Ville Valo Interview: "I'm becoming more & more egocentric" | Rock am Ring 2023

Ville Valo is probably one of the fathers of emo. In an interview with MoreCore at Rock am Ring, the musician and HIM founder talks about his way of songwriting, the upcoming tour with Black Veil Brides and much more. Afterwards it was straight onto the stage for him.
We also asked him to draw a picture, during the interview. What happens with it? We will keep you posted!
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Ville Valo ist wahrscheinlich einer der Väter des Emo. Im Interview mit MoreCore bei Rock am Ring spricht der Musiker und HIM Gründer über seine Art des Songwritings, die anstehende Tour mit Black Veil Brides und vieles mehr. Im Anschluss ging es für ihn gleich auf die Bühne.
Wir haben ihn auch gebeten, während des Interviews ein Bild zu zeichnen. Was damit passiert? Wir halten euch dazu auf dem Laufenden!
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[@gabemoog3332]

He's my first crush lmao, i was 12 when i discovered HIM. So glad to see him talk he seems such a nice guy to talk to, so respectful and kind.

[@attetamminen]

I'm from Finland and still never listened to HIM when they were together. Of course I knew the band's name, "Join me" and that they were successful, but started to listen to them and got the vibe of their stuff eventually after Neon Noir. Ville is a musical genius.

[@zaknolan7562]

I like The Oath of Black Blood and Sentenced

[@genesiselizabethacunamarca5490]

Hey! So, how are you? I mean, maybey you were too young when they were together.

[@zaknolan7562]

​@@genesiselizabethacunamarca5490I'll be 48 in October. I ordered The Oath of Black Blood on vinyl from turbo records in 1992

[@attetamminen]

@@genesiselizabethacunamarca5490 I was born after Brilliant Highlights and heard maybe Join Me in singstar and friends had played few songs but never got really into HIM before VV. Now listening a lot.

[@diekleene.3177]

I love finnland 😂🎉

[@sasshaunted1298]

I'm absolutely touched by the fact Ville holds a crayon just like a cigarette. Old manual habits never die huh? XD

[@PrincessNinja007]

I kept waiting for him to absent-mindedly smoke it

[@knmonlinemedia]

I would love to have a book filled with Ville's drawings and poetry 🖤

[@MissBdmay]

Same!!!!

[@iamnoone9841]

It's so awesome seeing Ville valo getting back out there making great music.

[@porcelainpoise]

Always had much love for Ville and his work, new and old. He has such a hypnotic sound. Truly a gift to music. I feel so lucky to get to see him in concert again after so long. Last time I had the opportunity was in 2007, and I screamed when I learned he’s coming to Niagara Falls! I had just been wishing I could do something special for my 30th that month, and here he pops in like my very own little fairy gothmother 😆🖤 Love you V!

[@sarahmccullum2880]

I'm obsessed with him. There is something about him that just draws me in. I can't wait to see him live in concert.

[@mamawolf8382]

I'm just super happy he's still putting music out. His voice is so soothing to me. Been listening to HIM since 1997. Absolutely lost when he had ended HIM in 2017. He is my god. ❤️‍🔥🤘

[@sabineotten8124]

Thank you for this wonderful interview. I love listening to Ville, it's always very interesting and he is such a kind person! He really is working very hard this year. I admire him so much!

[@johnycash2397]

He is now so peacful. It's so unusual to see him so sane, without cigarettes and beer 😅

[@LuvsAutumn8467]

Good interview. Ville always gives the best answers in interviews. He loves to talk lol which is great I could definitely listen to him talk all day.

