Robert Dahlqvist plays in Hellacopters, he comes from the same city as me, Uddevalla. It was even more fun to send a gang of questions to him….this was done in the day of Lucia in december 2006. Fast answers and that you cannot complain on.
When
did you start to play any instrument?
-I got an acoustic guitar when I was 10 years old and I started to play in
the music school but I quit after some month. I become really angry and I
cut off the strings because I didn´t play the Kiss-songs at the music
school. I was angry in 5 years and then I got an electric guitar from my
mom. So you can say that I was 15 when I started to play.
Please tell me a little about yourself, family, interestes, have you ever
worked in a ”normal” work?
-Girlfriend, music is my biggest interest. Have worked in the
restaurantbusiness in a lot of years, everything from dishwasher, to chief
and the one who serve the food. But otherwise I want to have my private life
for myself
How did it became so that you got the job in Hellacopters, was they looking
for new members or did you get phoned up?
-Hahaha...got the job, it sounds like if I tried to get a work at the
factory.
I had known them for a while and they used to drink booze in a restaurant that I worked at then.
I knew that they were testing a new guitarist and I said to them that they
should test me instead, it didn´t work with the first guy so we rehearsed
some times and it was splendid. In that way…..
Did you live in Uddevalla then?
-No, Stockholm.
What takes you to
Uddevalla today? Are you often there?
-I have some mates left and my family. I try to come to Uddevalla some times
a year. I really like Uddevalla.
You have been to the cassetteparties, how are them?
-I have only been to one, but they´re a really nice gang those cassettes.
What´s
the best and the worst with Uddevalla then? If you compare with your
hometown now, Stockholm?
-Hmmmm...you cannot compare them so. But I can say that the worst with both
Uddevalla and Stockholm is that the rightwingbastards won the election.
Which band did you play with before you came into Hellacopters?
-A band named Silvermachine
Please tell me a little about your other group Thunder Express? How do you
sound? Members?
-
http://www.myspace.com/thunderexpressmusic
There can you hear how we sounds and some info about the members.
New record comes out in 2007
Was it hard to come into the Hellacoptersgang?
-No, not directly, I knew them rather well before.
Which is the biggest band you have played together with?
-We were support act to Rolling Stones in Helsinki and Stockholm summer
2003. It was really big I must say..
The tour this summer with Backyard Babies, Millencollin and so on, how was
it?
Which of the bands you played with impressed most on you?
-It was a fucking good tour, as a summercamp for 30 year old guys.I have
heard the bands x times before so I wasn´t surprised about any of the bands.
How is
your relationship with punk? What does it mean to you, is it only a word or
is it a lifestyle?
-I´m not so much of a punker. I like of course Deadboys, The Damned oand
son….but early 70´s rock have mean more for me..
Which is the biggest audience you have played for?
-Wow, I cannot really remember, we played in the biggest scene on a german
festival which is called Hurricane and then it was about 30-35000 in the
audience and with Stones on The olympia Stadium in helsinki it was really
much people too.
You played together with Kiss, was it a dream from your childhood? How was
the guys in the group?
-It was the summer of 1997, I started 1999.
Hellacopters is a band which is higly respected among musicians? How do you
notice that?
-Are we..?Hell, I haven´t noticed that…hahaha.
But you don´t notice that on the records you sell? How much do your record
sell?
-Records isn´t sold so much nowadays, but both High Visibility and Grace of
God sold gold in Sweden so we sell some records.
Are you more popular outside Sweden, or how is it?
-The thing which is really good with playing with Hellacopters is that we
can go around in The States, Australia, Brazil or Europe and it comes the
same amount of people everywhere. That´s our strength too, we have get
ourselves a rumour that we´re a really strong liveband.
Is there any Hellacopters records which have become really expensive and
being sold at Ebay or Tradera really expnsive?
-Yeah….. A lot of the old vinylsingles costs a lot.
Please
rank your five favouriterecords, favouriteconcerts and five most important
things in life?
-Wow, that´s difficult as hell and it's very varying. But I will give it a
try on records and concerts: ..
Records. Exile On Main Street-Rolling Stones, Street Legal-Bob Dylan, In
Concert-Humble Pie, Then Play On-Fleetwood Mac, Getting Ready-Freddie King
Concerts. Flaming Sideburns (demoscene Hultsfred 2000) AC/DC (Globen 1995)
Rolling Stones (Cirkus 2003) Jackson Browne (Cirkus 2004) Gaza Strippers
(Chicago,usa 2002)
The first, last and most expensive record ever bought?
First - Accept Restless and wild. The latest stuff was a lot of vinylrecords
on a recordcollectorthing in Finland a while ago and the most expensive I
cannot remember.
The most embarrassing record in your collection?
-Dan Reed Network
Before you came into Hellacopters, did you listen to them then?
-Yeah.
Where´s best to play?
-Tavastia Helsingfors, Sao Paulo Brasilien
How does the average Hellacoptersfan look like?
-Is there anyone??
Do you have good contact with your fans?
-Yes we have!
Every band have a rider, which is yours?
-Yeah…a rider is not only what is going to be backstage, it's all info about
microphones, cables, personal, how we stand on the stage, what we shall eat
and what we want to have to drink and so on….all too long to write here..
Is it mostly Nicke which is the one which is interviewed about Hellacopters?
But is it OK if it is other bandmembers who does it too?
-All do interviews.
The futureplans for the bands? With Hellacopters...with Thunder Express?
-We will record a new record with Hellacopters in the beginning of next
year. T E release a new record in march.
For yourself personally?
-Celebrate Christmas in Uddevalla.
Wisdowmord?
-Köra så det ryker
Something to add?
-Take it easy!
Ok! Have
a good time!