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Gamma Ray



The freedom is inside you



Prologue
The first time I wanted to do IT with Kay just after the concert, but still before it, when we were in the make-up room he objected to it saying that we wouldn’t have the opportunity to do it. But having heard that we are going by the same train, Kay conspiratorially winked at me and said that there we would have plenty of time. However even in the train at first nothing came out of it: we had scarcely begun, when another fan came into our compartment, and we had to put everything off. Closer to 5 a.m. we made another attempt to do it, but again everything went wrong, because Kay found a more interesting occupation. Sunday passed very quickly leaving a weak hope for the Monday. And finally when we met again at a daytime and I tired again to do it with Kay, we were again interrupted – first by servitorial staff, and then by Kay’s hunger, and in the end by fans who appeared at the hotel from nowhere. And only after the set of Gamma Ray we finally managed to retire from all the envious eyes and do it. We were given 15 minutes and no more. And to the accompaniment of Helloween playing on stage Kay and I … finally managed to do this interview. We talked about the new album and life, about his plans for the future, about the ability to survive through numerous after-parties, and of course – about Russian women…
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In your last album “Land of free II” you returned to the theme of freedom. What’s freedom for you and where people should look for freedom, is it inside of us or outside, in the world?

I think it’s more inside, yeah!!! Because real freedom is not really existing in the world. You can be free to a certain level, but you always come to the border where your freedom ends, when you kind of affect others in negative way, that’s why your freedom ends. So u can’t do things you’d like to do maybe if it collides with other ideas of life. And of course we are all bound by social terms, by social surroundings: the law, government, rules, and regulations here and there: smoking policy… (the first sign he saw) You cannot smoke here; you cannot do this there and stuff like that. So you can’t really be free and freedom is in mind I think...it’s here and here (point to mind and heart) it’s more about free thought and feeling of freedom you can get

Did you find your freedom?

Ah yeah not always, not everywhere, but in general I think I created my own island (ha-ha)

We have already figured out that your song “real world” and one of the Russian rap hits are very similar, but of course it was by accident...

It definitely was!!! Because when I wrote “real world” I didn’t even know something like this exists, maybe this melody is just so easy and so common...

But, okay, let’s talk better about lyrics of this song. You claim in this song that there’s no hell or paradise, is it your life position, the way you live your life? Do you think we have to enjoy our lives and do whatever we want, forget about afterlife?

Well, I wouldn’t say forget about that but this kind of thoughts of people who are living in this real world only by means of religion or other thoughts, like you know, esoteric, whatever things and determine real life only by this. I think it’s wrong or for me it’d be wrong definitely. You won’t be a bad being by going to church for instance or reading the bible doesn’t make you better or doesn’t save your soul you know some people might think like that. This is a bit more like hypocrisy, about those good Christians. They escape from real life in religion. Of course, heaven and hell are part of religion, so it’s a little bit provocative to say it’s not existing. How would you know anyhow? You can not know, you can believe! Sure! But you can be as sure and, of course, it’s clear you can’t be sure because you never saw. And all words were written in the bible or Islam or whatever it was written by humans, it wasn’t written by god because god does not write
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on paper. So it’s all interpretation by humans, it’s all made by humans, by beliefs, by stories, they made into something, they are kind of intrigued by political system or intentions. So it’s very tricky thing. I wouldn’t say: don’t believe! That’s wrong. I have certain kind of idea of what god is for me. I think there’s a supernatural power. Just look at tree grow, I mean it’s a fucking miracle! And why the end of “why” question chain is there’s no answer anymore. So there must be something… The things we can’t explain, we could call God! You know… but it’s still something we have a lot of respect for! So that’s what I think.

Does your album “Land of the Free II” reflect the atmosphere of part I? Has it some connection with the first part?

The first part was more like a story, like really with follow up, like real start, beginning and the end and stuff like that. This new album is definitely dealing with theme of freedom in very else prospective, all thoughts that are related to freedom but it’s more loose collection of individual thoughts and ideas

Why did you choose track “Into the Storm” for video-shooting? Was it your choice or label’s choice?

It was part us, part label. It was very simple choice. It was the shortest song on the album and you are always trying to keep the video short (ha-ha). That’s it.

For what purpose you are making video clips if they are mostly not rotated on TV. Where do you use them?

It’s a bit tricky. The problem is really that you make a video and you rarely see it. But now today it’s worth it again because you have YouTube, u have the internet, so it’s gonna be spread around and put on the album as extra bonus thing. So it’s not for nothing. It was a time when it was like...everybody thought why you’re making video clip… MTV wouldn’t play it anyhow. So why the fuck u do it!!!

What about DVD “Live in Montreal”? Are you still planning to release this DVD or maybe to film another one?

