Opeth interview - Mikael Akerfeldt (part 1)

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Mikael Akerfeldt about Touring, shows, travelling, children, Peter Lindgren
Watch more videos at www.faceculture.com and follow us on / _faceculture . Video interview with lead vocalist Mikael Akerfeldt and bass player Martin Mendez from Swedish heavy metal band Opeth. FaceCulture spoke to Mikael Akerfeldt and Martin Mendez about their 10 years anniversary, joining the band, leaving the band, learning riffs, Opeth 10 years ago, hipies, musical envolvement, Peter Lindgren, creative input, Watershed, looking back, satisfaction, touring, shows, travelling, children, Burden, The Scorpions, living, dying, vibe of songs, lyrics, Porcelain Heart, suicide, death, children, video's and more. (25/11/2008)

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@ingsoc3125 12 жыл бұрын

Too often we forget that these guys are real people. They get tired and fatigued, they have families, and we take that for granted. Take the day off Mikael. You deserve it.

@maynrdjkeenan 15 жыл бұрын

Mikael is so...cool. I had the pleasure of meeting him after one of their Prog Nation shows, and he really is as laid back a guy as he is in these interviews. And he's really the most brilliant mind in today's metal scene, bar none. The guy churns out album after stunning album...effortlessly. A true musical mastermind.

@gouvah 14 жыл бұрын

Whoever it was that fell over at 1:20 did so because they were blinded by Mikael's sheer awesomeness! Opeth rule!

@SicEvilMonkey1 14 жыл бұрын

he has a really nice smile...

@Duncan_Idaho_Potato 14 жыл бұрын

The subject of being away from his family seems to be at the front of his mind here because he mentions it almost at the very beginning and somehow comes back to it again at the end. I suspect Mikael Akerfeldt is a good father and a good husband and I respect him even more for that than I do as a musician and songwriter, which is quite a lot, believe me.

@LearningandDevelopement 15 жыл бұрын

Mikael Åkerfeldt is a genius HES THE MAN!!!!!!!

@underscoreisnotvalid 15 жыл бұрын

such a great guy :)

@Metalstr8jacket 14 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Love Opeth and always will.

@spurious 15 жыл бұрын

His drumming is fantastic given his genre.

@krollaostmedburger 14 жыл бұрын

I like his hair here

@zeppelin8 15 жыл бұрын

Good ol' Mikael

@phpalpha 14 жыл бұрын

Someone had a heart attack at 1:20 when Mike said that he should tour less longer.

@METALSTYGIAN 15 жыл бұрын

very honest guy and not to mention a great talent

@alkalinetrio751 14 жыл бұрын

i met him in the airport in Athens like 2 hours ago.i couldn fuckin believe it.i took a photo with him and talk for a min.

@phahq 13 жыл бұрын

Don't get me wrong, mom and dad, but it'd be SOOOOOOOOOOO awesome to be Mikael's kid...

@r0xLask0 15 жыл бұрын

He's an idol to me, too bad i fucked up to speak to him at a concert, because I was too afraid... I will do it the next time.....damn

@darkest1hourxx 14 жыл бұрын

ladies and gentlemen...i present to you...a genius

@amaltoadie 15 жыл бұрын

Mikael is the fucking man. Amazing musician, family man. That's awesome.

@pamelllakaye 14 жыл бұрын

agreed :)

@New_Millennium_Cyanide_Christ 14 жыл бұрын

Oh you're so lucky!

@SilentWeeks28 15 жыл бұрын

Im glad you think about your kids Mikael, I would be like the same way if I was in your situation.

@New_Millennium_Cyanide_Christ 15 жыл бұрын

Opeth rules, I like Opeth so much

@patrickdasimpkin 12 жыл бұрын

met him and talked to him for 15 minutes on wednesday :).

@pamelllakaye 14 жыл бұрын

nicest most down to earth musician on the planet :)

@anxoceansoul 14 жыл бұрын

1.20, the best :D

@alexgerrit 14 жыл бұрын

you can hear this guy that interviews mikael is dutch, i am dutch i recognize dutch english haha:P

@LATL. 13 жыл бұрын

If Mozart and Beethoven would be alive today ....they would whorship Mikael Akersfeldt ....

@isaacandrewshernandes3155 4 жыл бұрын

Mikael akerfeldt is a nice person!i wish he was my guru to teach me sing and play prsguitar!🎸🎸🎸🙂wtf that sound banging during mikael interview there??

