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Thanks! Pretty interesting. Too bad her face looks a bit like she's got a sunburn. I'd never seen the 2007 ones either.

I noticed that too She still looks stunning though, of course

2010 for the new album...I'm not sure I can wait that long xD Though, I guess I'd rather have an amazing quality album later than a not-so-great album sooner. Not that any WT album wouldn't be awesome. xD

I love that interview awww she's still stunning with sunburn.

Sharon said epic thats made me happy for some reason. I need to watch Braveheart!

she sure is

Can anyone rip those faceculture interviews?? I have the old one from Robert (it's on the ME DVD) but I want the others as well!

Orbit Downloader is your friend. I could upload them, but that would take a lot of time in uploading and downloading... one video is for instance 27 MB.

Oh silly me, I just found out there are 5 Dutch 2008 interviews as well Yay for Sharon liking Frozen and The Promise from BS! And I didn't know the red BS dress was symbolic for WT's history. ^^

Oh wow Didnt know the red dress was symbolic. What does it symbolise?

Well, she says, because two times she strips down some part of the dress, and the phases stand for her style through history (from big dresses to more modern ones) Also she said about it: "I could almost join the army with it! A non-existing army, that is."

Lawls. That makes me laugh. And it's awesome, 'cause that's one of my favorite dresses. <3

Oh wow I love the dress more now Thanks Onno

haha I want to join Sharon's army!

That's awsome!

It'd be well cool if Sharon had an army i would join

Army of sheep, eh? I think we'd all be there xD

So I picked up the magazine MindView at my record store today, and it features a small interview with Sharon. These are maybe some interesting quotes:

"We see this show [= Black Symphony] as a review of everything we learned and liked in the past twelve years. For example the pyro-effects from 2001, which we updated a bit."

"We wanted to do something with Anneke for a long time. But it just never came to it. Also, the media tried to play us off against each other at the time because we were in the same position, which led onto an unnatural tension between us. Even though, in retrospect, we have always liked each other very much. It also works very well, our voices match great. She really adds something to the song."

About the theatre tour: "We're going semi-acoustic and acoustic and may do some songs in full as well, so you have a nice balance in the song order. Like starting really big or really small."

About the new album: "We're going back to explore our boundary. We've been doing big things lately, now we want to choose the direct way. Of course there will be some orchestral parts, because that bombast is just WT. But we will be showing our other side again."

Tension between Sharon and Anneke? Really? But they're so different!!
I wish they would stop talking about the new album and just make it already

There some really interesting quotes. Thanks Onno

Sorry for the double post

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Translation of the interview with Sharon in HET; Home Entertainment Today.

Zilveren Harp (Silver Harp), Edisons, TMF Awards, MTV Awards, 3FM Awards, platinum CDs.. Sharon den Adel’s and Within Temptation’s list of honors is long and impressive. In the meantime America has also got to know the success band’s symphonic metal. Recently the Dutch band launched a concert recording with the Metropole Orchestra, which even surprised Den Adel: “It is as if I really relive some songs, fantastic!”

Within Temptation’s voice.

It takes some doing to explain your music to an orchestra, being a rock musician. As the average rock musician plays his music intuitive, an orchestra needs notes on paper to know what he has to play and when he has to play. Yet the symphonic metal band and the Metropole Orchestra had found each other wonderfully well. The result is a great sounding concert recording Black Symphony, published on CD, DVD and Blu-ray. We spoke with Sharon den Adel, the Dutch success band’s singer.

How was it, as an intuitive musician, to explain your music to note readers?
“We come from different worlds, of course, so for a moment we had to find each other. We enlisted a couple of arrangers’ services and they have written out our music. Of course we could have done it by ourselves, but that would have cost us too much time. At the first rehearsal I was surprised, it sounded so dynamic already. The Metropole Orchestra has experience with pop bands and rock bands, that could be heard. The concert itself was absolutely awesome. A song like Frozen is one of our biggest successes, but it has never been one of my personal favorites. Up till that evening with the Metropole Orchestra. I really relived that song that evening, fantastic!”

Did your heavy music with orchestra become suddenly more understandable for your parents and family?
“I never had a reason to complain, because my parents like Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath, so they could follow it pretty good already..”

What does music mean to you?
“It is a way to express myself, to convert my emotions, a way to communicate. I have written much music together with Martijn Spierenburg and the lyrics with Robert (Westerholt, guitarist and boyfriend, red.) , so I am closely involved in the creating process.”

