The Obelisk Questionnaire: Heikki from Highwalker
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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Heikki from Highwalker
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How do you define what you do and how did you come to do it?
I’m pretty sure I can speak on behalf of the whole band in saying that Highwalker is an expression of ourselves and the way we came to be together is simply due to the the fact that likeminded people are naturally drawn together. We started with another band but can now explore other sides of music that we fancy (with less blastbeats).
Describe your first musical memory.
Probably rocking out to Lion King soundtrack in my childhood home. Still works!
Describe your best musical memory to date.
Difficult to say, first gig, first tour, first album, just a bunch of firsts. Gotta add first gig with Highwalker after corona induced 2.5 year absence from stage.
When was a time when a firmly held belief was tested?
I’m trying to maintain faith that Batman is still a really cool guy even though he’s a billionaire.
Where do you feel artistic progression leads?
You basically become better equipped to reach unexplored territories.
How do you define success?
Well that’s pretty basic, do what you like without harming anyone and create rather than just consume.
What is something you have seen that you wish you hadn’t?
This is a tie between Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Star Wars Episode IX – Rise of Skywalker.
Describe something you haven’t created yet that you’d like to create.
Own novel, collection of short stories or a movie script.
What do you believe is the most essential function of art?
To bring forth something which we all feel and share, something about life and existence which could not be expressed in any other way. To form pieces of the “truth.”
Something non-musical that you’re looking forward to?
Summer and the start of the Finnish football season that comes along with it.
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