@blackVmetal 13 жыл бұрын

@Restayvien Check out some of the other interviews by FaceCulture. There is a multiple-part interview with Mikael in which he is incredibly honest about the state of Opeth, who has creative control and why, the whole Peter thing, etc.. It's an interesting interview for sure.

@Arkayem 14 жыл бұрын

@ 1:20 Mikael has this "well shit, that sucks for you bud." look on his face lol

@Blighto2 14 жыл бұрын

He wrote face of melinda before he had kids, then named her after the character.

@Arkayem 13 жыл бұрын

Mikael is too brutal to be distracted by a falling chair.

@pantalaemon 13 жыл бұрын

he named his daughter melinda!

@theDjh101 12 жыл бұрын

@ProfessorChaos578 Is that the tree on the Heritage cover? I've just been calling it the Akerfeldt tree...

@Restayvien 13 жыл бұрын

Which interview is he reffering to at about 3:00 onwards? Where can I find it?

@ZaphodBeeblebrox65 15 жыл бұрын

con·de·scen·sion n. 1. The act of condescending or an instance of it. 2. Patronizingly superior behavior or attitude.

@ghostofthefog 15 жыл бұрын

Oh my fucking god i burst out laughing when i read that comment. thank you so much.

@mtabet02 14 жыл бұрын

glad to see girl comments

@w00tz4ibanez 13 жыл бұрын

what past interview are they talking about?

@ThisMortalCoil64 14 жыл бұрын

1:20 Mikael Akerfeldt. May cause fainting and mild delerium.

@Metalstr8jacket 14 жыл бұрын

LOL I this you're right! Cheers!!!

@Lexilulz 14 жыл бұрын

lmfao! his face when the chair falls.

@Seek1Destroy1 14 жыл бұрын

Fair play to Mike keeping a straight face after that crash. I thought it was gas

@mikolagorbacok 14 жыл бұрын

Whats the meaning of busting at the seams?

@grohlgrohl 15 жыл бұрын

because at this time they both are the grestest musicians alive, they should do something together

@xwolbx 14 жыл бұрын

he has an ominous presence...

@ludvigottosson8023 14 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA awesome!

@steamerSama 13 жыл бұрын

I thought that Mike found it hard to growl,but after seeing this interview,i believe singing with a sweet voice is like burning in hell for mike.....

@msdiimples07 13 жыл бұрын

@opethgarzaMD More people should think about this

@fisherdoodguy23 13 жыл бұрын

@ChannelxxAUSTRIAxx01 Then that's respectable now that you've cleared that up. It just made me angry seeing a general statement made like that just after it's been opposed from a different view. I understand that not all your feelings can be contained through a youtube comment lol. But That's good that you see both sides and aren't ignorantly commenting about such things. I'm glad. I have been consoled lol.

@e112766 14 жыл бұрын

01.19 - Mikaels face :D :D

@th1nkman 14 жыл бұрын

That chair crashing scared the shit right out of me!!! Lol no one is more worthy of respect then Mikael and his fleshy face!!!

@uruzumi 14 жыл бұрын

@meluaz i guess thats how you feel about it after over 20 years of touring. you cant like the fact of not having time for yourself for that long.....actually he seems clean so hes better than most of them

@hoistthatrag 13 жыл бұрын

@phpalpha Best comment I've ever read on KZfaq.

@NightXemnas 13 жыл бұрын

@opethgarzaMD I agree man, I could never JUST listen to pure metal all the time, the more you explore music, the harder it is to be a so-called "purist", and the more reasons you find to not be one.

@ultimateinfinite 15 жыл бұрын

This is just an interview with his head and hands!

@wolfeman85 14 жыл бұрын

the guy at 1:20 had a heart attack cause mikael said opeth might not be touring as much

@Restayvien 13 жыл бұрын

@blackVmetal Cheers =)

@DENO393 14 жыл бұрын

lol his face when chair falls

@BringerOfTruth123 14 жыл бұрын

@th1nkman Lmao!! the video volume is kind low so i have the volume up high and I read it scared you so i was lik, oh i wont get scared and then it scared the shit out of me!! haha

@Dudeatrix 12 жыл бұрын

Mike "GOOOOOOOOOOOOO TO BED AGHHHHHHH..........im sorry"

@Windermarin 15 жыл бұрын

how about dream theater? they are very complete musicians as well. :)

@Varibyss13 13 жыл бұрын

whatever fell down scared the shit out of me hahaha

@BartvanOort1995 13 жыл бұрын

Lolz, just before that chair fell at 1:20, 3 (luckily empty and made from plastic) bottles fell here, haha.

