Jorn Lande is not just one of the best singers of his generation – he’s also one hell of a chatterbox! The following interview lasted no less than an hour and fifteen minutes, and we could only ask half of our questions. Jorn obviously has a lot of things to say, and the simplest question will lead him to digress, talk about his experiences, his feelings, etc. “I hope you can get something out of it”, he says at the end of the interview. Let’s not forget that the man has a serious career behind him, from Norwegian rock band Vagabond up to his extremely productive solo band. He also had a brief fling with The Snakes, alongside former Whitesnake members Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody, which allowed him to step into the shoes of one of his idols and cover Whitesnake songs; with Mundanus Imperium; with Ark, with which he conceived the masterpiece that is Burn The Sun; with Beyond Twilight and its fascinating The Devil Hall Of Fame; with Masterplan, which he founded with former Helloween members Roland Grapow and Uli Kusch; and with his duo project with Russell Allen, another great metal voice of the end of the 90s and of the 2000s – not to mention several appearances in various other projects.
Having Jorn Lande on the phone was the occasion not only to talk about his new album, Traveller, but also to take stock and try to understand why he just can’t seem to settle down. It will be a good opportunity for fans of the vocalist and of his projects to know some more, notably regarding Ark and Beyond Twilight, with which he created amazing albums that never got a sequel. He also talks about his vision of music as an art and as a job, and laments the fact that so many bands nowadays rely on technology – or screens, as he puts it – to create music, when it should be a matter of human perception and spontaneity.
Enjoy!
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