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CAUTION HIM AND VILLE VALO FANS PLEASE READ!!!

To All Our Dearest HIM Fans,

Over the past few weeks fake "Ville" and "Ville's BF" sites have been deleted from myspace as well as on other social platforms. Ville gave a live phone-in interview to our very own CelticAngel on Euro-Rock Radio on Heartagram Day, in which he sat the record straight on a few things fans wanted to know about.

Ville stated that he did have a myspace page (and only a myspace page). It was NOT under his name nor any of his personal information. He also said he was hardly on it, if at all anymore. Ville made it a point to let everyone know that he DOES NOT contact ANYONE via email, internet accounts or any messaging services. Those that are indeed close to Ville would NEVER brag or gloat about their friendship...they don't have to, they have nothing to prove.

They also would protect him and his private life no matter what !!

A few new sites have come up since that interview, while others have given up the charade. There are still some that are being watched closely. Some of these sites are just fans, but some are involved in illegal activities or inappropriate interactions with minors. I know it seems thrilling to think you are "talking" to the real Ville Valo or one of his close friends...however, THAT IS JUST NOT TRUE!!! Don't ever give out your address, phone number, credit card or social security numbers.
If you have any questions about the band, feel free to visit their Official HIM Fan Club/Online Store/News/Media/Boards at: http://www.Heartagram.com

Yesterday, A very upset young fan found an altered copy of their autographed photo of Ville (which they had posted on their page), being used as "proof" of the "HIM_VILLE_VALO_UK_STREET_TEAM" site's owner being great friends with Ville. These are stock photos and are generated in mass for fans in general and are easy to acquire.

The HIM_VILLE_VALO_UK-STREET_TEAM owner (Paula) also said she was deleting the site due to all the trouble she was having, and would be using "HIM_FANS_UNITE" as her new site ("to keep out the riff raff"). Please do not get sucked into this woman's delusions. She has been at this for a long time and it is very well documented. She is also putting up a personal site: " ~ Anthie ~ Paulalle~" with the name "Paulalle~~" underneath the icon.

As a side note to this....~Freedom Photography~ has bonded with Paula over this and are now claiming to know each other. Again, questions about who has photographed the band...go to Heartragram.com (several that HAVE shot the band are members). Freedom Photography might have taken a few photos as most fans do....but IS NOT a photographer or assistant for HIM, Ville or any of the members of HIM !!

Please use caution on any website. Sure the internet can be fun, but it can also be used to harm someone. Stopping these sites is like swatting at flies, so please use caution. If you get the feeling something is not right, contact your local authorties. In the meantime, management is being kept informed of any erroneous sites, comments and/or profiles.

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BEST TRACK: SLEEPWALKING PAST HOPE

ALBUM: VENUS DOOM

BEST BAND:HIM

BEST VIDEO:BLEED WELL OR KISS OF DAWN

SEXIEST MALE: VILLE VALO

HERO: VILLE VALO

THIS IS SO TRUE! THIS IS A MUST READ FOR ALL AMERICANS!

No matter what your political convictions are this is an eye opener....

What a thankless people we are!!!

David Letterman wrote this; it's the David we don't often see....

'As most of you know I am not a Preside! not Bush fan, nor have I ever been, but this is not about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and it seems to hit the mark.'

'The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some Poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right?
The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence 2/3 of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change. So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, 'What are we so unhappy about?'!

A. Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 Days a week?

B. Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?

C. Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?

D. Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?

E. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks fro! m the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state.

F. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?

G. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough either.

H. Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all and even send a helicopter&n! bsp;to take you to the hospital.

I. Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home.

J. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family, and your belongings.

K. Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.

L. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90% of teenagers own cell phones and computers.

M. How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?

Maybe that is what has 67% of you folks unhappy.

Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have, and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.

I know, I know. What about the president who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The president who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks? The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me?

Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad? Think about it......are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the 'Media' told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.

Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go. They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an 'other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable' discharge after a few days in
the brig.

So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans?

Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds it leads and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells, and when criticized, try to defend their actions by 'justifying' them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it
this way......Insane!

