Thanks to Kai for taking the time to let us see a bit inside his head. Kai, you've been our source of updates on the progress of the Nightwish album and we appreciate it. It's very nice to have an opportunity to get to know you a bit better through this interview. Congrats on the upcoming solo show! I would love to pay for a drum lesson to come to your school and stay a few days, but I would immediately be discovered as a fraud because I have no musical talent. If I were to learn to play drums, I know you would be an excellent teacher. Congrats also on everything you've got coming up. Please don't overwhelm yourself with too much! Say hello to the Nightwish and Wintersun gangs. I wish you all the best!
Kai is such a nice guy. All the best to him. Looking forward to another liveshow with both Wintersun and hopefully one or two surprise concerts with Nightwish in the near future.
Thx for the last 10 Years( i actively listened to you) of incredible Live Moments and Studio Music you did for US, great you also go on with Wintersun, love that too. STay healthy, all the best for your round Birthday!
This was awesome! I had the pleasure to be at many Night Wish concerts and I am SO happy he stepped in after Yuka's health problems. He's my favourite drummer of this time. ❤
First of all congrats to the interviewer! Letting the person actually TALK, saying what he wanted to and go into explaining his thoughts. That's why we got such a beautiful view of Kai's personality which is so humble, open and genuine! And that makes you love Nightwish even more! Every single one of them is so special on its own way. It's like the stars aligned in order for us to listen to this greatness of music they make in combination with being inspired by their beautiful personalities!
I knew Kai from Windersun as Yuka and as a NW fan also i was very happy back then. Kai is a very talented drummer,i loved every minute of this interview,i learnt so many news today about the three bands i love,NW,Windersun and Auri. Thank you for this interview !!
Funnily enough, while I was doing this interview that's exactly what I was thinking too when he was talking so passionately about his drums 😂 would ABSOLUTELY love to see him do one of the "Learns X as fast as possible" or "Hears X For The First Time" based on how he described his process!
Thank you for sharing this with us. Having no musical training, I don't pick out a lot of what's going on in songs, and need to have them pointed out to me; but even I understood how special Kai is when I watched the Nightwish [EDITED: I originally said Wacken 2013, but now I realize I don't remember exactly which concert it was] performance-- despite my lack of confidence, I *knew* that he was an absolute master of his craft. It's really nice to catch up on how he's doing. Thanks again!
@@Musicality-66 Oh, how embarrassing! I don't remember which live concert I fell in love with Kai at-- I know I've watched a later performance at Wacken, and their show at Wembley, and a couple of others. I knew Jukka had to retire because of health issues related to insomnia. Thanks for catching my mistake-- I got the concert wrong, but I most definitely remember being in awe of his drumming while watching one of their concerts.
Definitely not Floor, but we do speak the same native language, despite me coming from Belgium and Floor The Netherlands, maybe that's what you're hearing! Glad you enjoyed the interview!
So nice to hear Auri will Tour, that's how it should be. Maybe Tuomas is finally ready to let Nightwish go, and give his attention to Auri and Johanna. will be nice to see the Beautiful couple on tour together.
I don't think he's going to leave Nightwish, at least in the immediate future, since as he has said in other occasions, the band is his soul, I don't see him leaving Nightwish...
@@charlyvanbuuren2947 I'm not OP, but my heart isn't in it since Marko left. I will support Tuomas in whatever he wants to do, and I'll still give their new music a chance, but for the first time since I initially discovered the band, I wouldn't be super sad if they broke up or went on a long hiatus. I will never understand why Tuomas didn't get a bass player who could sing really well; I understand friendship and comradery and the comfort of knowing you get along with someone, but Marko's vocals weren't a side-dish or a cherry-on-top; they were integral to their songs and particularly to their live performances.
@@andrewgr144 "I will never understand why Tuomas didn't get a bass player who could sing really well" Because he never chases the ghosts of the past. Those who don't understand what it meant in this case don't appreciate Marko's uniqueness enough. It was the ultimate respect from them.
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Humble to the greatness. Such an incredible musician.
What a beautiful interview. One can see in Kai's smile he enjoys what he does, it's his passion.
Thanks so much! It's always great to talk to someone who is passionate about what they do, this was no exception!
@@TuonelaMagazine Have you met Jean Michel Jarre, might I ask? That would be such for filling event! Bye from NL.
Good to hear him getting back to Wintersun lineup
TIME 2 AND The new Nightwish album!!!! Hell YES!!! Cannot wait for both of those!!!
Thanks to Kai for taking the time to let us see a bit inside his head. Kai, you've been our source of updates on the progress of the Nightwish album and we appreciate it. It's very nice to have an opportunity to get to know you a bit better through this interview. Congrats on the upcoming solo show! I would love to pay for a drum lesson to come to your school and stay a few days, but I would immediately be discovered as a fraud because I have no musical talent. If I were to learn to play drums, I know you would be an excellent teacher. Congrats also on everything you've got coming up. Please don't overwhelm yourself with too much! Say hello to the Nightwish and Wintersun gangs. I wish you all the best!
Kai is so interesting to listen to !! And he's such an amazing player on top of being a very nice and down to earth guy 🤩
What a wonderful insight into how this drum magician works.
Love Nightwish, Kai and Wintersun!
Kai is the best! Always a pleasure to hear from him. Thank you for the interview.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Kai is such a nice guy. All the best to him. Looking forward to another liveshow with both Wintersun and hopefully one or two surprise concerts with Nightwish in the near future.
Kai saying that he's still practising the basics really tells everything you need to know about his thinking. Obviously perfectionist.
