ALL THESE GREAT ANSWERS... WITH GREYBEARDS (OLLE - VOCALS/GUITAR)
What’re your highlights of the year so far?
Olle Westlund (Vocals, guitar): Finally getting myself an in-ear monitor system was an absolute highlight! I also popped the question to my fiancee, that was pretty cool. She said ”Hell yeah!”.
What are your goals for the rest of the year?
To get Out of the Red to the vinyl pressing plants!
Which new bands/artists are you into right now?
The Linkin Park revival is phenomenal.
Which artists got you into music or inspired you to be a musician?
Maiden are my all-time heroes and my introduction to rock music but James Hetfield in the ”Cunning stunts” DVD made me want to become a rockstar.
AI has become a bone of contention among creators. What’s your view of it?
It’s a cool tool. I’ve been enjoying stuff like stem splitting and I’m really gonna have some fun with Sora.
That being said, in the last couple of weeks I’ve really been getting the feeling that when we do our next record we need to to it fully manual. If possible on a tape recorder. I mean, what’s the purpose otherwise? We’ll never sound as pitch-perfect as a robot anyway so why try to mimic?
Was there a pivotal moment in the recording that impacted the EP?
Nah, but it was a cool light bulb-moment when we (I) cracked the title. It’s both a metaphor for breaking out and being free from possession (we’re doing this on our own), but also a line from Foo Fighters ’Everlong’ whom are collectively our favourite band,
How best do you write, in a jam room or a studio?
We’ve began every rehearsal for the past 12 years with a long jam. So a lot of grooves and melodies comes out of that. But the grinding is down in the studio.
What was your wildest show so far, and why?
First gig in China, Dingu Mountain music festival! Thousands of people, super hot.
What inspired the lyrical themes behind your new record, Out Of The Red?
Life in general. It stretches from the dark and political to absolute baby-simple love mumbling. So it covers life in general. I take great pride in the lyrics, I think they’re great.
What’s the story behind the artwork?
It’s created by my super talented sister Gabriella (@evil_colour)! All the input we gave her was that our past two albums have had animals on the cover.
You’ve toured across Europe and Asia, of all the countries you’ve played in so far, where would you say the most passionate have been?
Palestine! There in Bethlehem there was such a warm welcome and people from all different religions and parts of society and all came together to listen to some Swedish rock ’n’ roll.