Turn off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New
York Times for the bottom of your bird ! cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad. We are among the most blessed people on Earth and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative.' 'With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks,

'Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'

-David Letterman

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Why I ask? Cause most Disney DVDs have movie magic codes inside them and I need some. So if you have any codes and are not using them may I please have them? : )

kisses

Kamayra

VILLE VALO FAVORITE THINGS :)

Pizza

I tried to live on nothing but cheese pizza and beer for two years and I ended up in rehab. I wouldnâ�™t recommend that as a diet to anybody. Thereâ�™s nothing nutritious about a pizza. You get a bit of tomato sauce and a bit of cheese and thatâ�™s it.

Iâ�™ve tasted pizza all over the world. Stockholm, Sweden, has really high-class pizza and I donâ�™t know why. Itâ�™s weird, but itâ�™s like really fancy food in a lot of gourmet restaurants. Itâ�™s a lot better than anywhere in Italy. Then again, Chicago deep dish is great. You eat one slice of that and you can live for a week. Those are great, but Iâ�™ve always had a weakness for cold microwaveable pizzas. Itâ�™s really ghetto, but I lived off them for years.

Rambo

A lot of blues guitar players like B.B. King always give their guitars names like Lucille or whatever. I tend to name all my guitars after Sylvester Stallone characters.

A few years ago, I was in this novelty store in Poland and they had these really low-grade, bootleg stickers that had pictures of Rocky on them, but they said Rambo. So when I bought my first Gibson guitar I named it Rambo after the sticker. Since then, Iâ�™ve gotten guitars with names like Tango and Cash and Sheriff Freddy Heflin from Cop Land.

Ozzy

HIM was formed through a mutual love of Black Sabbath. I was born in 1976, so I grew up during Ozzyâ�™s hair-metal periodâ�”I didnâ�™t even know that Sabbath existed before then. I learned about Ozzy first. Heâ�™s a funny, peculiar character with a lot of great stories. I did a photo shoot for a magazine a few years back with Slash and Ozzy. I was very nervous about meeting him, but he came into the room and was such a lovely gentleman. All the really classy rockers donâ�™t have anything to prove so they donâ�™t have to act like snobs when it comes to young musicians. Slash was one of the most gentlemanly figures I ever met in my life. So was Iggy Pop. Itâ�™s great how they can be nice guys and then transformed when they're on stage. They know how to control the beast within.

Junk Collection

Iâ�™m a collector, so I have a lot of shit. I never throw anything away. I collect the â�˜Do Not Disturbâ�™ signs from hotels. I have a few hundred. Iâ�™m trying to figure out a way to turn them into a piece of art. It would be pretty cool because I have signs from all over the world and the designs are fairly original because weâ�™re not always staying in chain hotels. Itâ�™s not just Hiltons or Holiday Innsâ�”itâ�™s all weird hotels and motels.

I also collect plastic bags from all the different stores I go to around the world. Usually when I fly home after a tour my suitcase is filled with plastic bags. I donâ�™t know what the fuck the custom officers are thinking when theyâ�™re checking out my luggage, because itâ�™s just empty plastic bags.

Monster Magnet

â�˜Wall of Fireâ�™ by Monster Magnet from their latest album called 4-Way Diablo has the greatest rock lyric of the past 10 years. The song starts with, â�˜Well Iâ�™m back and Iâ�™ve got a cock made out of platinum.â�™ That restored my faith in rock â�™nâ�™ roll.

Monster Magnet lead singer Dave Wyndorf is so great when it comes to writing lyrics. Rock â�™nâ�™ roll is one of those things where people tend to do so much of the same old, same old. Itâ�™s very repetitious. Itâ�™s so rare that somebody can nail the fucking sexual energyâ�”the devilish, rebellious urge of rock â�™nâ�™ rollâ�”in a few sentences and Monster Magnet has always been able to do that, especially on that track. It blew me away.

