TARJA TURUNEN: "It?s A Beautiful Thing That I Have Already Managed To Do Both Opera And Metal"

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1. I'm sure tha she'll be singing opera in the future. Her voice is improving amazingly, and she is going better and better every second!!!
   I'm so glad to read that she wont return to Fartwish... that band sucks... XD

   Who? wrote on 27.09.2009 at 02:14

2. Tarja Turunen: "Are there such rumors in Greece?(laughs)?me and Nightwish? Noooo?of course, not!"
   
   OF CORSE NOT! I like her new answer. It's much more straightforward than that "it's hard for me to think about reuniting with NW now" she used to repeat last year. Who would like to return to the boat that is sinking. Ups, boat again, sorry Phantom. :-p

   TheSeer wrote on 27.09.2009 at 10:47

3. I was so happy when I read that the NW tour got worldwide negative reviews, really..they can't fool anyone anymore..

   zina wrote on 27.09.2009 at 11:21

4. To think that there was a time I was hoping for a reunion...my god.Now I'm very happy she won't return, since NW turned into a joke ( a very good one, though, that's for sure! XD). I really wouldn't know what to do if there was a reunion, as a Tarja fan and Nightwish hater :D

   Earwen wrote on 27.09.2009 at 16:14

5. Earwen said: "I really wouldn't know what to do if there was a reunion, as a Tarja fan and Nightwish hater :D"
   
   Same here. ;-)

   TheSeer wrote on 27.09.2009 at 18:07

6. I like that she says about future possibility in singing opera wisely, doesn't try to say that "oh yeah, sure, I'm a big opera singer, blah,blah". She just hopes she would manage to do some opera someday and that's nice.
   And she already did opera in Finland, sang opera arias at festivals :)
   And of course she won't return to NW :) After all she is too "divish" for humble and down-to-earth people in NW ;)
   

   Smiley wrote on 27.09.2009 at 20:29

7. Eh, well... More power to Tarja!
   Of course she'll try and distance herself from (oh, I so love this) Fartwish now that it has turned into a debacle. Otherwise her former association with the band might backfire on her. She's better off without the sailor-boy with the white top hat anyway.

   Christina wrote on 27.09.2009 at 22:32

8. Nice interview! Tarja rocks! :)

   Moonchild wrote on 28.09.2009 at 05:29

9. and thanks to clever question, she knows what is going on in NW:D

   Isabell wrote on 28.09.2009 at 12:06

10. i really liked the question:
    
    "the last Nightwish Tour got negative reviews from the worldwide music press. "
    _____________________________
    
    aha, aha, aha, aha.
    
    SINCE WHEN the last NW tour got NEGATIVE reviews from the WORLDWIDE music press???
    
    Is it the same band what keeps saying how great shows they are doing and how massive their touring is?...
    
    So, if both things are true - then where was NW touring? On Mars, perhaps?

    mermaid wrote on 28.09.2009 at 12:34

11. Guys,Tarja gave an interview in a Greek web magazine called Rocking.gr.I will just post a very interesting part,it's in Greek but i'll try to translate it:
    
    Rocking.gr: "I understand that you very excited with your solo career.But to you see yourself returning to Nightwish in some point?Or any other band?"
    Tarja: "When it comes to nightwish,i don't think i'll ever go back,i see no chance of that happening.Right now i'm 100% focused on my solo career,but joining eventually a band,it's something i can't cut off...But this band being Nightwish,this is not gonna happen."
    

    Legeon wrote on 29.09.2009 at 10:21

12. @Legeon: I like how straightforward and full of self-confidence Tarja is lately. Her time is yet to come. :-)

    TheSeer wrote on 29.09.2009 at 12:42

13. Great interview!!!
    Very interesting!!! And yes she is not coming back!!! It's better off without them! Can't wait for the concerts in Athens and Thessaloniki! Tarjaaa <3
    

    EgoSelfishPrimaDonna wrote on 29.09.2009 at 12:59

14. "Right now i'm 100% focused on my solo career,but joining eventually a band,it's something i can't cut off..."
    
    I'm waiting for this day to come... If tarja join a metal band, nw is buried forever :p
    

    Devy wrote on 29.09.2009 at 13:12

15. If there will be a reunion at all, it's still too far in the future. So, at this point it's stupid and pointless, to ask her such questions.
    