[@sith29]

Glad ville came back, I didn't get a chance to see h.i.m for their last tour in 2017 but I was lucky enough to see ville in April and it was amazing show. I love the new album and when he sang h.i.m songs was truly love in away . Gonna see him again with bvb

[@MissBdmay]

I didn't get to see the neon noir tour but saw him with bvb, and it was fucking amazing. I saw him in 2006 twice and Ville is still just as amazing today as he was 17 years ago! He just mentioned Boise and that's where I saw him lol

[@curegardenfleur]

Such a lovely interview! He is always so poetically charming and insightful. I hope he eats lots of reindeer meat and cranberries so he can stay healthy and strong for his next North American tour! 🦌🍒 Hope he does more interviews soon to keep us updated! Xxx

[@lauraeden2569]

I think he is vegetarian lol

[@rockandfashion7207]

@@lauraeden2569he has mentioned eating reindeer meat before in interviews

[@user-ir9jw9yo8v]

Just saw him in concert with Black Veil Brides. I didn’t know who he was! He was awesome!!

[@Itsrainingcatsyall]

Looks like a self portrait sketch 😎 and I like how he holds the crayon like a cigarette hehe 🖤

[@dorag1150]

Or perhaps sketch of the interviewer

[@pitilessnightmare6879]

@@dorag1150 No, he drew someone with a hat and long hair, so it is him 😊

[@dorag1150]

@@pitilessnightmare6879 yes 🙌 this sounds right actually

[@HeartagramGirl30]

Thank you for this interview and its nice to see Ville kinda drawing a picture :)

[@MoreCoreTV]

Thank you :)

[@jocelynshen1549]

Nice interview, I saw him in April on his Neon Noir Tour & back around in 2009. Loved his gigs & performance. 🤩 💙🇫🇮🤍

[@avro55]

The nicest chap in rock 🖤 NN is stunning 👏 congrats on all the success, we love you Ville! What happened with the drawing? 🖌️

[@anselknight1866]

I’m 21 and I love HIM and the new album Neon Noir.🤘

[@vi.ktoria84]

Всегда с интересом наблюдаю за ним во всех интервью и Я обажаю чувство юмора Вилле❤

[@shilohivy4590]

I saw his solo show in Los Angeles (incredible) and grabbed tickets to see him again in October.

[@kristinemissy]

Same. I saw him back in Los Angeles too.

[@shilohivy4590]

@@kristinemissy the best❤️

[@weston4237]

As a resident of Boise, ID I am stoked to hear Ville give us a shout out :P Can't wait to see VV live again! See ya in October!

[@Sindollx666x]

Omg I loved seeing HiM the couple times I was blessed to in Seattle. I'd LOVE to see Vv now!

[@wReTcH3dDoLLy137]

He is so humble &kind🖤

[@andymccoy8370]

anyone else notice he holds the crayon like cigarette

[@smckids5221]

i went to see ville in Ft Lauderdale fl with my 17 yo daughter and her boyfriend, i was the one who invited them and now they are obsessed with his music and want to see him again lol

[@Official-Hello-Sweet-heart]

I LOVE HIM.

[@fffabiofigueiredo]

Despite Ville's unfocus.. the interview was great as always. ;)

[@tomriddle887]

I think he did rather well. He did say he was trying to stay awake. Lol

[@rockmusicangel69]

It is so sad that he's only 46 and talks about himself like he's so much older than that.

[@xXxEndlessxDarkxXx]

It's just his finnish humor

[@pitilessnightmare6879]

Well, by his age, maybe he has lived through a lot

[@ds3965]

I cried

[@dorag1150]

You are still young in your 4th decade

[@rociogodinomegia3125]

He is Young but he has lived a lot. And now i feel is more coherent and wise

[@grouchostarx531]

If anyone is able to notice, he’s drawing a portrait of the interviewer. 😊

[@djdeeaandreea919]

I love you ville! Your style, your songs, everything! My makeup is was an inspiration of you! 👍👍👍

[@OfficialJoeyC]

he's so beautiful oh my god

[@Sindollx666x]

Yes it's one of those I need to wipe the drool off my chin moments everytime I get to gaze upon him. ❤❤❤

[@l1fewaster.mp3]

watching this after i saw him last night. amazing show

[@lauraguarie]

ok NOW WE NEED TO SEE THAT DRAW!