Venus Doom

HIMâ�™s latest album, Venus Doom, is in stores now.

ville valo interview

this is from the july/august issue of rockoon translated by wickedgirl666 from buzznet

"sucide is always an option. Not the best, more the worst, but it's good to have it. "

"Would you care for another cup of coffee? I also have some more French toasts for you." Again a fresh smell of coffee came through the comfortable darkened breakfast lounge of the Hyatt West Hollywood at the Sunset Boulevard and mixed with the wonderful scent of the warm toast, while soft music filled the comfortable rooms and created an ambiance which actually didn't match a Rock'n'Roll hotel. And though we were in that special hotel in Los Angeles, in which already Jim Morrison, Led Zeppelin and The Who did some legendary parties. Televisions flew through windows, motorbikes drove through the lobby and even some songs got written here. But today it was pretty quiet in those legendary halls and excitement was only found by the attendant music-journalists who specially came from Germany to listen to the successful Finnish band HIM's new album in the afternoon.

Punctually at 2.00pm "HIM â�“ mommy" Silke Yli-SirniÃ¶ congregated everybody in the lobby to go to the Paramount Studios in Hollywood. Pretty unimpressive from the outside and actually only identifiable with a sign from the Paramount Studios parking lot they've been found to be very impressive and roomy in the inside. Some gold and platinum records decorated the walls from the reception area to the recording rooms in the back part which are only lighted by dimmed light and candles, where HIM-Manager Seppo Vesterinen, Producer Tim Palmer and of course HIM-leader Ville Valo were already waiting to present the finally completed masterpiece.

Quickly some chairs were put for the journalists and manager Seppo already ran busily through the rooms, while Ville got â�“ anxious waiting for their opinionsâ�“ to the with a glass pane shielded recording room and Tim happy and proudly presented the new songs. Songs like Bleed Well and the acoustic Song Or Suicide sounded, while Venus Doom, Dead Lover's Lane and Passion's Killing Floor rocked the studio so Tim couldn't help himself playing the air guitar and in the next moment already rock on with the non existent drums or write down the song titles so everybody got the right track list in their notes. Arduously first impressions got written down, which seemed in view of the diversity of the songs almost kind of back braking. After an hour there was only one thing with which everyone agreed: Venus Doom is a damn rocking record, which's success seems to be preassigned.

Not only Tim Palmer seemed to be happy with the first reacts, also Ville, who already wanted the HIM-mommy to finally tell him what they think about the new album. A little bit tired from the party of last night but obviously relaxed he also was with the interview:

Ville Valo: Thank you very much for taking some time to get here.

Rockoon: My pleasure! Although the flight was really hard, cause I don't really like flying.

VV: Oh, I hate it too! I'm always afraid of it. Mostly I take some anodynes and try to sleep. We actually have to fly all the time. The rest of the band loves the flying. They always call "now we're crashing!!" and I:"AAaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!" Not very calmative.

Rockoon: So it's good that you flew alone this time. How long have u been in LA now?

VV: I'm here for like one and a half week and I'll stay a few more weeks. Tim and I mixed the album here. He actually even started to before I arrived here. But we know each other already pretty good so it doesn't take a lot of words between us. It gets changed a bit here and there but then it's exactly the way we want it.

Rockoon: But the album got recorded with Tim and Hiili Hiilesmaa in Helsinki, right?

VV: Yeah, in Helsinki.

Rockoon: Was Tim in Helsinki for the first time so you could show him a little bit of the city?

VV: Oh no, he already was there a couple of times. But this time it was like, I slept and he partied. We also recorded the album when we were all together. We wanted the album just to be finished and the last time it was pretty stressful because the whole traveling costed a lot of time and energy. And it wasn't really easy this time anyway because Burton, our keyboarder, also got a baby.

Rockoon: oh really? I'm sure that's exciting for him.

VV: yeah. Although I haven't even seen it yet. But they're very happy. I mean, it was born in October.

Rockoon: The baby got born in October and you still haven't seen it?

VV: well yeah, we all work out very well and we like each other a lot but you have to keep something private for yourself. We spend a lot of time together, like, in the studio, in the bus, when we're on tourâ�¦ I think I haven't seen Olivia â�“ the daughter of our guitarist Linde â�“ for almost a year. It happens. When you have your break, you have your break. Then you don't think of the band anymore and you need some time for yourself. Well at least we try to take some time for us.