    And what's with the "negative reviews form the worldwide press" ? Those greek dumbf***s have a wild imagination, eh...
    and probably still got the bitter memory of Anette's statement that they suck....which is true btw :-P

    DeadAndGone wrote on 29.09.2009 at 15:28

16. DeadAndGone said: "And what's with the "negative reviews form the worldwide press" ? Those greek dumbf***s have a wild imagination, eh..."
    
    Last Nightwish concert in Zagreb got negative reviews in the Croatian press. The one where Princess had the most descent dress ever, since she is in NW.

    TheSeer wrote on 29.09.2009 at 15:42

17. well, and we know that they receive negative reviews in Russia, too,
    
    because Aleksei told us.
    
    Funny, how they pretend to be SO BIG and SO succesful,
    
    whilst the only country where they still can maintain this image of them is Finland... :-P
    
    and the only internet place where they still manage to keep it is a Princess forum..

    mermaid wrote on 29.09.2009 at 16:00

18. I love her so much! During the MWS tour I had the chance to see her live, and I can say it was an AMAZING concert! I'we seen both her and Nightwish during the last years, and in her place I surely wouldn't go back in the band. It's not worth it. She has an awesome career, and she's only at the beginning of it! This MWS tour has been a great one, both her, and we, the fans are happy and satisfied with it, and those were only the first steps! Imo it's a wonderful beginning. I believe she'll keep on climbing higher and higher with time! :) While Nightwish... well...
    
    I read quite a lot negative reviews about Nightwish's shows. Of course not on their official board by the most active members from there. :P Many journalists had a bad opinion about them. (Just check some reviews from M'era Luna, Wacken, or Artmania) They are successful and popular, that's a fact, but this is not everything...
    
    But I won't bash them... it's not worth it either. I better concentrate on things I like. :)
    
    So.. rock on Tarja!
    

    Wanda wrote on 29.09.2009 at 17:30

19. The My Winter Storm Tour was great! I'm so happy she managed to do it so good! I'm also very proud of her. :)
    I can't wait for her new album, I believe it will kick ass!

    Kinga wrote on 29.09.2009 at 17:40

20. DeadAndGone said: "And what's with the "negative reviews form the worldwide press" ? Those greek dumbf***s have a wild imagination, eh..."
    
    Can you understand all the languages in the planet?Have you read all the reviews?
    
    No.
    Even in NW forum someone posted and translated a pretty bad critique...So,instead of following your princess tradition in insulting countries,learn your facts.
    
    Anette and NW have the fans they deserve.That's all i've got to say.

    Legeon wrote on 29.09.2009 at 17:43

21. @DeadAndGone: I've also seen bad reviews coming from Russia, Brazil and MANY bad reviews coming from Romania. Actually I've never seen a good NW review coming from Romania. There was even an epic comment on Anette flat arse! haha
    And in the same review the guy said that Tuomas and Marco didn't seem so happy towards her when she came around and said "Good mourning, guys!" HAHAHA
    
    I think that Tuomas original plan that in these four years Tarja would fail as a solo artist and come back crying to his boat didn't work out, so now they have to stick to what they got. Poor NW
    
    
    

    Mwaha wrote on 29.09.2009 at 18:23

22. "If there will be a reunion at all, it's still too far in the future. So, at this point it's stupid and pointless, to ask her such questions. "
    
    Well, maybe journalists from rock and metal magazines know some stuff better than common listeners and they have grounds to ask this very question... how knows....
    
    "And what's with the "negative reviews form the worldwide press" ? Those greek dumbf***s have a wild imagination, eh...
    and probably still got the bitter memory of Anette's statement that they suck....which is true btw :-P"
    
    For example, last year there was a negative review in British magazine ;)
    And certainly greeks do not suck, while Anette with her unprofessional attitude really does, I'm afraid. And I really liked her at the beginning :(

    Tracy wrote on 29.09.2009 at 19:34

23. As you can see guys,NW fans are more eager to believe that a whole country with all the organizers and journalists and interviewers suck,than to believe that their favorite band and their precious singer isn't so good after all,and that everyone except for NW fans can see they've taken the downhill.

