Ville Valo
Ville Valo
Ville Hermanni Valois a Finnish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter of the Finnish rock band HIM. Prior to HIM, Valo played bass and drums in various bands around Helsinki, as well as occasionally worked at his father's sex shop as a teenager...
NationalityFinnish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth22 November 1976
CityHelsinki, Finland
CountryFinland
people one-day done
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.
book cds records
I'm a collecting maniac and I buy a lot of books and records. I have over thousand cds.
lying mean thinking
In almost every interview someone asks what does HIM stand for. I can't even remember our latest lie about that. When Hanson was hot, we said it means Hanson Is Murder. The name doesn't have a particular history. His Infernal Majesty was a totally different band. I think HIM derives from some death metal joke.
europe cities firsts
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.
couple hate play
I hate it when bands do that; they're so proud of their new album, they have to play all of it and a couple of golden oldies.
dream funny-travel right-now
I'm living my dream right now. I get to make music, perform and travel.
expectations matter flow
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.
new-york business los-angeles
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.
school religion ethics
Even at school I studied ethics instead of religion.
fans reggae huge
I've always been a huge reggae fan.
four fans dean
I'm a huge fan of James Dean, that got me started. Nowadays I smoke four packs in a day.
morning life-is-short love-is
Life is short and love is over in the morning.
art outsiders blame
Art is always criticized and always an outsider gets the blame.
love-is madness dose
Love is madness, you can't put it in doses, it either surges over or under