Anneke van Giersbergen1. What are you listening to right now?
Stolen Babies by the bucket load.
2. What song makes you sad?
I prefer music that invokes innumerable emotions.
3. What is the most annoying song in the world?
Lady GaGa -
Bad Romance, but I am addicted nonetheless. As for songs I don't actually enjoy, Alejandro, anything oshare kei (shouldn't it be "osare kei", anyway?) or by Basshunter and JLS.
4. Your all time favorite band?
D'espairsRay
5. Your newly discovered band is?
Because I can't think of any, I rediscovered VAST. Oh! Callisto.
6. Best female voice?
Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering, Agua de Annique), Hatis Noit (夢中夢), Marcela Bovio (ex-Elfonía, Stream of Passion), Astrid van der Veen (Ambeon), Annlouice Loegdlund (Diablo Swing Orchestra), Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Carmen Simõe (Ava Inferi) and headlessgame!
7. Best male voice?
HIZUMI of D'espairsRay, of course. For proof of talent and range, refer to 凍える夜に咲いた花, 月の記憶-fallen-, Tainted World vs. Garnet, PIG and DESERT. There's no denying his skill. He has an impeccable falsetto, and he can alternate between it, chanting, frenetic shouting and demonic growls.
He is followed closely by Jonas Renkse of Katatonia. David Sylvian (Japan), Carmelo Orlando (Novembre), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth), 眞呼 (Deadman), and Daniel Håkansson (Diablo Swing Orchestra).
8. Music type you find yourself listening to most?
Everything. I grew up on classical music, classic (and British) rock, new wave and pop, I've retained my love for those as I've aged. But the music I discovered of my own accord, when I was a young girl, is metal. And there's so much of it that I simply cannot get enough! Once you start listening to metal and its legions of subgenres, there's no turning back.
Overall, I will listen to anything that's thrown at me. I love shoegaze, gothic rock, electronica, progressive rock, sludge, experimental, psychedelic, trip hop, an embarrassing amount of music that's in the charts. Everything. But metal is where it's at. From the progressive, avant-garde, the doom, the gothic, the symphonic, the heavy, the thrash, industrial, power, melodic death, atmospheric, ambient black metal. I'm spoilt for choice.
The only stuff I'm not too fond of is nu-metal and MySpace metalcore. And hip hop. I'm not the biggest fan of a lot of black metal, either, but elements of it is fine.
9. What do you listen to to hype you up?
アベルとカイン, drum 'n' bass.
10. What do you listen to to calm down?
Anything soft, ambient. Alcest, The Dead Sea.
11. Last concert you went to?
I went to see Katatonia and Symphony Cult in Leeds.
12. Band you find yourself listening to the most right now?
Novembre and Stolen Babies. D'espairsRay always.
13. Most hated band?
Hate is too strong a term but... 98% of visual kei is dreadful. I dislike oshare kei, too. They give Japanese music a bad name, in my opinion.
14. Song that makes you think?
Most of them.
15. Band that you think the world should love as much as you do?
YOTANGOR?
16. Coolest music videos?
I love Deadman's music videos. Other than that, I don't watch them much.
17. Music video with the most babe watch?
That's obviously Katatonia'sDay and Then the Shade . JK THE GIRLS IN THAT VIDEO ARE HIDEOUS. Why do people like it?
18. What do you play/would you play in the bedroom to spice things up?
dp_anal_porn.mp3
19. Can you play a musical instrument?
The piano. I took singing lessons and was in the choir for years, so I can sing but I'd need practice to be as good as I might have once been. I want to learn how to play the bass.
20. Ever been in a mosh pit?
Elbowed in the face in one, I was almost blinded. :(
21. Are you in a band?
I cover hip hop songs with an expensive keyboard and my brother, but that's not a band. That's stupidity.
22. If yes, what kind of music does your band play?
Piano covers of 50 Cent songs, yo. No, for real. Hip hop parody. No artist is exempt.
23. Ever dated a musician?
None worthy of mention.
24. If yes, what kind of music did he/she/they play/instrument/band?
He was a shitty guitarist.
25. If no, would you consider?
I guess so.
26. Do you wish yourself that you were a musician?
Not really, I couldn't handle fame or pressure.
27. Best chick band you know of?
All female? None.
28. Best guy band you know of?
D'espairsRay is my favourite.
29. Last song that you heard on radio/cd?
I don't listen to the radio!
30. What do you think of classical music?
Good?
31. What do you think of Country music?
It can be fun, especially when you're camping in a grassy knoll by the beach, steaming drunk and bellowing country classics at the top of your lungs.
32. What do you think of Death metal?
I hate that a hefty portion of the artist pictures are black and fucking white. Fuck.
33. Last BIG band that you saw live?
BIG? Bon Jovi, when I was thirteen. Hurr.
34. Do you listen to music in foreign languages?
Yes.
