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Music Interview : Petra from "Tiktak"   When and how was your band created? We were about nine years old when we started... we were in the same school and became friends... and started playing after school Where is the name of the band coming from? We came up with it by an accident... before ashow we still didn´t have a name until a roudie shouted: "tik tak, time´s running out". there it was. What musicians or artists did have a major influence in your life / work? We all 6 members like diffrent bands and artists. That´s why we have our own role models. But I look up  to ,for example,  Aretha Franklin.  What are the positive and negative aspects of being a musician / singer (in Finland)? I think it´s great to be an artist here because we don´t have to travel that much while it´s a quite small country and we are able to hold on to our privacy. There´s no negative sides that I can think of. How could you qualify your style of music? We play pop tunes but the arrangements sound quite rock. The sound is somewhere between those two categories. During the years how has your musical style evolved? We sound more rock nowadays. How do explain these changes? While we grow up the music has to change too, after all, we were only 13 years old when we started.The evolvement has been really natural. What are stories/topics you tell/treat in your songs? General topics have been growing up, relationships, friendship and so on. Have you ever considered the possibilty to change totally your style of music? If so, what style of music would you choose? We have a clear image of the style of music we want to play, and are latest cd sounds exactly the way we want it to sound. There´s no need to change our style. What is your favorite song in your repertoire and why? My favourite is this song called "Tänä yönä taivaaseen". It´s fun to play live and the spirit in the song is great. Do you tour regularly? Do you actually prefer performing your music live or in a studio? We haven´t finished school yet. That´s why we can perform only on weekends. The feelin on stage is something studio can´t replace. During the process of making an album, what is the moment that you prefer? The moment when I hear my vocals right after I sang it is the best. I can hear right away the results of my work, it´s great. What kind of music / What artists do you currently listen? Currently I listen to Erykah Badu, Limp Bizkit, Alicia Keyes, Stained and Creed. A stupid question but... what is among all the songs you've been listening in your life the BEST song? Bohemian Rapsody becouse it´s a perfect cross-section of rock music. Internet is something interesting for musicians because it gives them the opportunity to touch a larger audience but it is also a threat for them (regarding the copyrights). What is your opinion regarding this medium? I think there are more positive sides than negative. It´s a forum where new bands can attract an audience. What are your actual and future projects? We just released our latest cd and in the future we´ll do as much shows as we just can. Interview by Vincent Lefrançois - 2003

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