EDGUY Singer: 'Life Is Too Short To Live Up To Expectations'

MichaelKiske.net, ex-HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske's Official Fan Club's web site, recently conducted an interview with EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet. An excerpt from the chat follow:

MichaelKiske.net: Will Michael Kiske be on another album of yours? Maybe in the future?

Tobias Sammet: I don't know. I like him, I like his voice. But people call us a 'metal band", so I don't know. That being said, I will always be there to support him in any possible way, but it would be disrespectful to push him to things he doesn't wanna do. On the other hand: I don't think Michael ever had any problem with EDGUY or AVANTASIA. The press seems to come up with his anti-metal attitude every now and then and I believe he enjoys that. But I don't think there is any general anti-whatever attitude. At the end of the day, I guess we are just two musicians who respect each others, respect our music for its quality and not its genre or label. And we get along without problems. Okay, if you ask me again: Why not? Haha...

MichaelKiske.net: Would you like the idea of writing and recording songs together with [Michael]? I guess maybe it would be a more acoustic, and classical with orchestras. Could you imagine yourself taking part in such a project?

Tobias Sammet: Why not? I am open to anything. For some people in metal, you have to be careful sometimes: You cut your hair 3cm and sing one ballad too much and you are a traitor, haha. I like being a traitor, in any way. Life is too short to live up to expectations. But I don't know what kind of music it would be. I am just a phone call away, so if our schedules allow it...

MichaelKiske.net: How did you and Michael work together?

Tobias Sammet: Actually, he recorded the stuff at his home studio and sent it to us. We haven't talked for a while now, but whenever we speak or mail it's cool. We exchange thoughts and perspectives and it gives you new points of view. On anything. He's a fun guy to talk to, maybe some people call him difficult, but great persons are difficult. People who bash someone else for having a complex personality just don't know better. We are complicated, maybe that connects...

MichaelKiske.net: Michael received a lot of offers, and he didn't accept, but he always says "yes" to you, how did you get it?

Tobias Sammet: I don't know. There are people that you feel connected to and others that you don't. And you just can't say why. Maybe the first time he just felt that it was no business reason, I accepted not promoting his name just because it was important for me personally to have him. And of course I respect him for who he is and what he does and vice versa. I guess that's it. Respect helps a lot.

Read the entire interview at MichaelKiske.net.