The Obelisk Questionnaire: Tuomas Kainulainen of NYOS
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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Tuomas Kainulainen of NYOS
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How do you define what you do and how did you come to do it?
Trying to be as free as possible musically and have fun with it. Been playing for a long while with different kinds of bands, but with NYOS we’ve just combined all the types of music we love, letting go of any self-inflicted restrictions.
Describe your first musical memory.
Listening to sad comforting tunes in a massive armchair to make me feel better, when I was two years old. Still doing the same thing, heh.
Describe your best musical memory to date.
Getting my first pair of drumsticks!
When was a time when a firmly held belief was tested?
Regularly, it’s good to check yourself often.
Where do you feel artistic progression leads?
Who knows, and I think that’s the best part of it all.
How do you define success?
Happiness and comfort.
What is something you have seen that you wish you hadn’t?
No regrets.
Describe something you haven’t created yet that you’d like to create.
Just want to be able to make music as long as possible, and be inspired. Maybe a Whitney Houston-styled power ballad, power ballads are the best.
What do you believe is the most essential function of art?
Making sense of a mad world. Bringing perspective and content to life.
Something non-musical that you’re looking forward to?
Birds returning in spring, birdwatching is love.
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