. I can tell only, that there has no decisions made on the issue."
In any case, would it be possible to hire Tarja Turunen back in the band?
,, At the moment it is very hard to imagine. I wish her all well in the future."
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