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Karma: Okay, what
would your band mates do for a living if they did not have Nocturnal Rites? Nils: Oh my
god, what would I be doing? [Laughs] You know it’s really funny we had
some time off, like six or seven weeks. We’ve been playing a lot since
September of last year… Karma:
...wow… Nils: Yeah
and we just had some time off and even if you play weekends, what are you
going to do but we didn’t play for six or seven weeks and it was really
weird. I got so restless and I was depressed [laughs] because I love playing
and I love being on the road. I love the whole thing about playing live and
just being about something that’s bigger than you. Just hanging out, drinking
beer, and hanging out is what life’s all about. Playing in a band is
definitely the greatest thing I have ever experienced. Meeting all these
people, having all this fun…its great! I don’t what I’d be doing but I can’t
say what the other guys would be doing either. So I don’t know. Karma:
What would complete you as a musician and as a person? Nils: A
beer! [We both laugh hysterically] Karma: Wasn’t
expecting that one! What do you think is more important, to be strong in body
or to be strong in mind? Nils: I guess it
depends on what you’re gonna do if you’re gonna go work in the forest,
[chuckles] I guess it’s better to have a strong body is a bit more important.
But if you’re a physician or if you’re a scholar or some sort, then I guess
the mind is more important. But I always look for personality and that’s
never the body, that’s in the mind so… I’d have to say the mind. Karma:
Favorite song lyric? Nils: Of
all time? Karma:
Yes. Nils:
“Imagine” is a great lyric ‘cos it’s really simple and at the same time it
gets you thinking and it’s not cheesy and it’s not shouting out its message.
It’s subliminal but at the same time, you can really grasp the concept of it. Karma:
What is the one thing that people wouldn’t know about you that you would not
mind sharing? Nils:
[Pauses] Wow! [laughs] I’m pretty open when it comes to talking about myself…
Come on, help me out here, [we both laugh] in what area please? Karma:
Hmm…I don’t know, I was leaving it open. It could be anything… A tidbit
people may not know about you, items or things you may collect…It’s pretty
much open ended. Nils: I
have a cat that just recently started to hate me all of a sudden. I don’t
know what I did. Karma:
Oh no! Nils: Yeah,
it’s true! Karma:
Maybe you’ve been away from her too long. Nils: Maybe
I haven’t paid too much attention, I don’t know. She just sort of walks away
from all of the time. [Laughs] Yeah, it’s kind of sad actually! Karma:
Oh, what’s her name? Nils:
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