Tomi Koivusaari
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Date of birth: April 11, 1973
Gear: ESP Eclipse 1 CTM “Crescent”, Marshall JVM410h amp, Marshall cabinet, Line6 M13 & several effects…
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| Musical influences: | Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Johnny Cash, Piirpauke, Slayer, Monster Magnet, Kingston Wall, Deep Purple, Kate Bush, Sielun Veljet, Led Zeppelin, Ozric Tentacles, Nino Rota, Black Sabbath, Abba, Jeff Buckley, Faith No More, Carcass, Pixies… etc. etc. … |
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| Current favourites: | Mastodon, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Riverside, Muse, The Cardigans, Opeth, PMMP, Von Hertzen Brothers, Sigur Ros, Hidria Spacefolk… … |
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| Sources of musical inspiration: | Nature | |
| All-time favourite song: | Pink Floyd: Echoes | |
| All-time favourite albums: | Slayer: South of Heaven Roger Waters: Amused to Death |
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| Current favourite album: | Amorphis: Skyforger, of course | |
| Best gig ever seen: | Metallica ’88, Helsinki | |
| Current favourite Amorphis song: | Majestic Beast | |
| Best Amorphis gigs so far: | Every gig since Tomi J. joined | |
| Personal highlight with Amorphis: | Last three albums right now | |
| Funniest tour memory: | Playing sauna in tourbuses | |
| Worst moment on stage: | When intro ends and nothing works | |
| Recipe against boredom on tour: | Playing football / Good movies | |
| Other bands/side projects: | Verenpisara, Karuselli | |
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| Hobbies/interests: | Some sports, movies, books, listening to/making music | |
| Good & bad habits: | Good: Going for sports Bad: Beer |
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| First instrument: | Electric Guitar (Shiro Sprinter, cheap strat-copy) | |
| First album ever bought: | Iron Maiden: Powerslave or W.A.S.P: I wanna be somebody … |
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| Favourite… | ||
| …Kalevala character: | Lemminkäinen | |
| …songwriter: | Roger Waters | |
| …classical composer: | Jean Sibelius | |
| …historical figure: | Homo erectus | |
| …author/poet: | Mika Waltari / Eino Leino | |
| …visual artist: | Akseli Gallen-Kallela | |
| …movie director: | Lars von Trier / Hayao Miyazaki | |
| …movies: | Breaking the Waves / Miyazaki animations | |
| …actor: | Jack Nicholson | |
| …book: | Mika Waltari: Sinuhe | |
| …magazine: | Soundi | |
| …cartoon: | Donald Duck | |
| …concert venue: | Tavastia, Helsinki | |
| …backstage: | House of Blues, Chicago | |
| …holiday destination: | Lapland | |
| …food & drink: | Spaghetti, Karhu-beer | |
| …animal: | Dog | |
| …sport: | Soccer | |
| …game: | Pro Evolution Soccer, Grand Theft Auto, Worms, Kimble, Monopoly, Yatzy, Poker, Uno | |
| …TV show: | Studio Julmahuvi | |
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