Rockoon: Tell us something about the new album. The title, Venus Doom, is it something like an advancement of Love Metal? Venus is the goddess of Love and Doom could describe the way to heavier and darker sounds. Is it like this or more like a word game?

VV: It's not an advancement of Love Metal. Is has to do with demolition and is a bit like the Kali-symbolism. Kali is the more-armed goddess of the Indian mythology and means demolition but also regeneration. Something has to be destroyed, so new things can be created. That's what love means to me.

Rockoon: And what does love exactly mean to you?

VV: It kills you. It rips your soul. And you're going to be reborn if you love again.

Rockoon: Interesting thought which could be also taken for other subjects. Like the aspects of your older albums, which almost have something destructive or at least don't sound that complaisant like at the time they were created. For example, you said after the release of Dark Light, that this kind of music is exactly what you always wanted, and after recording Venus Doom you said, that there were too many things happening on Dark Light.

VV: Probably almost every musician says something like this, right? It's like you just found the perfect trousers or the perfect woman. So you shouldn't misunderstand it. I'm still very satisfied with Dark Light, just like with the albums before.

Rockoon: So it's perfect in the moment of creating, because it's exactly what you're feeling at that time.

VV: That's the way you could word it. We always give our best and cause of that we always want more. It's very important to advance.

Rockoon: You said that Venus Doom is a lot more heavy and darker, and that's true. What was the reason for choosing this direction?

VV: Heavy music is fun! I also had some hard times privately and so you can hear it on the songs. Private is of course relative, cause I don't really have a private life in its actual meaning. I write about personal emotions in our lyrics and so already tell them to public for years.

Rockoon: What do you do to improve you musically? For example, the singing or the guitar playing?

VV: Actually we don't really think about that.

Rockoon: So you just play and sing?

VV: Well, you're always trying some new things. I've never sung as deep as on the new album. My voice isn't like Robert Plant's [Led Zeppelin]. It's as deep as Peter Steele's from Type O Negative. But he didn't sing so deep anymore for quite a while, so, I'll probably beat him in that now (laughs). He's actually one of my idols. I love his voice and so I'm trying to advance my own voice. And I think that's also the way you should work and live your life â�“ as good as possible and always trying to reach the best possible.

Rockoon: Tim told about that the acoustic Song Or Suicide was recorded in a hotel room.

VV: That's right. Song Or Suicide is probably the saddest song I've ever written. The recordings weren't easy too, because the transport and the buildup of the equipment we needed took a lot of time. We recorded it in the hotel in which I'm currently in, just at the Sunset Boulevard. John Belushi died there, Neil Young recorded there and also Anthony Keates sang his song parts there. It's a hot place, but it really got an impressive pastâ�¦

Rockoon: I heard that Kiss Of Dawn is dedicated to a friend.

VV: Yes it is. He hung himself.

Rockoon: Oh. I think that's nothing of which you like to talk about.

VV: That's no problem. What the hell is death? He was a very good friend of mine, a very talented young fellow, with which I passed some beautiful times. One day his girlfriend called me and told me that he's dead. Things like that unfortunately happen. It was his decision and I hope it was the right for him.

Rockoon: What do you personally think about suicide? Is it really an option?

VV: Suicide is always an option. Not the best, more the worst, but it's good to have it. But it's surely nothing, of which I'm considering right now.

Rockoon: fortunately! And there isn't - at least not for public â�“ a reason for it visible. What about the cooperation with your new Label? A good and especially personal teamwork seems to be very important for you. Did you find this for you?

VV: Absolutely. We signed in by Sire Records in New York. A small label that also got The Ramones, Madonna and Depeche Mode, latter for America, under contract. It's working pretty good, cause we're working with people with which we get along very good. It's a small label within a big one, so everything goes on very personal.

Rockoon: You also created a label by yourself. Did you already get some bands signed for Heartagram records so far?