What a lovely guy and a great musician.
An outstanding interview(-er)! So respectful and you can see that this intelligent man goes for it...he loves it. Kai...you rock, Sir!
That's so sweet! Thanks so much!
Thx for the last 10 Years( i actively listened to you) of incredible Live Moments and Studio Music you did for US, great you also go on with Wintersun, love that too. STay healthy, all the best for your round Birthday!
This was awesome! I had the pleasure to be at many Night Wish concerts and I am SO happy he stepped in after Yuka's health problems. He's my favourite drummer of this time. ❤
Legend - one of the best drummers ever. Intelligent guy, writing stuff down, whatever it is, is great for cementing information.
Thank you for this great interview! Kai is such a nice guy and it's so nice to get to know more about him.👍☺
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a nice guy..👌👍👍
Great interview! Kai i s sooooo good!
Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely one of my favorite drummers of all time!
Kai's my favourite drummer
Kai is still one of the best metal drummers of all time.
Awesome. Thank you for this interview. Alot of great news from various bands.
First of all congrats to the interviewer! Letting the person actually TALK, saying what he wanted to and go into explaining his thoughts. That's why we got such a beautiful view of Kai's personality which is so humble, open and genuine! And that makes you love Nightwish even more! Every single one of them is so special on its own way. It's like the stars aligned in order for us to listen to this greatness of music they make in combination with being inspired by their beautiful personalities!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the interview!
Master of the drums😊
Great to hear Kai's thoughts and how he works.
Thanks Kai (and Tuonela)
Our pleasure! Thanks for listening!
What a great guy .
Thanks for this interview
Thank you for watching it!
Good to know that Kai is still with Wintersun.
I knew Kai from Windersun as Yuka and as a NW fan also i was very happy back then.
Kai is a very talented drummer,i loved every minute of this interview,i learnt so many news today about the three bands i love,NW,Windersun and Auri.
Thank you for this interview !!
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Anyone else want to see Kai on Drumeo?..
Funnily enough, while I was doing this interview that's exactly what I was thinking too when he was talking so passionately about his drums 😂 would ABSOLUTELY love to see him do one of the "Learns X as fast as possible" or "Hears X For The First Time" based on how he described his process!
Hieno haastis, kiitos tästä!
Kiitos!
Thank you for sharing this with us. Having no musical training, I don't pick out a lot of what's going on in songs, and need to have them pointed out to me; but even I understood how special Kai is when I watched the Nightwish [EDITED: I originally said Wacken 2013, but now I realize I don't remember exactly which concert it was] performance-- despite my lack of confidence, I *knew* that he was an absolute master of his craft. It's really nice to catch up on how he's doing. Thanks again!
Thanks so much! Glad you had fun while listening to the interview!
Kai didn’t play at Wacken 2013, that was Jukka. Jukka and Kai are both amazing drummers. 🙋♀️
@@Musicality-66 Oh, how embarrassing! I don't remember which live concert I fell in love with Kai at-- I know I've watched a later performance at Wacken, and their show at Wembley, and a couple of others. I knew Jukka had to retire because of health issues related to insomnia. Thanks for catching my mistake-- I got the concert wrong, but I most definitely remember being in awe of his drumming while watching one of their concerts.
Can`t wait for Time II.
Floor doing an incognito interview with Kai?? Sweet! He seems like such a cool dude!
You're not the first to say that surprisingly 😂
MR humble is the best drummer ever in my eyes!!!! 💪💪💪❤️
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Interviewer sounds a little like Floor! or am I just imagining things? hehe. Really interesting to listen to Kai talk about his journey with music!
Definitely not Floor, but we do speak the same native language, despite me coming from Belgium and Floor The Netherlands, maybe that's what you're hearing! Glad you enjoyed the interview!
Ya I figured it wasn't but you have a nice speaking voice like her! @@TuonelaMagazine
Thanks for that, hehe! That's a big compliment!
The master
Auri Tour! Woo-Hoo!
50years today is the same as 20years in the early 19s
Hopefully coming Nightwish album is heavy af
So nice to hear Auri will Tour, that's how it should be. Maybe Tuomas is finally ready to let Nightwish go, and give his attention to Auri and Johanna. will be nice to see the Beautiful couple on tour together.
I don't think he's going to leave Nightwish, at least in the immediate future, since as he has said in other occasions, the band is his soul, I don't see him leaving Nightwish...
Is that your wish? Why not both?
@@charlyvanbuuren2947 I'm not OP, but my heart isn't in it since Marko left. I will support Tuomas in whatever he wants to do, and I'll still give their new music a chance, but for the first time since I initially discovered the band, I wouldn't be super sad if they broke up or went on a long hiatus. I will never understand why Tuomas didn't get a bass player who could sing really well; I understand friendship and comradery and the comfort of knowing you get along with someone, but Marko's vocals weren't a side-dish or a cherry-on-top; they were integral to their songs and particularly to their live performances.
That's the dumbest thing I've read today. Lmao
@@andrewgr144 "I will never understand why Tuomas didn't get a bass player who could sing really well"
Because he never chases the ghosts of the past. Those who don't understand what it meant in this case don't appreciate Marko's uniqueness enough. It was the ultimate respect from them.
Hope heavier with bombast symphonic orchestra.
Time 2? Pulling my leg? 🙂
Hype month has started over at Wintersun socials apparently x)
@@TuonelaMagazine Can't believe I lived long enough to hear Time 2! 😃
Kai, who's older, you or Troy???
Troy will turn 60 this year.