[@sandraeire6629]

very interessing interview... thank you 🙂👋

[@MoreCoreTV]

Happy you enjoyed it

[@justinrisen1929]

Ville being a big fan of Kyuss just makes me love HIM(pun intended) even more. Kyuss kicks ass. Love QOTSA as well.

[@Catwithnoname]

I know he knows what he’s doing but damn I wish he would slow down. This man is doing tooooo much this year

[@ds3965]

He must go faster

[@jerrimenard3092]

I worry about him too. He looked thinner then usual and he seems stressed over his age. Anyone who has been on a tour of any kind knows it zaps a lot out of you. I hope he takes time off . He does not need to risk relapse with the smoking and drinking. That ends to many talented people's lives.

[@knmonlinemedia]

@@jerrimenard3092 I'm surprised he's back on tour again so soon! I missed Ville in April and was absolutely gutted, and was shocked that he's coming thru again in October! I hope he takes a break at year's end. Working that hard at his age isn't the same like when he was in his 20s.... he needs to chill

[@pitilessnightmare6879]

@@jerrimenard3092 Well, if he feels capable to do this, let him try! Maybe he needed it, after so many years on working with Him and then the Agents, perhaps he felt the need do something for his own. I hope this new chapter brings more light to Ville 🙂

[@NaaNaa111]

'm a bit worried about him too, but he did have 5 years to rest kind of while he was working with The album ofc. I hope he takes good care of himself 💜

[@sulviagania5665]

Guilty 😂 I also passed out before they came on stage 😂

[@juliebee6]

🖤🖤🖤

[@BirgitteF]

He use to have much deeper voice(bass)He still has a beautiful voice..its just ligther

[@madridista89]

Right? Just watched an interview from 2010 right before this and his voice was so much deeper

[@thayssamadeolisi8455]

Hallo! I'm translating your interview for the Brazilian HIM fanbase. I hope you don't mind it, I'll add a link to the original video. If there are problems, please get in touch.

[@Val_Wk]

Olá! Você poderia me dizer aonde você traduziu esta entrevista?🇧🇷

[@petrapizarro1351]

Yo toda la entrevista esperando que enseñaran el dibujo 😅

[@tresasandefur4197]

Ville will always be " IN "

[@eleonoralilithd.2203]

❤

[@jimnein943]

Did anyone saw his VVs Rock am Ring show? Was it crowded? I can't find any video of the show...

[@brigittegral2292]

There is one here on youtube, just saw it yesterday

[@ak180985]

Sehr cooles Interview! Was sagt Ville Valo zu Transformability? Möchte er dazu ein Webinar besuchen? 🤔

[@jerrimenard3092]

I think he needs to do a class on Magick . He never gets to into his Chaos Magick ideas and what little he says is inspired. I want his thoughts on the book " Nightside of Eden". All the Pluto stuff in the first chapter. I looked at his chart and saw he has his Sun, Moon and Pluto conjunct in Sagittarius. His rising sign is Scorpio. Pluto is going into his 4th house for the next 20 plus years in aquarius, so perhaps we will get our wish. I heard another interview he gave in January of this year where he talked about words being sigils and portals. I wish I could remember who it was with. The thumbnail was a drawing of Ville with snakes around him. Talk about apropos!

[@ctxo]

Just watched Grumpier Old Men. Looks like God remembered you pops

[@gosia4445]

I've loved HIM since I first heard his voice in 2000.

[@terrypmusic]

Very good!

[@regianniagostinidesouza842]

Adoravel Ville ... Obrigada por nos fazer feliz com sua musica, voce é muito, muito especial em nossos corações sempre!!! Cuide-se 💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@Monika-ml1rz]

He keeps saying he is old, but he really is not old.