35. What famous musician do you find sexy?
Hm. Not many!
36. Worst concert moment?
Twisted my ankle at The Prodigy.
37. Funny Concert moment?
As above.
38. Sad Concert moment?
As above.
39. Best local act you can think of?
WHAT. I live in Whitby. The only local band I know of is a cover band.
40. If you were a musical instrument what would you be?
Bagpipes. Fuck yes.
41. Do you listen to the radio?
Nope.
42. Do you watch music TV?
Sometimes.
43. Do you follow the music charts, like the top 40?
I have to, my siblings are pop fags. And there's never anything on the telly, anyway.
44. Have you met any famous musicians?
Katatonia. I met Jon Tickle on a flight to London, but he's not a musician lolol. My mum briefly knew the vocalist of The Cult and my grandfather managed Smokie. One of them is my mum's godfather. But I've never met them myself.
45. Are any of your friends/family etc musicians?
Me and my brother are.
46. Song that describes your life?
I can't pick.
47. Do you know the names of all the band members that you listen to?
My favourites.
48. Does a musician’s physical attractiveness play a role in the music that you listen to?
Not at all. I listen to some ugly bands.
49. What famous musician do you want to marry?
None.
50. What do your parents listen to?
Dad's a rock 'n' roll junkie, 70s, 80s, 90s. Mum's taste in music evolves with what's popular. But it's because of her that I listen to Depeche Mode, David Sylvian and The Cult.
51. What are you listening to right NOW?
Ayreon, prior to this I was listening to Beyoncé. See, everything!
52. Do you wear band T-shirts?
I bought Katatonia and The Gathering t-shirts but I never wear them. I do wear my D'espairsRay tour t-shirt, because it's actually cute. Baggy band tees on females aren't flattering unless they're wearing it, underwear and a bedhead. Nothing else. Then it's sexy.
53. What do you think of people who do?
They can wear whatever they want.
54. What music sub-culture do you feel like you belong to?
Probably the 80s glam/sleaze.
55. What song is stuck in your head right now?
Every time my brother plays Rock Band, I haveBlack Hole Sun leeching at my brain. I seriously hear it while I sleep.
56. Do you sing in the shower?
Yes.
57. If so, what? If not, why not?
I make up songs in the shower.
58. What is in your walkman/discman right now?
I have an iPod. And all of the music needs to be erased from it for re-organising.
59. Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll, you dig?
Mm, yes.
60. Do you cook to music?
I'd set the kitchen alight.
Is that it? Oh.
Stolen Babies by the bucket load.
2. What song makes you sad?
I prefer music that invokes innumerable emotions.
3. What is the most annoying song in the world?
Lady GaGa -
Bad Romance, but I am addicted nonetheless. As for songs I don't actually enjoy, Alejandro, anything oshare kei (shouldn't it be "osare kei", anyway?) or by Basshunter and JLS.4. Your all time favorite band?
D'espairsRay
5. Your newly discovered band is?
Because I can't think of any, I rediscovered VAST. Oh! Callisto.
6. Best female voice?
Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering, Agua de Annique), Hatis Noit (夢中夢), Marcela Bovio (ex-Elfonía, Stream of Passion), Astrid van der Veen (Ambeon), Annlouice Loegdlund (Diablo Swing Orchestra), Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Carmen Simõe (Ava Inferi) and headlessgame!
7. Best male voice?
HIZUMI of D'espairsRay, of course. For proof of talent and range, refer to 凍える夜に咲いた花, 月の記憶-fallen-, Tainted World vs. Garnet, PIG and DESERT. There's no denying his skill. He has an impeccable falsetto, and he can alternate between it, chanting, frenetic shouting and demonic growls.
He is followed closely by Jonas Renkse of Katatonia. David Sylvian (Japan), Carmelo Orlando (Novembre), Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth), 眞呼 (Deadman), and Daniel Håkansson (Diablo Swing Orchestra).
8. Music type you find yourself listening to most?
Everything. I grew up on classical music, classic (and British) rock, new wave and pop, I've retained my love for those as I've aged. But the music I discovered of my own accord, when I was a young girl, is metal. And there's so much of it that I simply cannot get enough! Once you start listening to metal and its legions of subgenres, there's no turning back.
Overall, I will listen to anything that's thrown at me. I love shoegaze, gothic rock, electronica, progressive rock, sludge, experimental, psychedelic, trip hop, an embarrassing amount of music that's in the charts. Everything. But metal is where it's at. From the progressive, avant-garde, the doom, the gothic, the symphonic, the heavy, the thrash, industrial, power, melodic death, atmospheric, ambient black metal. I'm spoilt for choice.
The only stuff I'm not too fond of is nu-metal and MySpace metalcore. And hip hop. I'm not the biggest fan of a lot of black metal, either, but elements of it is fine.
9. What do you listen to to hype you up?
アベルとカイン, drum 'n' bass.
