{"id":237,"date":"2008-05-02T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-02T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/2008\/05\/02\/interview-michael-amott-of-arch-enemy\/"},"modified":"2020-05-08T19:43:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T19:43:31","slug":"interview-michael-amott-of-arch-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpgpunk.com\/index.php\/2008\/05\/02\/interview-michael-amott-of-arch-enemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Michael Amott of Arch Enemy"},"content":{"rendered":"

[My first in-person interview. it really sucks, and the guy was kind of a dick]
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Being on tour most of the year, traveling around the world playing concerts in Europe, America, and Japan; is it hard on your family and friends back home?
<\/b><\/span>Um, well, we don\u2019t have any friends [laughs]<\/p>\n

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Since Wages of Sin, metal magazines all over the worldgiven you all kinds of praise. Have you let that get to your head?
<\/b><\/span>Oh yeah [laughs]. Um, you know it doesn\u2019t really\u2026 see I don\u2019t ever believe the good reviews. If you believe the good ones then you have to believe the bad ones. I definitely don\u2019t believe the bad ones [laughs]. You know, I know more about metal than anybody I know, and any of these so-called music journalists. I know where it is coming from; I know its roots. I\u2019ve dedicated my life to it. That\u2019s more than a lot of these people have done. I\u2019m pretty comfortable with what we\u2019re doing, you know.<\/p>\n

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Do you remember your first headlining show?
<\/b><\/span>Our first show was a headlining show. It was a show in Sweden.<\/p>\n

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What do you think of the response to the release of the DVD?
<\/b><\/span>Oh, it\u2019s been phenomenal. It\u2019s been great. Which is well deserved I think, cause I\u2019m pretty happy with it. The fan reaction is amazing, you know. It has been very, very strong. You know we made it for the fans, so it\u2019s very\u2026 gratifying.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ve been all over the world. Where have you found the most responsive fans?
<\/b><\/span>Well, you know fans\u2026 metal fans are kind of the same the world over. The love for this music is universal so\u2026 people react with little variation, but I\u2019d say it\u2019s pretty much\u2026 metal fans are metal fans.<\/p>\n

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There is a lot of elitism with metal fans\u2026
<\/b><\/span>Well they are passionate about their music. They have strong opinions.<\/p>\n

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Who are your biggest musical influences?
<\/b><\/span>Well, you know a lot of older metal I grew up on. Especially bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer. I guess those are the big three. Especially when I started playing guitar. Even older metal bands now, Saxon, Judas Priest, Merciful Fate.<\/p>\n

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What made you pick up a guitar?
<\/b><\/span>I just wanted to be in a band really. I guess I was the kid, the typical kid in the back of the classroom, drawing imaginary logos. Logos of my imaginary bands. I was planning my first band even before I could play. It just seemed like a good thing to be into. It just seemed exciting and uh, I ended up living the dream [laughs]. I\u2019m still drawing logos.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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