VV: No, not yet. We'd really like to do that and we already talked with a few bands, but not more. We don't really have enough time and probably also not the required know-how to coach the bands so far. I think we're not really ready for that now.

Rockoon: Do you already have some special requirements for these bands?

VV: Not really. It's more about friends and music. Also the music direction, although we'll probably work more in the area of Rock, doesn't really matter.

Rockoon: A totally different question. How would you explain, that lots of singers, which say they're actually shy, to which you count as well, seem to search for the midpoint, cause they're regularly doing gigs in front of a huge audience?

VV: Hm... That's a hard question. I can't tell you because I don't have an explanation as well. What I know is that I love to write music. That's what I really like, also at home for myself. It's a bit like writing a diary.

Rockoon: Finally, do have a good suggestion for a place to go out here in LA?

VV: Oh, well you should go to the Rainbow. That's the legendary bar directly at the Sunset Boulevard, in which also Lemmy [MotÃ¶rhead] hangs out all the time. He even got his own Flipper there. So, it's really worth going there!

VILLE VALO TALKS ABOUT WOMEN (OLD INTERVIEW)

Ville Valo talks about women

Q: What's in common with the women you've ever loved? A: I've loved only one woman in my life. There have been crushes and they've been very different, some have had a regular daytime job and some have been artistic type. One thing in common is long hair. Short hair isn't sexy or feminine. But of course there are exceptions. I like sensitive and strong women. A woman should be extremely patient with me because half of the year I'm away from home. I'm so jealous of a person that an open relationship doesn't work. And I've never had one-night stands.

Q: How has your image of women changed since your teenage years? A: When my friends started to get interested in girls, I concentrated on music. I thought girls were scary and kinda useless. I don't think like that anymore. But my image of women changes all the time. Women surprise me every day.

Q: What has the life as a rock star taught you about women? A: That women can be vulgar beasts, just like from some rock legend. Because of my status lusty, high-heel chicks are trying to drag me to bed. They're trying to bolster their self-esteem. But I'll be strong.

Q: Lies that women believe? A: "Our band has to practice!" No, I'm pretty direct: if I want to stay in a bar with my friends or just be alone, I say it.

Q: How does a woman change when getting older? A: Everyone's got their own way. I know 50-60 year old women who are younger than teenagers; their whole being glows. Living the life routinely can kill you at a very young age, a little bohemianism is good. Of course physical changes are unavoidable. Debbie Harry and Faye Dunaway are good examples of beautifully ageing women. I understand plastic surgical acts, not the absolute value. But they're OK if they bring self-assurance to somebody and that way make people glow. It seems like every other woman has a complex about breasts. However, I like small boobs.

Q: What in a woman you pay attention to? A: I always notice long hair that's in a good shape, angel curls. I don't like hydrogen peroxide blondes. In some level I'm also a shoe fetishist. If the most beautiful woman in the world had awful shoes, it'd be a major turn-off. And it bothers me if a woman can't walk naturally. The voice is also very important. The catwalk people and a face in a magazine don't necessarily impress me. You can't build a relationship only on physical qualities.

Q: What kind of woman's behaviour makes you confused? A: A woman can go to the bathroom and leave the door open but a manly, an overflowing sexuality in a conversation makes me blush. Only one sentence can completely ruin my interest. I got really confused at a gig when some lady grabbed between my legs.

Q: What's your worst experience with a woman? A: All the unpleasant situations have only educated me. Even fighting is natural, although it is a pain in the ass. And it doesn't mean that after the first argument we'd break up. One horrible experience was when as a teenager I was at a party and I ended up making out with my crush. I had drunk a few beers too much and I threw up in the bed. I don't think it was a right way to show my affection. It happens.

Q: If you were a woman, what would you be like? A: I"d spend a hell of a lot more money on clothes than I do now. Guys only have boring suits, jeans than don"t fit well and ugly underwear. I"ve sometimes bought women"s pants (=trousers). As a woman I could spend money on useless things also. Spending is wonderful. Although I"ve always wondered about how women spend so much money on their appearance. I don"t understand these terrible expensive facial lotions that you put on your face at night. It"s useless. You can take care of yourself by not smoking and not drinking too much alcohol and by doing sports.