You have had five drummers already, that is quite a few! Are you hard on drummers or is it the other way around?
“We think those drummers are hard on us, of course, haha. Ah, in the music world it is sometimes said that drummers tend to be very social but also a little bit crazy. On the other side, don’t forget the bass players. They are also typical. Really those ‘I play the bass types’ (imitates Andre van Duin’s voice he’s a Dutch comedian) while guitarists and singers like to be prominent. Put them together and they will be a handful. You need a manual for everybody!”

With Within Temptation you have seen a lot of the world. Which country has impressed you the most?
“Our trip to Ukraine very much impressed me. A country we know so little about. As if their history doesn’t exist in our history books. While it is a beautiful country that has been through a lot. We were welcomed with open arms, we learned all sorts of things about the history and we were allowed to plant a tree in the name of peace. That felt very warm and special. All of that because we came there to bring our music. Then I feel really privileged that I can do this.”

How was America?
“We have been there twice for a period of three weeks. America is a great country, especially for rock music, but at first they had to get used to me a little. They are more used to men that sing in the heavy scene. Then, suddenly, they see me standing there. Well guys, I said, you are a bit behind. We have been used to that in Europe for quite some time now. But to really conquer America, it’s such a big country, then you have to go there for a longer period of time, for one year minimum. We have already done some great things there, like a show in House of Blues, I think we left a good impression there. That American Dream, oh well, you shouldn’t only focus on America. It’s more important to have fun making music. The rest will come automatically.”

What’s the most beautiful compliment you have ever had on your singing or music?
“When people tell me that our music or my voice has moved them, that they got goosebumps. Yeah, I think that is the most beautiful compliment..”

How and where do you prefer listening to music?
“When I really want to enjoy music, I turn on the stereo and pump up the volume. We have an old Grundig Fine Arts stereo set. It was a special edition then, it still sounds great! When I want some background music while drinking wine, I turn the stereo down to a relaxed volume. When I really want to know how a CD sounds and how it is recorded I put on my headphones.”

What is, according to you, the solution to illegal music downloads?
“There stood a fan in front of my house lately, with a CD in his hands. If I wanted to sign it. I do that more often, so I took it. Then I saw it was an illegal copy, downloaded from the Internet. That, I won’t do, I said to the fan. And yet he was offended. He told me he went to my concert and that the ticket had already cost money. He thought that, as result, he had the right having my music on a CD, free. Including my autograph. What a train of thought is that? Fortunately I hear more and more reports that something is being done about it, that judges tackle both providers and users and fine them. However, the real decisiveness must come from the government. They must establish a law that obliges providers to cooperate. Then the illegal downloading of music and movies will be over soon. As a matter of fact it is a mystery to me why the government delays this so long.”

Are you often online yourself?
“I think approximately two hours a day for sure. I e-mail a lot and I visit sites like YouTube for music videos and Nu.nl to keep up with the news.”

Do you also text massage often, besides e-mailing?
“I have offered resistance for quite some time, in my opinion it took too long to make and send a message. For this reason I preferred e-mailing, but my new iPhone has convinced me. I even start to get a little addicted to texting.”

Could you live without your cell phone for one week?
“Oh yes, very well. Then it’s nicely quiet, no worries. Oh well, that’s not entirely true. Recently I got my iPhone. My old mobile phone microphone was broken, so I couldn’t call or be called. For a moment it didn’t bother me. Very relaxed, but because of that I got all the messages via e-mail. Ouch, that were quite a few. So, if go underground without a phone for a week, it’s better to not check my e-mail!”

Translation from Mitsy on the Offical Forum
http://community.within-temptation.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=4620&start=540&S=6e00041175492776cb0857d848e65594

I like what she said about Ukrain, it's true we don't hear much from countries like those... And I knew she was a YouTube lurker.

^Of course she is

*must get an iPhone* But I feel the same way about my cell phone. I could easily go a week without it.

I can't go without mine. Wonder what music is on her iphone?

Bohemian Rhapsody

So it's legal to go to Sharon's door?

I was surprised about that too. I didn't even know fans knew her adress. Maybe it's translated wrong, it could also have been a hotel or something like that.

I cant believe they would go to her door with an illegal copy. It's not even £10 to buy the CD so I cant really see how they could be an actual fan who is worthy of meeting Sharon. What cheek seriously.

Onno wrote:

I was surprised about that too. I didn't even know fans knew her adress. Maybe it's translated wrong, it could also have been a hotel or something like that.

I've heard some fans knew how to find it but that is what I heard from some other dutch fans I know.