    Legeon wrote on 29.09.2009 at 20:46

24. Mwaha said: "Tarja would fail as a solo artist and come back crying to his boat"
    
    Maestro's boat kick arse! It's the only thing for which NW gigs are worth visiting. :-p

    TheSeer wrote on 29.09.2009 at 21:40

25. I've seen a few positive review of NW gigs, here and there on the internet. And just one negative, from a country I won't even bother commenting on. Probably there's more than one, that's for sure. But it's not on this "worldwide" scale, that this "greek rock magazine", is trying to make it look like. A bunch of bushman "rock magazines" and, an angry and bitter internet mob, consisting of under-aged trolls, much like you here amigos - is NOT what the term "worldwide" imply :-P
    Also, Anette can say, whatever the hell she wants to, and I just happen to agree with her, on this particular statement.
    
    Apropos, how are they not "as big and succesful" ? Is the DPP tour funded by charity...? I don't think so. Yet it's the most extensive tour, they've done so far. Contradiction much, eh....?

    DeadAndGone wrote on 30.09.2009 at 00:04

26. @DeadAndGone
    
    "some" positive reviews don't erase the fact that there are MANY reviews from all over the world that aren't so positive,and one of them was even posted on their Forum,you can check it yourself.
    
    Oh,and reviews from simple fans count too,and there are many that were disappointed.
    
    I don't care what you think about Greece.I only know that Anette's fans are just as ignorant as she is.

    Legeon wrote on 30.09.2009 at 00:19

27. We're going off topic, but I like to bash Fartwish, so I'll add my opinion... XD
    I've read reviews from Argentina, Spain and Mexico. They were all negative reviews about TuomAss little live show. All of those reviews stated that the band has lost their magic, and the granny looks totally out of place when she starts to "dance" (anyway, the "hep hep" takes the cake in that subject). So, as far as I can tell, I haven't read any PROFFESSIONAL positive review of a Fartwish concert... so yes, I think they're done... XD

    Who? wrote on 30.09.2009 at 05:23

28. Seer said:
    
    "Maestro's boat kick arse! It's the only thing for which NW gigs are worth visiting. :-p"
    ________________________-
    TRUST ME, to switch to a submarine will do them GOOD.

    mermaid wrote on 30.09.2009 at 09:55

29. DEB:
    
    "Tuesday, 29 September 2009
    Time for bed again...
    
    I always have a hard time not going to bed to late since I always sit by the computer or watch some film etc...but I do need my sleep so now its time to crawl down and enjoy the cosy pillow;=)
    
    Someone asked me in the comments section today if I miss touring and are bored? Actually I do miss singing and working. Not the flying etc, but the boys and being on stage;=) So I wrote to Tuomas today: write the songs fast, let the music flow! ;=)
    
    Now: sleep and remember:
    
    Amor vincit omnia - Love conquers all. (Virgil)
    Posted by Anette Olzon at 23:47 0 comments
    
    My day;=)
    
    
    So, I was on the town all afternoon and it was nice but a bit windy and cold even if the sun was shining.
    
    Had some thai food at Big Buddha, tea at Waynes Coffee and walked around and had a nice relaxing day;=)
    
    Tonight I have been watching Idols and now paid all those bills...necessary evil, right?;=)
    
    Hope you all had a great day!
    Posted by Anette Olzon at 22:05 "

    mermaid wrote on 30.09.2009 at 09:58

30. Princess said: "So I wrote to Tuomas today: write the songs fast, let the music flow! ;=)"
    
    Oh my, we can expect new Slaying the Dreamer. If there's any life left in Maestro. :-p

    TheSeer17 wrote on 30.09.2009 at 10:52

31. "A bunch of bushman "rock magazines" and, an angry and bitter internet mob, consisting of under-aged trolls, much like you here amigos - is NOT what the term "worldwide" imply :-P "
    
    Didn't know that Britain is bushman land, for example :) But I think maybe DeadAndGone is from USA. Quite often people out there develop strange attitude that they are the main nation in the world so they know everything . Still there are also a lot of smart and humble fellows there who are not like that and that's good:). And yes, there are a lot of not so positive reviews about NW from different countries, both professional's and fans' reviews.
    
    "Also, Anette can say, whatever the hell she wants to, and I just happen to agree with her, on this particular statement. "
    
    Well, if she is not smart, not professional and really shallow-hearted, of course she can yap in public about whatever she wants, she would give just more proofs to that.lol
    
    "Amor vincit omnia - Love conquers all. (Virgil) "
    
    Did she think a lot before choosing such chessy pretentious remark (cheesy and pretentious in that context) to post ?
    