@Saytanzchylde 12 жыл бұрын

yeeeah!!! mikael's so metal :D \m/ \m/

@mathisto21 14 жыл бұрын

@gouvah Hahahaha - Gold :)

@Xmuxxue 14 жыл бұрын

Free thinker

@fnopi 15 жыл бұрын

oh yeah xD

@wolfeman85 14 жыл бұрын

man if i was those kids of his i'd fuckin tell everybody mikael akerfeldt was my father

@darkahnubis 13 жыл бұрын

@bloodyrockfire - I totally see your point in this. Mainstream music is so predictable in their lyrics it's sickening and gets really boring. That's the main reason why I stopped listening to radio a looonnnnngg time ago.

@Duncan_Idaho_Potato 14 жыл бұрын

Jesus god on a stick, my heart practically stopped when that chair fell over or whatever it did.

@jessebentley4854 14 жыл бұрын

i like how he looks like a floating head with hands sometimes because of the background...

@3dDuke 14 жыл бұрын

@phpalpha hahahahaha dude i laughed so loud at your comment so hilarious hahaha

@godak 14 жыл бұрын

He's Swedish

@MathijsIgnoul 13 жыл бұрын

@gouvah and his godlike moustache.

@felphero 13 жыл бұрын

@phpalpha LMFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hahahahahah that was a good one

@jimm01 15 жыл бұрын

Condescension isnt a word. Its "Condesending ways" and such.

@Physk 13 жыл бұрын

I don't know why akerfeldt decided to settle down with kids. It dissapoints me that he chose to raise a family, simply because musicians have difficulty supporting that kind of lifestyle. This could be a telltale sign of the decline of Opeth. Opeth and Porcupine Tree are the only two bands whose albums I search for at record stores. Here's to hoping their next release will meet (or exceed) my expectations. Regardless, I wish him, and his family the best.

@ThetrueSRX 13 жыл бұрын

sounds like someone threw a chair in frustration after Mikael's comment on less touring.

@magugreech 13 жыл бұрын

Some comments said that they wish he were their dad, and i think: Why am i not Mikael's wife?? ahhaha

@SolSilence 13 жыл бұрын

@phpalpha Made me ROFL

@ADAMSMASHRR 14 жыл бұрын

shit, he barely flinched

@LATL. 13 жыл бұрын

@fisherdoodguy23 I post garbage? I said it from both sides. I never said that any music genre suck. Please read comments correctly and dont insult me that i post garbage. Ive never said Rap sucks cause there are also talented musicians who i respect. I said that mainstream Flo Rida crap is talentless music who earns millions of money? Is it the truth? YEAH IT IS THE TRUTH dude ! I respect good musicians in Rap and also in Metal. I hate all mainstream....also Nu Metal. What is wrong with that??

@LATL. 14 жыл бұрын

@mashugac But Mikael Akerfeldt never was a bad guy!! WTF?

@JobForAMaxboy 14 жыл бұрын

@mikolagorbacok furious

@k5elevencinc0 14 жыл бұрын

thats exactly what happened,he was blinded by the huge level of talent before him and he fell

@_witchyy_ 15 жыл бұрын

haha so much win in this comment.

@Shyuum 13 жыл бұрын

@jaketorano You're the reason why Metalheds get stereotyped

@Ichigoink 14 жыл бұрын

he has part of my lest name in his last name |D

@Knochensplitter 14 жыл бұрын

1:18 xD !wtf?

@VicariousReality7 13 жыл бұрын

KBANG KLANK

@MasterFreespirit 12 жыл бұрын

I will have your babies and serve you beer. Marry me.

@xxbeholderxx 14 жыл бұрын

haha

@Christoferson01 13 жыл бұрын

WTF its FLO

@xBurzurkurx 15 жыл бұрын

LOL what the hell fell?

@somos999 15 жыл бұрын

losers from as i lay dying? i agree abt akerfeldt, grohl, but not AILD

@peroslowned 15 жыл бұрын

and why is that bad?

@MyTubeBerko 14 жыл бұрын

The most stupid questions ever!

@maurovalenciamusic 15 жыл бұрын

sorry, but it sounds like " Iron Maiden iz good, but Hannah Montana is better"....

@_witchyy_ 15 жыл бұрын

Oh, i have my mind open. I listen to a lot of stuff. I don't like him just because he's mainstream, I don't like him because he's stereotypical and boring. Fuck, there's tons of better mainstream bands out there... Shinedown, for instance. Dave Grohl is just plain pathetic. He was sucked in nirvana and his band is terrible. The only good thing he ever did was drumming for Tenacious D.