Off the Record Interviews was born from a specific type of boredom that stemmed from album-release interviews and an interview with Marko Hietala that fell through the cracks on its way to publishing at Tuonela Magazine. I missed the old days of talking to the artists about themselves! I wanted to get off of the album-release line of questioning, which is heavily oversaturated by music medias, and into the lessons and personal growth they’ve experienced throughout their musical journeys. This inspired the name for the series, Off the Record!
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On the Record with Arjen Lucassen of Ayreon
Interview with Arjen Lucassen of Ayreon by Bear Wiseman, done originally for Musicalypse.net in 2020
Off the Record with Anneke van Giersbergen of Vuur
Interview with Anneke van Giersbergen of Vuur by Bear Wiseman, done originally for Musicalypse.net in 2017
Off the Record with Arjen Lucassen
Interview with Arjen Lucassen of Ayreon by Bear Wiseman, done originally for Musicalypse.net in 2017
Off the Record with Esa Holopainen of Amorphis & Anneke van Giersbergen
Interview with Esa Holopainen of Amorphis and Anneke van Giersbergen by Bear Wiseman, done originally for Musicalypse.net in 2016
Off the Record with Anneke van Giersbergen
Interview with Anneke van Giersbergen by Bear Wiseman, done originally for Musicalypse.net in 2016