(Michael Kiske/Michael Weikath/Ingo
Schwichtenberg)

Kiske: ----- Well, Japan. We've been there, I
think, two times now, and it's always been a great
fun playing there. I like the venues. They are
sounding very good, they look very good, and kids
over there really appreciate good music and stuff.
And I think the next time we're gonna play at the
Budokan, which is pretty cool. Lookin' forward to
it. It's gonna be fun.

Schwichtenberg: -------------- Japan has been
always great to play there, and will be in the
future. And Japan people are great, it's fun to
play there and you feel very confident and
convinient or whatever to play there. And Japanese
people are listening very carefully, I don't know.
It's great to be in Japan.

Kiske: ----- "Kids of the Century" is
the first life sign of us after two and a half
years. And after all those rumours going around
about this band - me leaving the band, me
splitting up, or the band splitting up, and all
that stuff, which has been quite a lot. Maybe
that's normal when the band's not on the scene for
a while. But after that it feels really good to
have, actually, a new album ready and a single
out. So the kids know we are still there. And with
the music you can prove what you can do still even
without one guy that just left the band. I think
we found the right person there, Roland. And I
think the album says everything. Yeah, I wrote
"Kids of the Century" about more than
two years ago now. And remembering that time I
feel like, when I wrote that song, I was in that
feel of that all the kids today, they just feel
like they haven't got anything to do with the
problems. Everything goes wrong, the nature or
whatever. Just came out of that feeling actually.
And that's what the song's all about, I think.
What the kids today...Because I feel like
everybody's responsible, especially the kids. If
they don't feel like they have to change anything
or have to make things better, nobody will.

Schwichtenberg: -------------- I think having
Roland in the band is.. we are as lucky as we have
Michael in the band by that time, we are lucky
having Roland in the band. And he's just doing
great songs and great guitar work he's doing. And
a good pal as well. He's a nice fellow. And he
just fits in the band very much. I think the fans
will accept him of course.

Weikath: ------- Well, the nice thing about Roland
being in the band is that I saw him like, I don't
know, fifteen years ago or so on stage, and I
thought that was pretty impressing, what he did
there, and I could never forget about that. And
that's why actually I called him up then when we
needed another guitarist, "Remember that
guy?". And so it took me, like, four hours to
find out the number, like I had to phone up
musicians I knew and suddenly somehow I got the
number, and phoned him up: "You might not
know me, but I know you. How about playing guitar
in Helloween?" And he didn't even know the
band. So I had to give him some examples of our
songs, like really loud, cranked it up. And so,
well, he was interested, like it quite a lot. And
then we went to rehearsing, we had to do the whole
stuff within two months. 'Cause then we had to go
on an American tour and Japan meant two hours of
playing. And well, ha ha, quite a tough job I
would say. After all, I mean, we can handle that,
we are pretty good, you know. And I'm sorry about
that, but well... yeah, Roland is a very nice guy.
He's doing a big part of the band with his
character, and his kind of being. And it's quite a
difference too how the whole thing worked before,
because he is a completely different character. He
is a lot more calm and very critical. He's always
got his own opinion and that's exactly what we
need.

Kiske: ----- Yeah, we recorded the album at PUK
studio in Denmark, which is a very good studio, I
think, very lovely place. It's right in the middle
of nowhere but that's actually what we wanted, to
really concentrate on the album. And working with
Chris was pretty cool, because he's got a very
strong sense of humor as we like it. And we had
some cool moments there and that's all caught on
the album. Yeah, the production that Chris
Tsangarides has done is right in your face. That's
the best description of the sound actually. So
just check it out!

Schwichtenberg: -------------- Crystal clear,
or...

Kiske: ----- Crystal Tsangarides clear, ha ha!

Weikath: ------- I would say thank you to
everybody who kept up the faith during all that
time, and after all, those rumours are untrue.

Schwichtenberg: -------------- The best thing for
the fans, for the people who like us, is just to
listen what comes from us directly, like this now,
and the album of course.

Kiske: ----- Yeah, especially the album.

Schwichtenberg: -------------- Don't trust any
rumours or whatever.

Kiske: ----- The thing is, forget about what's
been in the magazines, or what has been said, or
all the stuff. And just check out the album and
you know what's going on. Of course, the single as
well.

Find more similar lyrics on http://mp3lyrics.com/8eVASchwichtenberg: -------------- Thanks for keeping
the faith

INTRODUCTION (WEIKATH)

W: Weiki J: Johnny (Interviewer)

J: Hello I'm Johnny and I thought we were going to
do the interview at your place.

W: Well, hello there. Well, actually this is my
place. Now just come in and let's sit down over
there.

J: Yeah, but weren't we going to do photographs as
well?

W: You mean uh, well what's the big deal? Let's
just go for it.

J: Well, it's just that it's a bit bloody smoky in
here. I can't see a thing.

W: Oh, alright we can open a window. We might get
rid of the smell as well I guess.

J: Ah, hey your English is coming along pretty
good. It's not bad.

W: Oh, oh thank you, thanks. But I know, much
people say that.

J: Ah, um, is this me? Can we get started now or
are we just gonna fuckin' keep talking like this.

W: Right. But please, before, let me play a little
piece to you. It's a new track I wrote. It's
inspired by Kiss you know. You know Kiss? They got
that track called "Rock 'n' Roll All
Night" and so I thought I'd do one called
"Rock 'n' Roll All Day". Am I not
ingeniously?

J: Well I suppose so, but don't you think we
should get...

W: You know I thought it could become a real
smashing hit. I think it's great! Hey come over
here and I'll play it to you.

J: No, listen, listen a minute, listen would you
like to get...

W: No, wait, listen, this is the intro. Now that's
the intro. Now you listen. Ha ha.

W: Oh, I sung it, I sung it myself 'cause it's
more original. Great huh?

J: No, no, no, no, it's quite interesting but come
on.

W: Oh wait, just listen.

J: Urghh!

W: Cool!

J: Yes Michael but don't you think we have to...

W: Wait here come the chorus, coming right up. The
refreng as we say in German will be a milestone in
German rock history. Here's the chorus. There,
there it goes.

J: Michael! Michael! I'm sorry but it's no
really...

W: What, what, OK. Stop!

J: Michael, Michael don't you think we should
um...

W: Oh, wait, wait, wait. I'll wind it a bit ahead
you know, and I'll play you the solo part and
because it's the best solo I ever played, you
know.

J: Jesus, God damn it! I really don't think that
we have the time to do this.

W: Um, OK, OK. You will hear it anyway, a thousand
times when it's a, when it's a hit! You'll, you'll
hear it on every radio station and on video! Well
how do you like it, it's a great track isn't it
and I like the lyrics 'cause I wrote them and
they're quite rock 'n' roll huh?

J: Well actually Michael, I'm really sorry but I
don't really like it. It's not really...

W: Maybe you didn't listen properly. I could maybe
change the lyrics here or there, but it's really
Kiss!

J: No, no.

W: Listen, I play it to you once more and then
you'll admit that it's really. No?

J: No, not at all. Just look. I don't care how
many times you play this crap to me, it still
sucks!

W: Oh?

J: And anyway, I mean, oh Jesus, I'm gonna go away
and interview Roland. I mean, Jesus, what a bunch
of fuckin' bullocks!

J: What a fuckin' bunch of bullocks!

W: Um, well, so, what's wrong with him? Maybe next
time I should do it with someone from Kerrang.