Rebels of Metal / Germany 1/2003
1.The typically island question: Which 3 books/literature would you take with you on an island?
JARI: Donald Duck , Mika Waltari's "Sinuhe, the Egyptian" and Tolkien's "Lord of the rings".
PETE: "The mists of Avalon" and Anne Rice's trilogy.
JANI: Quite easy for me: The three parts of "The Lord of the rings" :-)
2.You are chatting in the internet. How would you describe yourself? (Also good and bad characteristics)
JARI: I'm a nice, little evilized man , who loves rock music and wine.
PETE: Young, good looking, quiet, I like music and animals. I'm not always in time. I like to sleep late or just spend a lazy day on the sofa.
JANI: Actually I have never chatted on the internet.
3. As what or as who would you like to be reincarnated?
JARI: As Jari Tiura definitely. Now I know many things which I should have learned before.
PETE: As Alexander the Great
JANI: As Freddy Krüger? Agh! Maybe not :)
4. How would you do lovely people a pleasure, or how did they do a big delight to you?
JARI: Simple phone calls are the best way to delight me. I do the same for my friends.
PETE: I would buy gifts or flowers. And I would be delighted if they would pay my bills.
JANI: Well, one pleasure will always be to give a helping hand to friends when they need it. I would also be delighted if somebody helps me when I need help.
5. If you had a wish, what would it be?
JARI: That Snakegod is chosen to be the best rock band ever.
PETE: Good health.
JANI: That some day I could visit my land on the Moon, because I own 4047m2 of the lighted lunar surface :)
6. What was the best live concert in your live?
JARI: Dio's Sacred Heart gig in Helsinki about 1986.
PETE: Judas Priest in Helsinki 91 or 92
JANI: Deep Purple in 2000 in Helsinki and Toto in 1999 in Helsinki.
7. With whom would you like to be on stage?
JARI: Hmm.. with the Whitesnake guys on the catwalk and definitely with Shania Twain in the backstage area ;-)
PETE: With Iron Maiden.
JANI: David Coverdale.
8. As what do you dress up yourself on carnival? (For being sure that nobody will know you )
JARI: Batman
PETE: I would wear the suit from the "Scream" movie.
JANI: I would have a some kind of snake suit.
9. Which Headline might be on a newspaper report of yourself?
PETE: There was this headline "We would never play Nu- or Deathmetal"
JARI: A real nice headline would be: " Snakegod won four Grammys "
10.Whom would you steal the towel in the sauna?
JARI: Shania Twain …heh..
PETE: Janina Frostell
JANI: Pamela Andersson
11. What would you do, if you were invisible for 1 hour?
JARI: I would go to a record-shop and put Snakegod's "Invitation" album into all customer's bags. Then they would have to explain why they stole such a masterpiece ;-)
PETE: I would do little jokes to people.
JANI: Actually I really don't know.
12. What job would you do, if you were no musician?
JARI: Hmm.. difficult question. I would say I'd be "The painter of the horizon".
PETE: I guess I would be a luthier.
JANI: I would do computer art.
13. What was the most embarrassing thing in your life?
JARI: I honestly don't remember.
PETE: I don't remember either.
JANI: Well, usually embarrassing things happen in public. I don't remember the worst, but maybe there were a couple of embarrassing situations on the stage when I have played something a little bit wrong.
14. When did you get really drunk last time?
JARI: 2 weeks ago.
PETE: About 2 weeks ago, when we went out with the band.
JANI: Jep, same here.
15. Of whom or what are you frightened?
JARI: That we will never become the best rockband :)
PETE: I'm not really afraid of anything but still, war is scary.
JANI: Of Snakegod?! :)
16. Which of your abilities do you like most, and which skill would you like to learn?
JARI: My voice is the finest skill to me and I would like to learn playing instruments.
PETE: I think my fast fingers on the bass are my best skill. I would like to improve my English.
JANI: I like most of my skills to play keyboards, but still I would like to learn more about music and playing, like jazz etc.
17. Your 3 questions for a single blind date TV show?
JARI: Do you like music? Do you like me? Are you a woman?
PETE: What kind of men do you like? Do you live alone? How many mouths do you have to feed?
JANI: Do you wear any underwear? How long does it take to shave your legs? Who invented the compass?
18. Did you do some strange things, when you were a child, like eating insects or something else?
JARI: In Finland we have public sauna, and when I was a child, my mom and I used to go there every
Saturday. So I've spent a lot of time with strange ladies then. I remember that time with a great warmth ;-)
PETE: Not as a child but later :)
JANI: Actually I have eaten a grasshopper!
19. What was the most peculiar question which has ever been asked to you?
JARI: Your question number ten.
PETE: The last questions.
JANI: Maybe you asked them just now :) I think the questions number 3, 8 and 11. Noone has ever asked me those things before.
20. Something else that you ever wanted to tell the world?
JARI: I would like that the nations grow up and stop all wars. There are much more important things to solve than fighting for materialism. For example also how to get Snakegod on a " Total Rock - World Tour".
PETE: Go and buy Snakegod's album…if you can find it! And visit our website www.snakegod.com