Michi signed a new contract with label Frontiers Records. The deal is over two records and is an excellent option after the successful cooperation and experience with the label during the Place Vendome project. So, Kiske will start producing his new solo-album already beginning of November so that an early 2006 release can be expected.
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www.supared.de
About a full-fledged reunion with Helloween "will never happen," according to Kiske, "because I don't make music or go on stage with people who deeply hate me. Especially Michael Weikath [HELLOWEEN guitarist/songwriter] is not in love with me at all. Don't forget, he tricked me out of the band 13 years ago! So why should I return now? I will always refuse to sing his music now; that's a plain question of self-respect! Most of the fans are far too abstract in their thinking. Life doesn't work that way. At least not mine. Michael Weikath was working hard (and pretty successfully) to ruin my name in the heavy-rock world. I can promise you: I will always forgive, and he IS long forgiven! But I will never forget."
"I was never at war with Kai Hansen [former HELLOWEEN and current GAMMA RAY guitarist/vocalist]. It was always fun to be with him, and I even had dinner with him two month ago. I also did meet Markus Großkopf [bass] six weeks ago, and we had a very nice and friendly conversation; there seems to be no more bad feelings. And if I meet Michael Weikath, of course I will give him my hand for peace. I don't hold much hatred in myself anyway; I am trying to work in the direct OTHER direction, you know? Some anger sometimes, oh yes, but I don't want to hate anyone. So I don't hate Michael Weikath either. Life is too precious! But I doubt that we will ever get friends, we are far too different in moral-ideals and thinking; and we also never really were friends. I never talked to Andi Deris [current HELLOWEEN vocalist]; just a short 'Hi' in the beginning of Weikath's and Andi's friendship before Deris got into the band, so I don't know his personality. He probably is very OK and just trying to make the best out of the situation, like we all would do."
About the future said: "I will find new audiences who like the stuff that I am doing these days, or I will be leaving the music scene soon. It's all pretty much depending on my next solo record; IF I can do it, and also how much it will sell, and if I will still be able to keep on being a professional musician after that. I won't become a weekend warrior! That's for sure! I do it fully with all my energy, or I don't do it. I will make a decision for my future life after that next solo record."
"I still like positive Rockmusik. I don't know anything else to do! The money that I got for Place Vendome was very tittle, most people wouldn't even believe how little it was; Frontiers-Records is simply not a major-label yet: So I did Place Vendome mainly because I simply liked the music, and I hope that it can help me a bit to find new audiences which understand my own material better. Maybe it can help building a path for my next solo-record. I always do what I think is right or interesting to do. I also need to pay my bills, but I won't do anything just because of money. I also simply liked the song 'Judas in the opera-house' from Edguy! I think it was a nice Queen-like Rocksong, with very cool lyrics. Yes, I need some cash sometimes, but If I don't like it, it won't happen!"
"I don't have an extra job, I was so far still able to live from the music, but it gets more difficult. I have absolutely NO talent for business!!! And today that easily means the death of your career sooner or later. If your job doesn't feed you anymore, you simply need a new job! And if I can't use all my energy for music, I will stop doing it. So these days I'm only thinking record to record, month to month."
Osittain Helloweenia sivuava aihe, en jaksanut tämän takia avata Kiskelle omaa topiccia. Anteeksi jos sellainen on jo olemassa mutta nyt muistini sanoo että ei olisi. Erittäin mielenkiintoista.