[@heavenlysuffering]

Ville come to memphis 👌

[@ElisabettaCassese-fz5mt]

È giovanissimo, ma è un MAESTRO E SI È SPESO TANTO. SONO CERTA CHE RITORNERÀ A SUONARE QUALCOSA CON GLI HIM. I MAESTRI SI EVOLVONO ORA SPERIMENTA ALTRO. 🔥🔥🔥🤙🤙❤️❤️. Si potrebbe visionare la traduzione in italiano ? Thanks a lot

[@CharlotteHeydenrych-bv1xh]

Please come to south africa

[@iggyig420]

Neon Noir is just as good, if not better than DS&BH, and Love Metal. It sounds like those, in a good way.

[@karen_achar]

He’s amazing

[@lisagray7749]

This Seems To Be Your Most Recent Interview Post. I left you a long message in the comments of the interview you did about the song you put into the movie the 13th floor. If you are meant to see my messages then one of my posts will reach you. I have never felt like reaching out to you until now so I hope you see that message. 💕 This is for you from me: *Gary Numan. My Name Is Ruin. (Watch the one with lyrics) This is fucking bizarre! But GOD has a weird sense of humor lol *Smash Into Pieces. Wildfire- (Official Video) ⭐Love & Light⭐ ⭐Blessed Be⭐ Mary

[@kaylamoriarty27]

i love VV ❤️

[@Melancholischaima]

Hello, what is the Norwegian band Ville has mentioned?

[@thayssamadeolisi8455]

A-ha

[@Melancholischaima]

@@thayssamadeolisi8455 Thank you!

[@cinderling5472]

Still love you, Ville 🔥

[@paulodell4063]

Those are permanent dentures. His teeth got really bad in the mid 2010s from depression and from smoking for so long.

[@jerrimenard3092]

They look great. I have dentures like that for the same reason, depression. Kids, please do shadow work in therapy and come out of the closet before you loose all your teeth. It's about staying alive.

[@pitilessnightmare6879]

@@jerrimenard3092 how depression can influence in ruining your teeth? (I'm asking honestly, it's not my intention to offend)

[@dylanjones9354]

​@@pitilessnightmare6879just not taking care of yourself generally. Even showering and eating correctly is hard when in dumps so not caring for oral health/teeth naturally follow suits

[@pitilessnightmare6879]

@@dylanjones9354 ahhh get it now. Thank you, now I can see the knots

[@TheAkwarium]

not depression and smoking, but bruxism. He said it himself in an interview

[@AnaZulemiHernándezChauran]

OMG QUE COMENTARIOS ENVIDIOSOS VILLE ES HERMOSO YO LO VI JOVEN SUS OJOS ALUMBRAN SU PIEL BLANCA Y SU PELO OSCURO Y ESTATURA Y CUERPO DEFINIDO Y UNA CARA BELLISIMA MIS AMIGAS Y FLIA QUEDAMOS ANONANADOS POR ESTA CRIATURA TAN BELLA EL NOS DIO AUTOGRAFO ASI QUE DE SERA ES MAS BELLO

[@ІринаІващенко-о4п]

😊

[@MsMl24]

Hope it all works out for the winners 😅. Try not to hurt yourself either.

[@ds3965]

...till it hurts

[@ghoulishtoad]

Ville is so adorable I've never thought I'd say that about a man in his forties ❤😂

[@kathihanneken8188]

He looks very thin. I hope he is okay? 😕

[@stillontheproperty0667]

He has always been very thin, maybe in 2005/2006 he gained weight cause he said he was lifting weight...

[@stoker7253]

@@stillontheproperty0667 lifting weight? Maybe lifting bottles of beer and vodka 😂 his alcohol problem was at its worst at that time

[@stillontheproperty0667]

@@stoker7253 that's what he said in an interview maybe when he filmed Wings of a butterfly videoclip...

[@stoker7253]

@@stillontheproperty0667 Yeah that might be true but he also said that he doesn't remember a lot from that time bcs of his drinking...So maybe it went hand in hand

[@danielamondschein]

Becoming more egocentric with age is a strange development in the wrong direction, referring to the headline of the video. The interviewer asks the most superficial questions. Like outer perception. Yawn.

