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HENKKA T. BLACKSMITH

23. srpna 2007 v 9:47 |  ---Children of Bodom---


HENKKA T. BLACKSMITH, BASS


Year of birth?
1980

When did you start playing?
I got my first guitar when I was 13, but changed into bass when I joined this band, when I was 15.

Why did you start playing?
I listened to a lot of metal back then, and I just wanted to play with my friends, cos they had guitars...

Favourite bands?
Down My Throat, The Gathering, Slayer, Faith No More, Suicidal Tendencies, Sepultura

Favourite musicians?
Flea, Lauri Porra

Best musician of all times?
I guess that would be Mozart

First album bought?
I think it was either Poison's Flesh n Blood or Guns n Roses' Appetite for Destruction

5 favourite albums of all time?
Sepultura - Arise
Down My Throat - Real Heroes Die
The Gathering - Souvenirs
Entombed - Wolverine Blues
Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss

Favourite albums from the 21st century?
Down My Throat - Real Heroes Die

First concert (as visitor)?
Ruis-Rock early Nineties...Nirvana!!!!!!!

Best live show you've seen / would like to see?
Pantera mid nineties in Helsinki Ice Hall...Great!!!!! / Death (RIP Chuck)

Favourite COB song / favourite album?
Living Dead Beat / Are You Dead Yet!

Favourite song to play live?
Everytime I Die

Which band would you like to open up for?
Shadows Fall

Highlight of your career on/off stage?
hmm..different kind of things, but one huge thing was playing at Bohse Onkelz fest for 130 000 people... / When Roope joined the band.

Downpoint of your career on/off stage?
Everytime when you are headlining and you have to go stage in fever or some other diseases.. / That time it was bad when Alexander left us...

Craziest situation on/off stage?
In Moscow (known for very strict stage-security guys) one girl managed to walk through stage to me, I got really scared..but then she handed a rose and gave a kiss...weird but cool. / the whole Bohse Onkelz festival, to see how many people there was to see one stage... crazy.

Weirdest item/place you had to sign?
One was an Asthma-Inhaler / well, titties arent that weird but always a pleasure.

Most embarassing moment of your career?
hmmm...when showing off for the last hit of the last song... and just before the strap breaks down and my bass falls...(Paris 1998)

Craziest rumour you heard about yourself?
Obviously that I had been shot during our set in St. Petersburg, Russia

Favourite bands to tour with?
Shadows Fall, Lamb Of God, Hypocrisy..

Favourite drink / smoke?
Bloody Mary or lager / I quit but Marlboro Red would be my choice

Dream car?
Jaguar X6 that s powered by windpower

Favourite movies / actors?
Sideways, Kill Bills, Amadeus / Johnny Depp, Nicole Kidman

Favourite computer/console games?
Pro Evolution Soccer 4

What do you like to do on your freetime?
I play Soccer many times a week, I swim a lot, I get drunk with friends, I study Political history and development studies

Worst habit?
Lazyness

What would be your job if not musician?
Teacher

Describe yourself with 3 words:
Positive, Openminded, Unfocused

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
I hope doing death metal with passion, or teaching kids important things in school.


Equipment you use?
ESP Custom Basses, at the moment a Black Araya shaped 4 string (34" neckthru body alder, EMG 35DC pickups) and 5 string "Assault" shaped (34" neckthru body alder, EMG 40DC pickups)

Amplifier is Ampeg SVT3Pro, and cabinet Ampeg 810, I boost my sound with a Super Overdrive pedal or sans amp pre amp.

 

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