    Serafime wrote on 02.10.2009 at 00:26

32. Now that was nasty. I've been called names, but this is too much... :-P
    
    Any could you, by any chance point me to, where I said "Britain is a bushman land"....because i see no such thing, in my previous posts.
    
    Yeah, Anette isn't smart, and she's shallow hearted. Obviously she's no match for the greek philosophers...and online critics. Especially those from "rock magazines"...those serious businessmans from the "worldwide press" ....... XD XD
    
    Come on, show us how many latin proverbs you know. Tons of them , I bet.... :-P

    DeadAndGone wrote on 03.10.2009 at 12:51

33. DeadAndGone:
    
    How much time do i need to tell you that there are these reviews from all over the world?
    
    Seriously,how many?
    How many?
    
    About 100 more?

    Legeon wrote on 03.10.2009 at 16:15

34. "Any could you, by any chance point me to, where I said "Britain is a bushman land"....because i see no such thing, in my previous posts. "
    
    You called those rock magazines with not positive reviews "bushman" magazines :). Poor Britain ,there was also not so positive review in British mags as well.
    
    "Yeah, Anette isn't smart, and she's shallow hearted. Obviously she's no match for the greek philosophers...and online critics. Especially those from "rock magazines"...those serious businessmans from the "worldwide press" ....... XD XD"
    
    Yes, it seems she is:) And she is obviously no match for greek philosophers or german philosophers and many prof. metal reviewers as well as for many metal female and rock singers like Floor or Anneke .
    
    And frankly speaking I know a lot of latin proverbs ;)

    Serafime wrote on 03.10.2009 at 20:03

35. DeadAndGone:
    
    "she's no match for the greek philosophers.."
    
    Of course she isn't.You compare philosophers that spoke of politics and democracy,human existence,relationships and natural phenomena with a uneducated woman who said that she would liek to speak with the world leaders and tell them to stop all wars.She is THAT educated and informed.
    
    
    It seems that Anette doesn't ignore her fans after all.We should not forget that she spoke about "narrow minded people",no doubt she was adressing to them.
    
    If some people don't like her it's because they belong to a "stupid country" or that she has said something about them which makes them wannna revenge her.
    There is NO possibility that she actually doesn't deserve to be praised.

    Legeon wrote on 03.10.2009 at 23:41

36. Oh, I realize very well, there's a lot of these reviews. It's due to the fact, that there's little morons, and shitty magazines all over the world. By repeating it, I simply tried to emphasize, on their INSIGNIFICANCE....got it now ? Basic stuff...irony...way to express certain things.
    How much, how many. That's what you need to repeat, about 100 times, and learn to use them. Back to the chalkboard !
    
    Now, the other troll. You'll find the answer,to your goofy remark about Britain, in the upper paragraphs.(or maybe not)
    As far as the Floor and Anneke thing...they are no match, for each other as well, smarty ! :-P Voices, style, range, musical background. What exactly is the point, of throwing Anette into the equation? To tell me she's no opera singer, or her range is different to other singers. Very witty, you just discovered the hot water.
    
    And frankly speaking, I think the only proverb you know is the one you find in Anette's post. XD XD

    DeadAndGone wrote on 04.10.2009 at 10:50

37. "It's due to the fact, that there's little morons, and shitty magazines all over the world. By repeating it, I simply tried to emphasize, on their INSIGNIFICANCE....got it now ? Basic stuff...irony...way to express certain things. "
    
    So all people and professional reviewers who do not drool over Olzon are shitty and morons and they are not significant? Lol. Well ,the same may apply more to those who drool over her, since they are just blind limited fanatics.
    
    "As far as the Floor and Anneke thing...they are no match, for each other as well, smarty ! :-P Voices, style, range, musical background. What exactly is the point, of throwing Anette into the equation?"
    
    They are match for each other in the way that they are both strong vocalists in their fields and made a big contribution through years of hard work into rock or metal stage. And Olzon neither is strong vocalist, nor she contributed a lot to metal or rock stage. I am talking about decent contibution, not her comedy contribution.:)
    
    Sorry, only Olzon's fans take her blog as The Book where they can learn things about life and educate themselves. Educated people do not use her blog for it.:)
    I hope you know this proverb "Res plus valent, quam verba". I do not think she knows that or for example knows who Cicero is, probably she thinks it to be another brand name for clothes, she likes to read price stickers more than books surely :). And I've see her "res" enough, funny though both her "res" and "verba" give herself away.