Q: What makes a woman un-erotic? A: Moustaches and long armpit hair doesn"t turn me on. Perfumes are also un-erotic, as is make up that is too strong. Nothing is more erotic than the smell of skin and it"s softness. Touch. But eroticism (is that a word?!) depends on the case. If the right woman carries her hair rollers the right way with a cucumber mask on her face, it can be the sexiest thing in the world.

Q: What"s the worst way to hurt/offend a woman? A: I don"t know about worst, but it"s offensive to ask a woman"s age. Age seems to be a taboo. I think it"s interesting to find out how old people are. I also have a bad habit of being ignorant, which causes hurtful situations. I don"t always necessarily notice if the other person needs or wishes for something. I have a moody and selfish personality: I prefer to take than to give. I don"t always remember to phone when I"ve promised to do so.

Q: When is a woman at her most wonderful? A: When she is sleeping. Unprotected, no roles.

Q: What is a wise/smart woman like? A: One who doesn"t go out with me. I"m completely incompetent of taking care of someone. Wisdom is having found a balance and being at one with yourself and the world. I don"t know anyone like that though. Everyone has some kind of a battle going on.

Q: What has been your worst mistake with your relationships? A: Not having a normal job and never being at home. It"s extremely difficult to maintain a relationship when you"re away half of the year. The phone is not enough. You can"t take your loved one with you to do nothing.

Q: When do you find it distracting to be around women? A: If my honey is at a gig I"m doing, it"s distracting because the telepathy starts to work straight away. Also, writing songs is a sensitive moment. I listen to the resonance (<-- not sure about the word here) of the highest strings of the guitar and wait for those to lead me into something. I don"t want anyone to be near me then. I also don"t want to be seen when I"m looking at Internet porn.

Q: For how long can you go without female company? A: Physically, for as long as it"s necessary. Women aren"t objects that you look at only on weekends.

Q: What have your parents taught you about women? A: I"ve had a liberal upbringing. My parents' still being together is a good example. My mom is a pretty eccentric character. I"ve inherited her temper. She"s an organized hippie: free mind and ways, but she has the ability to work according to rules. She takes care of me, she still buys me pillows and blankets. If I"m having some kind of relationship blues, we can talk about everything openly. Just like I can with my dad. I"ve gotten my verbal acrobatics from my dad, and that"s how I win people over.

Q: What life advice about women would you give to your own son? A: Look at your dad and do the opposite. Treat women better than your dad does. Take showers and change your underwear that can impress women.

Q: What about to your daughter about men? A: I"d be an overprotective father who wants to see every single potential boyfriend. To my teenage daughter with raging hormones I"d say that sex is not love.

Q: What couldn"t you forgive a woman? A: If she forgot my birthday. Seriously: I haven"t come across a situation that extreme yet. You must be able to forgive mistakes and inconsideration. I could even forgive cheating, but something as cold as that would make me paranoid about my own abilities. After that it might be hard to be in physical contact with that lady. The relationship would die out. So far this hasn"t happened.

Q: What"s the biggest compliment you"ve gotten from a woman? A: That despite my moody pseudo-artistic nature they still want to hold me again and again. It"s impossible to repay a compliment like that. I often hear something positive about my singing voice and that I look better in reality than on TV. But those compliments don"t really do anything for me since I know that I"m a good singer. It feels good if they compliment my songs.

Q: When is a woman most scary? A: In the morning, if she"s still got last night"s make-up on her face.

Q: In female company, when do you feel like a real man? A: What is a real man? Those words remind me of a macho man who boasts with his physique or wit.

Q: What do you talk about with women? A: A lot of the same things I talk about with men. On the tour bus with the band guys I go to this Freudian anal stage, and that stuff I can avoid with women. But tour life isn"t normal life. Talking about fucking can be an enlightening discussion with a woman.

Q: What words do you use most often when describing women? A: Whatever. I can call my female friends bitches or hags (note: it"s hard to think of correct translations for these words). It"s a bit harsh, but it"s meant in a humorous, friendly way, not as insults.

