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Ville Valo
Name: Ville Hermanni
Valo Instrument: the voice
! ;), acoustic guitar Birthday: 22/11/1976
Sign: Scorpio Brothers/Sisters: Migé & Linde Pets: Gas&Burton Favourite
film: Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" Lucky Number: 0 Favourite City: Necropolis Favourite dish: body of Christ; Japanese food Favourite drink: blood of Christ; red wine Favourite drug: adrenaline Special interest: 1980's, Migé's photography, the origin of the Blues, Eastern European Folklore,
Enochian, Malleus Maleficarum* What Ville doesn't
like: the Beatles, red meat, the misuse of mind altering substances Idols: Gene Simmons, Edgar Allan Poe, Rauli Somerjoki, Clint Eastwood Best song ever: 'Sininen uni' (Blue Dream)
by Tapio Rautavaara
Additional Info
Ville
is the founder of the band and writes as well as composes most of the songs alone. It's true he has asthma which, he says,
is not made worse through his incredible consumption of cigarettes. He smokes, because he likes the image and because he doesn't
know where to put his hands on stage.;)
Ville's father has a sexshop in
Helsinki where he worked when he was younger.
Stage name: Lily
Lazer
Civil name: Mikko
Lindström (Linde)
Instrument: guitar
Birthday: 12/08/1976
Sign: Leo
Brothers/Sisters:
little brother
Favourite film: From Dusk Till Dawn
Favourite colour: green
Favourite city: Luxor
Favourite dish: Italian food
Favourite drink: beer
Special
interest: Selibacy, meditation
What Lily
doesn't like: Strangers
Idols:John Lee Hooker, Steve Vai
Best song ever:
HIM: Borellus
Additonal Info
Lily is one of the original founding members.
His hero: Iggy Pop.
He likes watching movies when he's not with the band.
Daniel Lioneye and the Blues Explosion (or Daniel Lioneye and the Rollers) is a solo project of Lily
Lazer featuring members of HIM (Ville + Migé, Ville plays the drums) , Itä-Saksa, The Skreppers, New Rose and Ravenstorm.
Among fans he is known as the 'guitar god'. :p
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Migé Amour
Stage name: Migé
Amour
Civil name: Mikko
Henrik Julius Paananen
Instrument: bass
Birthday: 19/12/1974
Sign: Sagittarius
Brothers/Sisters:
big brother Helmut
Favourite film: Sleepy Hollow
Favourite colour: the colour of Saruman's
robe*
Lucky number: 666
Favourite city: Barcelona
Favourite dish: soul food
Favourite drink: coffee, water, nectars
Special interest: Catholic churches, architecture, exotic instruments, meditation, Vedrana, pyramids,
photography
What Migé doesn't like:
Cruelty, hatred, aggression, ghosts & other night fears, wicked spirits, envy, modern shopping malls
Idols: Black Sabbath, Ville Valo, Lily Lazer, Suho Superstar
Best song
ever: Black Sabbath: War Pigs
Message:
Be careful with alcohol, sex, drugs & other temptations
Additional Info
Migé is one of the original founding members and Ville's best friend.
His hero: Jackass.
Migé's fashion taste is unique !
Stage name: Gas
Lipstick (Kaasu)
Civil name:
Mika Karppinen
Instrument: drums
Birthday: 08/02/1971
Sign: Aquarius
Favourite
film: Scarface
Favourite colour:
jade green
Lucky Number: 11
Favourite city: New York
Favourite dish: Sushi & Japanese
Favourite drink: Beer, GT
Special
interest: Movies, The Pens, Motorbikes
and Cigars
What Gas Lipstick doesn't like: Bad food,
Bad people and early wake-up calls
Idols:
Darius Kasparaitis, Krzysztof Oliwa,
Herra no.66, Daniel Lioneye
and Dave Lombardo
Best
song ever: Discharge and Slayer (All)
Additional Info
Gas joined the band after HIM had been experimentating with drum machines for the RR album which
has been recorded again after Gas joined.
He is well known in the
Finnish metal scene and used to be in the band Kyyria.
Stage name: Emerson
Burton
Civil name: Jani
Purttinen
Instrument: keyboards
Birthday: 17/10/1974
Sign: Libra
Favourite film: Charlie Chaplin's City Lights
Lucky number: 7
Favourite city: Helsinki
Favourite dish:
Pizza
Favourite drink: coffee
Special interest: Everything
What Emerson Burton doesn't like: MacDonald's
Best song ever: Horst Mamerow: Klarinetten Polka
Best album: Pink Floyd: Echoes
Message: Murskaa Mäkki!
Additional Info
Burton joined HIM in 2001 and replaced Juska Salminen (Zoltan Pluto) who played his last gig with the band on New
Year's Eve 2001 in Tavastia Klubi.
Previous bands are Sub-Urban Tribe, Cosmos Tango, Torpedo.
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