10. What do you listen to to calm down?
Anything soft, ambient. Alcest, The Dead Sea.
11. Last concert you went to?
I went to see Katatonia and Symphony Cult in Leeds.
12. Band you find yourself listening to the most right now?
Novembre and Stolen Babies. D'espairsRay always.
13. Most hated band?
Hate is too strong a term but... 98% of visual kei is dreadful. I dislike oshare kei, too. They give Japanese music a bad name, in my opinion.
14. Song that makes you think?
Most of them.
15. Band that you think the world should love as much as you do?
YOTANGOR?
16. Coolest music videos?
I love Deadman's music videos. Other than that, I don't watch them much.
17. Music video with the most babe watch?
That's obviously Katatonia's
Day and Then the Shade . JK THE GIRLS IN THAT VIDEO ARE HIDEOUS. Why do people like it?18. What do you play/would you play in the bedroom to spice things up?
dp_anal_porn.mp3
19. Can you play a musical instrument?
The piano. I took singing lessons and was in the choir for years, so I can sing but I'd need practice to be as good as I might have once been. I want to learn how to play the bass.
20. Ever been in a mosh pit?
Elbowed in the face in one, I was almost blinded. :(
21. Are you in a band?
I cover hip hop songs with an expensive keyboard and my brother, but that's not a band. That's stupidity.
22. If yes, what kind of music does your band play?
Piano covers of 50 Cent songs, yo. No, for real. Hip hop parody. No artist is exempt.
23. Ever dated a musician?
None worthy of mention.
24. If yes, what kind of music did he/she/they play/instrument/band?
He was a shitty guitarist.
25. If no, would you consider?
I guess so.
26. Do you wish yourself that you were a musician?
Not really, I couldn't handle fame or pressure.
27. Best chick band you know of?
All female? None.
28. Best guy band you know of?
D'espairsRay is my favourite.
29. Last song that you heard on radio/cd?
I don't listen to the radio!
30. What do you think of classical music?
Good?
31. What do you think of Country music?
It can be fun, especially when you're camping in a grassy knoll by the beach, steaming drunk and bellowing country classics at the top of your lungs.
32. What do you think of Death metal?
I hate that a hefty portion of the artist pictures are black and fucking white. Fuck.
33. Last BIG band that you saw live?
BIG? Bon Jovi, when I was thirteen. Hurr.
34. Do you listen to music in foreign languages?
Yes.
35. What famous musician do you find sexy?
Hm. Not many!
36. Worst concert moment?
Twisted my ankle at The Prodigy.
37. Funny Concert moment?
As above.
38. Sad Concert moment?
As above.
39. Best local act you can think of?
WHAT. I live in Whitby. The only local band I know of is a cover band.
40. If you were a musical instrument what would you be?
Bagpipes. Fuck yes.
41. Do you listen to the radio?
Nope.
42. Do you watch music TV?
Sometimes.
43. Do you follow the music charts, like the top 40?
I have to, my siblings are pop fags. And there's never anything on the telly, anyway.
44. Have you met any famous musicians?
Katatonia. I met Jon Tickle on a flight to London, but he's not a musician lolol. My mum briefly knew the vocalist of The Cult and my grandfather managed Smokie. One of them is my mum's godfather. But I've never met them myself.
45. Are any of your friends/family etc musicians?
Me and my brother are.
46. Song that describes your life?
I can't pick.
47. Do you know the names of all the band members that you listen to?
My favourites.
48. Does a musician’s physical attractiveness play a role in the music that you listen to?
Not at all. I listen to some ugly bands.
49. What famous musician do you want to marry?
None.
50. What do your parents listen to?
Dad's a rock 'n' roll junkie, 70s, 80s, 90s. Mum's taste in music evolves with what's popular. But it's because of her that I listen to Depeche Mode, David Sylvian and The Cult.
51. What are you listening to right NOW?
Ayreon, prior to this I was listening to Beyoncé. See, everything!
52. Do you wear band T-shirts?
I bought Katatonia and The Gathering t-shirts but I never wear them. I do wear my D'espairsRay tour t-shirt, because it's actually cute. Baggy band tees on females aren't flattering unless they're wearing it, underwear and a bedhead. Nothing else. Then it's sexy.
53. What do you think of people who do?
They can wear whatever they want.
54. What music sub-culture do you feel like you belong to?
Probably the 80s glam/sleaze.
55. What song is stuck in your head right now?
Every time my brother plays Rock Band, I have
Black Hole Sun leeching at my brain. I seriously hear it while I sleep. 56. Do you sing in the shower?
Yes.
57. If so, what? If not, why not?
I make up songs in the shower.
58. What is in your walkman/discman right now?
I have an iPod. And all of the music needs to be erased from it for re-organising.
59. Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll, you dig?
Mm, yes.
60. Do you cook to music?
I'd set the kitchen alight.
Is that it? Oh.
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