    Serafime wrote on 04.10.2009 at 13:05

38. @DeadAndGone
    
    Still no argument at all?...Ok then.
    
    How many times?Ok now?Better?
    
    Is it very hard for English speaking people to accept that there are other languages too?
    News flash to you:we are not native English speakers,which means that we speak MORE than one language.
    I speak more than two,actually.Greek,English,Italian and French.
    
    Let me guess:you speak only English.
    
    
    If you need to pick one one person's MISTYPING to answer back then feel terribly sorry for you.Teen age must be hard.
    
    "Back to the chalkboard !
    
    Don't need to,thanks.Having finished school with an A and being in a public University(where you get in only with national exams),i feel pretty confident about my education.
    
    
    ps.So all these people that don't like the hormones Princess don't worth anything huh?
    That's what i call democratic behavior.

    Legeon wrote on 04.10.2009 at 15:56

39. No, "teen age" wasn't all that hard. Can't get into any details though. It's all covered in alcoholic shroud. Mind your own, don't bother with me.
    
    Democratic behaviour, is not what I aim for.
    The best way to fix mistype errors and bad syntax, is to practise. Not to whine, like some little c**t, when someone point them to you. It's too late to pretend, Mr. polyglot.
    Don't try to "guess" what i speak. It's useless. Your intuition already failed you.
    
    
    Bellum omnium contra omnes, that's how it works. ;-)
    
    
    
    

    DeadAndGone wrote on 06.10.2009 at 18:58

40. "It's all covered in alcoholic shroud."
    
    We knew it. DeadAndGone is alcoholic and write all his stuff being as drunk as a boiled owl :)
    Ebrietas est voluntaria insania.
    
    

    *** wrote on 06.10.2009 at 21:35

41. @OceanWithin
    
    No,it's not war of all against everyone.It's more like a war of some against some others.
    
    For example,there are people here that don't agree with me but still can discuss like adults,not like spoiled kids that can't accept that not every one likes a certain whinny granny.
    
    Besides,i really don't want to start a war with someone like you.Stupidity is invincible.
    
    Which means that you will probably beat me.
    
    Mistypes happen when someone types quickly.
    Pointing other people's mistypes instead of answering with arguments shows exactly that...No arguments.

    Legeon wrote on 06.10.2009 at 23:28

42. @OceanWithin
    
    "Mind your own"
    
    No,being 20 doesn't classify me as a "teenager".
    
    Fortunately,i can recall my teen age.Being an athlete,was forbidden to drink.Which saved me from many hours of headaches and many kilos.
    
    I never liked alcohol...Or alcoholics.

    Legeon wrote on 06.10.2009 at 23:33

43. @DeadAndGone
    
    I did the same mistake again.
    OceanWithin,this was for DeadAndGone.
    
    ps.I really must stop reading while posting here :P

    Legeon wrote on 07.10.2009 at 11:22

44. Athletics and brain development, doesn't go hand in hand, perhaps...

    DeadAndGone wrote on 09.10.2009 at 11:21

45. DeadAndGone: Classic move of puppet fans to ignore the facts - just call all the magazines that have negative reviews of NW "shitty" and "insignificant". That's the way to go! Never accept criticism!
    
    Yes, the range of Anette is just not comparable to that of Floor (who has admitted to not even sing with a classical technique except the most recent AF album, and won't do that in her solo project, either) and Anneke (who sure as hell does not sing classical), nor is Tarja an opera singer, so why should you not compare them?
    
    You know what - there are people here who have actually LEARNED Latin and could make up proverbs on the spot. For example, oculis clausis adversarii non fugiant - closing your eyes won't make your opponents disappear. :-p

    Almagest wrote on 11.10.2009 at 01:34

46. I don't really like alcohol either. The taste of it. The effect is sometimes funny, stops circling thoughts and lowers your intelligence level to something closer to average. :-p
    
    That's the only real reason why I still occasionally drink alcohol, but only in society, never alone. It makes me tolerate shitty music better, too, though I doubt it will work for Anette. :-p

    Almagest wrote on 11.10.2009 at 01:40