Q: Is there something about you that is true, but that you wouldn"t want to hear a woman say? A: I think it"s all been said out loud. In that way I"m decorated with bullet holes. I"ve gotten remarks about being narrow-minded and stubborn. I"ve also heard that in many ways I"m a terrible person, and that really hurt me. When I was younger, I took myself too seriously, now I can laugh at my weaknesses. Even in serious situations I get a bit tongue-in-cheek.

Q: What do you need a woman for? A: I need soul mates so that I can be who I am, naked. It"s not a question of gender. I want there to be someone who picks up my heavy, bleeding heart and takes it somewhere safe and warm.

Q: How do you know when a woman is pretending? A: In her eyes, words, actions. I"ve developed a sixth sense, I can read people. Everyone fakes. And there"s nothing wrong with it, as long as you don"t base your whole life on it. Sometimes you must fake, because this hollow and hard world is full of hunter animals who can rip you apart. You need to watch out for your heart

Q: Can a woman be treated like a man? A: Women don"t have any special privileges in this sense. You can just as well ask a woman for a beer or to a car show.

Q: Is there something that a woman can"t manage without you? A: I believe that I"m a good listener. I also like to do physical things even though I"m not very good at many of them. I can hammer nails into a wall or pour plumbing cleaner down the drain, but these are things that girls can do also.

Q: What personality trait can"t you stand in women? A: When they"re too proud or self-assured. I also don"t like it when they do nothing: I love people who are constantly doing things.

Q: Have you ever cried over a woman? A: I don"t cry a lot, but the last tears I shed were over a relationship problem. I started to doubt whether I had given my heart to the right place and if I had in a way worn out a dear person and I should just let her go away. These issues of doubt and insecurity are heartbreaking.

Q: How would you describe a Finnish woman? A: Familiar and safe. I can describe my feelings best in Finnish, which makes it a lot easier.

Q: Are women deceitful? A: Both men and women cheat. I can"t say if men cheat more than women, it depends on the individual.

Q: What"s the most difficult thing about living with a woman? A: I find it difficult to live in any kind of commune because I like to be alone. I find it restraining to be with someone all the time. I like to get involved in the meditative feeling of making music whenever I want to. That"s something that can"t be done nine to five, because it"s not routine. It"s routines that make it difficult to live with someone. It"s also difficult to close a door behind you knowing that the next time you open it is four months away. Music takes away time from the first love. Right after a long tour it"s hard to get comfortable at home because that"s the time when I need to be alone. In hotel life the service is good and your mess is cleaned up for you, and it"s easy to get used to this, and this creates problems at home. In my wildest years I maintained this illusion that everything is easy. All I need to do is play guitar in my underwear and go for a beer with my friends. But at home my clothes and CD"s have always been lying around on the floor - I find them more easily that way.

Q: Is it possible to be just friends with a woman? A: Of course. You don"t always need romance. I have a lot of female friends.

Q: Is there something that you wish women remember you by? A: The smell of my skin

OK HIM FANS I NEED YOUR HELP! (rare HIM/Ville Valo song)

I was downloading HIM songs on limewire and i found this is really good song but its an oldie cause its sounds like it well it was titled "Love is the Fall of Every Man" not sure if its the real title to the song. has anyone heard it? i havent found the lyrics yet online can anyone help me?

i uploaded the song so you all can listen to it and tell me what you think.

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Cyanide Sun Lyrics

Should've known how hard it is to stop tearing each other apart
Separating souls entwined with all these labyrinthine lies

I am dead to you, a shadow doomed
My love, forever in the dark
And of all untruths the truest is you
Too close to my heart

This emptiness I've made my home
Embracing memories of dreams long gone
One last caress from the corpse of love is all I want
Underneath the cyanide sun

We've sailed the seas of grief on a raft built with our tears
Looking for a way to disappear for a moment from our deepest fears

I'll be drowning you in this river of gloom
Forever in my heart

you know this song makes me really sad i can feel ville's pain everytime i hear it :(