Anton [Feiled]
30.08.2004

Mona Sabbath: We don't know much about Feiled members. Describe each member in 3 words ;)

Anton:
Henkka: musical,honest,introvert
Panu:funny,down to earth,easy going
Martti:energig,allways late,visioner
Hannes:compleatly drunk,hyper
sexual,exteremely humorous
Me:complex,non religious,dreamer

MS: What would you call the biggest achievement of the band so far?

Anton: Staying together and keep on going… until death do us part...

MS: Feiled is compared with HIM quite often. What do you think about that?

Anton: It's an honour of some kind.. It's a great band but we try our best in to do things our way

MS: Which bands have influenced Feiled?

Anton: There are so many and it changes from time to time but some are Deftones, A perfect circle, Jeff Buckley, Tori Amos, Topi Sorsakoski, Saybia, Mew, HIM, Muse, Shitter Limited...etc...

MS: What inspires you for composing music?

Anton: Music itself, books and feelings in general

MS: What comes first - the melody or the lyrics?

Anton: It depends of the song but usually the melody comes first... I usually spend a lot of time writing lyrics

MS: How would you describe your music to people, who have never heard it?

Anton: Melancholic and moody rock with poetic, sort of wiccan like lyrics

MS: How do you imagine people who are listening to Feiled? How do they look?

Anton: like they desire!!=)

MS: How do they act?

Anton: Rebelliously maybe. They value their own toughts and life.

MS: What's the purpose of your music?

Anton: To raise different feelings and ease the pain of excistence.

MS: What was your first gig like?

Anton: Terrible! :) No, it was nice, it felt good...

MS: Which is your favorite song of Feiled?

Anton: Hard to say. Maybe a new tune called "contagious".

MS: There is a great number of Finnish rock bands now. What's your attitude towards those? What Finnish bands do you listen to?

Anton: I think It's great that we have so many good bands here. I listen to everything I possibly can and I go check out a lot of gigs.

MS: There are a lot of summer music festivals in Finland. Do you visit those? And if so, then what's your favorite festival?

Anton: This summer we had so much things to do with the band that we didn't have a lot of time to arrange gigs but I liked Ruisrock.

MS: Do you regret anything in your life? Would you like to change anything, if you had an opportunity?

Anton: I believe in the idea of 'carpe diem' so no I don't regret anything thats happened or will happen.

MS: What are your plans for the nearest future?

Anton: To record a full lenght album and go play live a lot.

MS: How do you see yourself in five or ten years?

Anton: I see us on the road playing music and growing as a human beings.

MS: Do you know any Russian musicians?

Anton: No. I'm sorry!!=) But I will get to know some of them sooner or later perhaps.

MS: What do you want to say to people who will read this interview?

Anton: One person can make a difference!! Keep doing the things you love the most!!!



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