Im living my dream right now. I get to make music, perform and travel. – Ville Valo
Music for me is an emotional thing and it really does make me happy. Its not a tool for me to get fame or see my face in the papers or anything like that. Its about the fact that I really do enjoy it. – Ville Valo
I didnt have any role models really. My best friend was a dog. My mum and dad saved a dog from the gutter and that dog was my brother before Jesse was born. Sami was his name and he was my role model. – Ville Valo
I havent been baptised. My dads not in the church and is not a religious person. My mum is more spiritual – she does Thai-chi and goes to Stonehenge and things like that. Im proud to be pagan. Finland is not really a religious country. Im still looking for my god. – Ville Valo
Its the same with visual arts, you have some really cool, wonderful striking images that make you think and then again you have wonderful striking images that just take you away from the existing world for a second. And I like the latter a bit more. – Ville Valo
Musics always been really cathartic. Its the best drug for me to get away from the everyday pressures just for a second via a good song. – Ville Valo
Falling in love is the best way to kill your heart because then its not yours anymore. Its laid in a coffin, waiting to be cremated. – Ville Valo
Even at school I studied ethics instead of religion. – Ville Valo
I like to listen to mellow stuff on the road like Travis, as we are constantly surrounded by rock music on tour and so its nice listening to mellow stuff. Obviously back at home I listen to a lot more rock music. – Ville Valo
Art is always criticized and always an outsider gets the blame. – Ville Valo