[@audrone7310]

Labai liūdna, kad žmogus nyksta. Ar HIM vokalistas serga? Nosies nuolatinis lietimas išduoda, kad tai ne paprasta sloga... deja...

[@mariyalure-ie7vy]

Mostly important, For women he has tattoo with her face on his chess , it's mean a lot , love never death😮😮

[@jorgeisaacrinconpineda5005]

I beed instagram or Twitter of conductor ... Is very handsome😅

[@GlynisSalis-pk4wr]

Ville are you alright ,as your face has lost fullness love fan

[@ItsNikoHimSelf]

Wen hat er da eigentlich gemalt?

[@Catherine875]

Sah für mich aus wie die Karikatur von Ville selbst.

[@ItsNikoHimSelf]

@@Catherine875 Meinste? Die Basecap mit "R" drauf verwirrt mich. Aber wenn "Rakkaus" sein Lieblingswort auf finnisch ist, könnte es passen. 🕺 Grüße

[@SanjaKnezevic-r1h]

at least he is aware of its own corny and cheesy behavior

[@Diabolo2014]

Come on dude, emo?

[@lauraguarie]

I asked the same! love metal is how he always proudly calls his own genre

[@iamcerasus]

Emo? Wtf with this hashtag? And why you asked him about Evanscence and the other shit? Trust me, Ville Valo is bigger than that one hit wonder.

[@mikemartin5073]

Stephen Merchant and Ville Valo look alike

[@julietv3863]

I’m sorry I said Finnish guys are hot I just thought of ten super hot guys and I’m sorry I made fun of interviewer , I didn’t mean it, I’m mad at Ville not Finland I keep forgetting ok , he hurt me so bad , doubt I’ll survive it . Sorry Finland

[@brigittegral2292]

Ville???? Why??? He is so awwww❤❤❤❤

[@SanjaKnezevic-r1h]

This guy during his career plagued from music and lyrics to image,thoughts and phrases other ppl used in their public apearances

[@julietv3863]

Ville HERMANI Valo was killed and cloned in 2003

[@julietv3863]

Because who is the ghost in my bedroom telling me he loves me sweets and I’ve known him since I was 6 during an MKultra op and further more he f cks me in my bedroom all the time either there’s two VILLES ( legal birth name HERMANI) or hes just being a total dick to his fellow Asgardian and princess of Asgard Annallessellii, yes Ville i mean you.. and if it’s a clone or you or both idc about your murders anymore I’ve gone past the point of no return. From Juliet to Ophelia

[@julietv3863]

Or it’s just all the crystal meth he’s using. I know meth messes with your brain so when you said pack your bags I did now I’m pretty distraught over what you did May 7 2023 u know what I mean your Finnish girl ratted you out to me so if u like them young and dumb they must not be liking you back, my only darling and Asgardian husband

[@julietv3863]

But of course there’s plenty young dumb chucks to screw Ville

[@julietv3863]

And what’s with finding the most hideous Finnish reporters in ZFinland ? They are so unattractI’ve sadly on ok Cupid I’ve seen hotter guys from France and Turkey , maybe there’s a lack of good looking men in Finland so a meteoric rise to fame? Idk but I’ve met over 100 Finnish guys and only one other was super hot , but young and dumb. Not my kind

[@julietv3863]

And LINDE is hot but taken and not my type I like them as screwed up as me and mega smart GENIOUS

[@zachmacrockproductionsinc.9902]

seems a like littlebit gay

[@thegeminiclub]

Are those cigarettes on the table?? 🤦‍♀️

[@rthua5718]

The cringiest guy ever ! I have never understood what his appeal is

[@alleyr5390]

Vill valo is not cringe

[@creepygirledi2507]

Cuz he’s well spoken and smart? 😅

[@SanjaKnezevic-r1h]

real cringe

[@swar3194]

is vv. bald!!!!!!!?????/

[@nicolassilva7267]

Yes

[@gammacita]

It looks like he has hair tucked up under the hat. Check out the sides and back.