interview with Painful Pride
Have any of you played in other bands? We all have played in other bands, to many to mention.
How is it that you started playing music? Örjan began to play at the age of 14, as we allready were good friends I wanted to learn too.
What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you?
Tommy Carlström, Guitars,
Örjan Härdig, Guitars,
Peter Ljungqvist, Vocals
Mathias Pettersson, Drums
Peter Nilsson, Bass
Have you had other previous members?
Johan Jansson, Bass
Marko Malstam, Bass
Nicke Bäckman, Bass
Gert Cedergren, guitars
Håkan Eriksson, Drums
Peter Olsson, Drums
Jimmy Fahlin, Drums
Did you make music even when you were young? Yes, Örjan began early to write music.
Where are you from? Karlskoga Sweden
What year did the band form? 1983-1984
What's your style of genre? Classic heavy metal,
What inspires you? Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Madisson, Warlord and many more.
How often and where do you reherse? We reherse in Karlskoga, maybe once every second week.
How have you developed since you started with the music? As long as you play in a band you develop alot, sitting at home doesn't do much.
Do you have other interests of work outside the band? Yes, we all do, family, cars, horses, gardening, grandchildren etc
Are you looking for a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that? Well, we'll see, as it is now we can manage bookings ourselves.
Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? We allready have a label, No Remorse records
What made you decide to make this music? Early influenses, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest etc
What are your songs about? Life in general, history bot general and our own.
Who does the composing and writes the lyrics? Örjan stands for the most of the work, Ljungqvist some lyrics and Tommy some music.
Do you start with the music or the lyrics? Music, always.
Do you compose in a certain inviroment? At home.
Have you done any covers live? Yes, Judas Priest
What language do you sing in? English
What ages are most of your concert attendants? 25-60
Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? We vary amongst the songs we have.
Do you have a regular place you play live often? Nope
What was your first gig like? Don't remember, but very nervwrecking I guess.
Where was your latest gig? Woodys Pub, 4/5-19
Have you had to cancel a gig? Yes,
Where have you played live this year? Karlskoga, Woodys Pub
Where do you plan to gig the comming year? Maybe around Värmland/Örebro län
When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? We don't have any merch
What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? As long as they attend the gigs, I think it's okey. Hard to make a living out of music today.
What do you think of my work?`So far, so good!
How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? Maybe we can reach out further? !
Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? We always find inspiration in older bands.
What advice would you give other bands or artists? Stay young, music life is for youger people, when you get older you become more laidback.
Do you have any new material? Yes, hopefully we will record another full length in the near future.
What are your web sites? https://www.facebook.com/painful.pride/
What are your plans for the future? Stay old'n lazy!
