Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom talks about life and playing the guitar (2016) | Part 1

[@jaykanou7331]

To put it lightly, he doesn’t exactly blend in with the crowd! We miss you wild child

[@saksanpahkina416]

Yes!

[@rikurodriguesneto6043]

i don't know.. the dude behind the piano is a pretty cool musician. Check out Iiro Rantala: Pekka Pohjola - beautiful. It's a song he wrote for his musician friend who passed away (who was also a really famous finnish prog musician). He was also in Trio Töykeät, which I haven't listened to that much but they're pretty well known over here too. I dug the stuff he did with the beatboxer Felix Zenger - Greetings from Assisi being a good example. So, stylistically different, sure, but that seems to have been the beauty of this show that they did invite all kinds of musicians, and they listened to each other.

[@pyromancergoose_]

Aleksi, what a funny, joyful soul. I remember meeting him more than 10 years ago, he can easily talk for hours and hours about playing guitar and other things. He was funny, knowledgeable, easy-going and whatever happened with him it makes me very sad, everyone is battling personal demons, but I also know that the music industry can be a cunt. Respect and Rest In Peace, he was so much more that what he was showing to people.

[@chadmercurio4045]

Alexi is by far my favorite guitarist, I got to meet him and the rest of Children of bodem, at Metal fest In the mid 2000s, I'll always remember that.

[@Dracu13]

I love how excited Erja seems to listen to Alexi talk about a completely different style of guitar playing.

[@字伏-o4r]

he feels so comfortable in front of his Finnish people, it's too bad he is not with us anymore 😢

[@Miiaruuskaofficial]

Rest In Peace legend ✝️🤍

[@enophonyx8370]

i love the cover of stray cat strut from this program, always looked up to alexi, sad i never got to meet him but atleast this show is a thing!

[@durayusoff5328]

yup. its. very. Sad. 😢😢 Alexi. the. legendary. master. guitarist

[@thrymthorson2929]

This is a ture gem Thanks!

[@МарияКраснова-о7ъ]

Alexi the best

[@DaniTheDead]

Seems like he was happy on the outside, but something happened in 2016. He said to Janne "I'm gonna drink myself to death". Wonder what happened..

[@LesPau0425]

Did he really tell him that? That would explain everything

[@DaniTheDead]

@@LesPau0425 Yeah, it was Blabbermouth interview. Here's a quote what Janne said: "Alexi's downfall started in 2016," Janne said. "I don't know what caused him to do that. He told me but didn't tell anyone else in the band - he made sure no one else was in the room - and told me, 'Dude, from now on, I'm going to drink until I die.' I said, 'Fuck, man. You can't say that to me.' He said it another time in 2018.

[@puppetmaster8551]

@@DaniTheDead that may have been the beginning of the end but he had a drinking problem for many many years and already had done a lot of damage to his body by 2016, maybe he could’ve still turned his life around if he quit drinking in 2016 but it seemed he just said fuck it and continued drinking as much if not more than before and he was already a serious alcoholic. He lived the rockstar life for a long time and sadly it eventually caught up to him like it does to so many others. Always sad to see insanely talented musicians drink/drugs themselves to death, like alexi or Layne Staley or so many others, shit sucks. Anyway RIP Alexi, a true all time great metal guitarist.

[@steelvelt9366]

I think he just gave up on trying to get better at this point...

[@ELvisLiveS-ok6mq]

Finnish drinking culture differs a lot from U.S for example. Men like Alexi might start drinking heavily 12-13 years old and never stop - starting from weekends and turning into an alcoholic. Then many of them drink themself to death either as young people or old when their body quits. "I will drink myself to death" is something a Finnish person probably heard before. Worlds happiest country my ass, they are fooling you in the media

[@JanicaOesch-ln9gm]

❤🖤

[@SilentSin47]

The time he took to answer that mans question, Alexi was gold. The interviewer was mud tier

[@fudeboii]

surullista että hän on JO kuollut :/

[@claymack1109]

Yeah it is....its a real shame that he couldn't get it together and beat his addictions. I'm glad I quit drinkin...but I didn't have a choice it was either I quit or I would be in the same situation...It'll be one year in April since I quit. Do I miss it yes.