Rikard about the new record.
"There is a hole lot a love put into these recordings. All tracks have been recorded the old fashioned way, straight on to tape. We have had some troublesome months with a lot of argues in the studio, but it has only been like that because we all cared for her so much. Everyone determined to make the best record possible. Some of us have had to swallow a camel or two and I think we all have learned a lot from this. I sure have. The differences in personalities within the band are what makes her so great you know…. And I truly believe that some of this determination of will has rubbed off on anyone involved in the process of making +47. Vance and Mark did an awesome job, putting me to rest with the fact that this just couldn’t get any better. I’m so proud of her.... This is just the best we´ve ever done.
Now letting her go, sending her out into the world. Letting others take part. Is the most frightening thing I have ever done...
Because we might be the only ones that will really care for her. The music industry is so f%$& up right now. The overflow of meaningless shit is grabbing the last of the true believers with them and sending them straight into the void of apathy. And this is where she is right now…out there you know……She´s packed heavily with good intentions ready to fight it off, but as the song says "I’m kind of worried that all of these efforts that we´ve made here, would be worth nothing….." cuz it´s not that easy…. there is a hole universe of music out there demanding some attention.
It´s this bittersweet endurance of exposing what is truly us and maybe be totally ignored and strangled by Apathy that hunts me like a ghost.
It´s like I have given her my heart…. and I would much rather have her shred it to pieces than not have her touch it at all.
It´s not the end of the world, cuz she will exist no matter what. And I will still love the way she makes me feel…. but I really feel she deserves a shot... She´s ready you know"
<she being Joan aka the record and aka the band (red.anm)>
