Even at school I studied ethics instead of religion. – 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 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
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
Basically, fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past, the Islamists use religion to evoke emotions and passions in people who have been oppressed for a long time in order to reach their purpose. – Azar Nafisi