Nononononono hahahaha. We gonna release this DVD. It’s finished. We’ve done our job. The rest is up to video company to get into the final processing and finish it. It should be out in October. And of course we have to make it more up-to-date, we filmed on “hellish rock” tour in Barcelona and we have put one bonus DVD on the whole thing with 4 songs from new album and a little road movie and stuff. So it’s gonna be not only old shit. Hahaha

After this tour can we expect something together with Helloween, some recording in the studio or it’s impossible?

Ahh, it wo
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uld be maybe possible but it all depends on time plans, somebody has to work it out and get into detail with this. We have been joking about things like that but I don’t get into saying now: “oh yeah we gonna do something”. We could and maybe and maybe not so that’s all.

How difficult for you to take part in different projects at the same time? Not long time ago there was news about your new project with Kiske and Grapow. Tell us about it.

Oh, it’s on ice because we don’t have time. Roland is busy with his stuff, Michael is busy with his stuff. We had the idea but so far it’s it. Ha-ha

It’s no surprise that after metal shows a lot of people gathering together and having fun. How do you survive in long tours, any secrets of staying alive you can share with us?

Well, I don’t know… there’s no real secret, of course you have to know when your time has come to stop party. You can’t party always, all day long, every day. You have to make good mix of healthy life and fun part of it, so it’s like listen to your body!
What do you prefer staying with guys parting or maybe you need time for your own?

Oh definitely yeah!!I always need my time alone! I always happy when we have a day off and I have the hotel so you can be just like for yourself for awhile. There’s days when I even don’t go out I just stay in room: watch TV, read, and hanging around, sleep or whatever. That’s necessary. But there’s other days when you go into city with few guys and won’t come back until far in the morning or something like that.

You have a very tough schedule, so particularly you have no time to visit some sightseeing. Do you regret about it? Any thoughts about coming back to some country just as a tourist?

Ahh… well, there are a lot of countries I’d like to go just for holidays. But let’s put it this way: I have my favorite spots. I’m travelling so much with band, so when I’m heading home I’m happy I’m at home and when time comes for holidays I go to favorite spots.

And what’s your favorite?

At the moment it’s Puket. And I like skiing in Italy.

You are in the group since 1990. Have you ever felt that you are tired of playing and wanna just give it all up and live ordinary life without all this crazy stuff?

no, huh, of course, sometimes you have this feeling if I have an ordinary life, easy job from nine to 5, you know exactly when you start and when you end and when you can just like shut up and shut off. That’s different when you make music. You are independe
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nt, you have to force yourself to stop NOW and be off duty, close the office now. And sometimes it’s not so easy and therefore sometimes I thought :oh I wish for at least 2 or 3 weeks I had a normal job: weekend free completely and a week from 9 to five- gone-done!!! But in the end I think I have the best job in the world and I wouldn’t change it for anything!!! And whenever I feel like ahhh, this is a drag, ughhh or this is too much... I think to myself I’m happy to do this, to have a chance to do this

How you manage all these years to keep your positive side, you are always shining with happiness…

I don’t know, maybe the way I am. Of course, I have kind of my depressive parts in life too, days when I feel like uhhh… feel down but in the end I think I enjoy life too much. There’s nothing good unless you make it happen, so if you go to a thing with a bad or sad feeling you cannot make it good u know so you’d rather go positive and be open for everything !

Was the idea of “skeletons in the closet” tour where your fans chose songs rarely or never played live successful?

It was very successful. Actually it was better than we expected, because normally when a band doesn’t have new album out or stuff like that, it’s kind of tricky to go on tour. But we made it other way around. We went on tour and then made album from it. That was interesting.

Are you planning anything like that again?

Yeah! We always come back, talking about it in the band, about doing another part, because we have so many skeletons in the closet, so many songs that we’ve never played live. Because, of course, u want to give fans favorite songs and party time but there’s still a lot of people who’d like to hear other stuff and we like to play other stuff, so for few shows I’d like to do it definitely.

Well, now question that is very desirable for our Russian women part of your audience
There is some stereotype that Russian women are the most beautiful women in the world and what’s your opinion and… any plans to marry again?


Uhhh he-he. Okay...first part of question, Russian women...there are really beautiful women in Russia and the average is true… maybe the average there’s more beautiful women in Russia than in other countries compared. But I wouldn’t say the most beautiful; I think there are beautiful girls all over the world so it’s not dependent on a country. Ehhh second part – no, don’t have any plans… no, (laughs)

And what are you doing in your free time when you have it?

I just enjoy the calmness, be on my own, I like cooking, I like going out, cinema, sometimes even concerts or clubs or go to lakes in summer and swim and stuff like that.

Okay that’s all questions we had, hope you like this little interview.

Yeah it was good. Thank you!

Thank you!

Interview by Familiar Stranger
31 îêò 2008
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