Robert Dahlqvist from Hellacopters was so kind that he wanted to be interviewed by me again and it´s about the last things with Hellcaopters and some questions about Thunder Express…  .....december 2008

Good that you wanted to be in the zine so soon again. Swedens most nicest rockstar?

-Haha.. maybe
 

Is it definitely ready with the tour with Hellacopters now? How does it feel? Is it right? Empty?

-It´s definitely the end now. It feels really good actually from the time we decided to quit til we did the last gig it was almost a year and it did that the feeling was that it became a really long goodbye but of course it feels a little bit sad. 

Didn´t it felt wrong to quit playing after a so good tour?
-No, the opposite. It felt good, it was really good between us and good gigs. It had been very bad if we have felt the opposite way. Now we quit with a positive feeling. .

And it´s no way back?
-I cannot see that.
 

What shall you do now? Is it only Thunder Express or do you have anything other stuff going?
-18th of february does Thunder Express release a new record but under the name Dundertåget, it is a record in swedish. It feels really good. And then I will continue to play with Sundström.  

Do you have any clue how much Hellacopters did sell ?
-I don´t really know but I will guess that it´s about 500-600000 of everything we did. But it´s mostly a guess. High Visibilty and Grace of God was the ones which sold the most.  

And you have get a hit with Darling Darling?
-Yeah, that´s mighty!
 

Why did the last record became a coverrecord and nothing new material?  
-It wasn´t the idea that this would be the last record , when we recorded that we hadn´t a thought of quit the band. And the thoughts about a coverrecord have been around for years.  

Is there a lot of material which is here and there with Hellacopters which will come in a box later?  
-We will see!

HELLACOPTERS

What shall the other members do?
-Nicke is having his studio and he record some sort of record. Robban have his band Tramp, Boba studies and he have a band which is called Bitter Twins. Kenny writes reviews and he will start a spacerockband.

What is the most fun that you have done in Hellacopters?
-Big day out in Australia was among the most fun tours I ever have done.

What is the most peculiar which have happened?
-Wow... that´s a lot..
 

Which is the biggest band which you have been a support act to? And which is the biggest band which you have had as a support act(which maybe have been bigger after that)?
-Must be Rolling Stones and Hives.

Swedish music have a good rumour outside Sweden, why do you think it is so that swedish music have this good rumour? What do we have which is so special?
-Difficult question which I have got thousand of times, I don´t have any clue.  
 

If you could choose to be in which band you want, dead or alive, and play guitar, which should you choose?  
-Humbe Pie
 

Is there any good new music you like?
-I like Bullet and Dollhouse.

How do  nu...I mean politically?
-Yeah...it´s not so good. Have a little bit difficulties with that Reinfeldt, it´s not so good for us cultural workers when the blue is in the power.  

Barack Obama, what do you think?
-Everything is better than Bush.

My daughter loves your song I´m in the band and that depends much on that she plays Guitar Hero…is a game like that good advertisement? Have you played the game?  
-Yeah, that´s OK advertisement, the things which was good was that we got younger audience. I have played it and I´m really bad on it. ,

I think that gets more kids to listen to better music….what do you think?  
-Absolutely!
 

Have you been in any other computergames or similar?
-I don´t think so, but I actually don´t know.
 

Do you think that people stops their downloading when the law getting tougher?
-No, the people who downloads finds new ways.  
 

Do you think that bands like Hellacopters/Thunder Express have a lot of problems with downloading or do you think your fans are recordcollectors?  
-The older fans buys the records and the kids are downloading them I guess.  
 

The latest record you bought?
-Sugar Mountain - Live at Canterbury house 1968 with Neil Young.

I have in some odd way always missed Hellacopters every time you have played in Gothenburg? What have I missed…I mean live with Hellacopters…which is your big thing?  
-You have missed us live, that was our big thing.  

THUNDER EXPRESS

Favouritesong to play?
-Better than you
 

The fans favouritesong?
-Toys and flavors I guess.
 

What do you want as a christmas gift?
-Peace and quiet.

Will you go home to Uddevalla(our hometown)?
-Uddevalla isn´t actually my hometown, I´m born in Visby. But it´s no Uddevalla this year, I will stay in my apartment in Stockholm so far away from everything which have with Christmas to do..

Futureplans?
-Play music and be happy.
 

Wisdomword?
-Be nice.
 

Something to add?
-No,I´m saisified this way.