EAOT pt, 11 Interviews that didn't take place
- Ahmad Ahseek
- Aug 2, 2021
- 8 min read
Since there were a few different artist within this interview each with a different visual style and so on I send each a different message according to the values they seem to focus on.
These questions were prepared but never answered. They were meant to be sent to some musicians with some extremely interesting backgrounds and visuals.
Questions for IAMX:
Hi,
The Underlined questions are optional (only if it applies to you as a musician)
There are some questions that might not be relevant to you or important, I added them to the batch anyway in case you can find any point of interest to discuss about it, else feel free to skip it. (the underlined questions)
Below are my questions:
Q1: In what fashion group would you consider yourself into? What does this fashion mean to you?
Q2: During a performance do you feel that your appearance must express the type of music you’re playing and Why?
Q3: How would you say that your appearance reflects the music you play?
Q4: Do you feel that you have to dress up a certain way for the fans? Can you explain a bit more how it feels? Does it pressure you or make the experience more enjoyable and how?
Q5: How does it feel to be able to appear in front of an audience with your sense of fashion there, on stage? Does it excite you that you can express yourself so openly? Can you talk about maybe the effect that it has on the audience, how they react to it?
Q6: Does it make you question yourself that you have to be different on stage and when you’re not on stage? (if this is the case)
Q7: Has your appearance ever helped you to gain more attention? Can you explain any situation where this happened? And maybe what type of people (from which fashion group) your appearance attracts?
Q8: Do you think that your appearance is a must or is irrelevant when you're on stage and why is it so?
Q9: Have you ever used your appearance to make a statement at any point in time both as an individual or as a musician/performer? Can you describe it?
Q10: What is the big message that you want to pass to the audience with your appearance?
Q11: Can you explain what you believe fashion can add to society? (Maybe talking about the combination of music and fashion too)
Q12: Are you interested in forming a new type of fashion? Can you talk about it?
Q13: As someone who already has a step in the industry, can you explain whether it is easy to create a new fashion trend and what are the challenges you could observe both in terms of you putting this new trend out there and on how the audience usually reacts to the exposure of a new style of dressing?
Q14: Do you think the world needs to be exposed to new fashion? and could you explain what benefits you see in that?
Questions for Dawn of Ashes
Q1. In what 'fashion group' would you consider yourself into when you're on stage and when you're not (if you consider each appearances to be different from the other)? Could you talk a little bit about it/them and how you came across it and what it means to you?
Q2. During a performance do you feel that your appearance must express the type of music you’re playing? Could you explain in your opinion why it has to or it doesn't have to?
Q3. How would you say that your appearance and your band reflects the music you play?
Q4. Do you feel that you have to dress up a certain way for the fans? Can you explain a bit more how it feels? Does it pressure you to be like the fans want you to be or does it make the experience more enjoyable and how?
Q5. How does it feel to be able to appear in front of an audience with your sense of fashion there? Can you talk about maybe the effect/influence that it has on the audience if it does make them react?
Q6. Does it make you question yourself that you have to be different on stage and when you’re not on stage? (if this is the case)
Q7. Has the appearance of your band ever helped you to gain more attention? Can you explain any situation when this happened and maybe about the opportunities it opened for you and your bands?
Q8. With the bands we can see you dressed in a very extreme manner, can you explain a bit about how you would define that use of fashion/appearance on stage? Like, is it a theatrical piece to you or does it have another more personal meaning to you and your creativity?
Q9. Have you ever used your appearance to make a statement at any point in time both as an individual or as a musician/performer? Can you describe it?
Q10. What do you wish to inspire in your audience with your appearance on stage?
Q11. It is also clear from your instagram stories and posts that you also have another sense of fashion less extreme when you're out of stage from a few selfies of you with makeup and so on. How would you describe this part of you?
Q12. Is there still a statement or message that you want to address with this look?
Q13. Can you give your opinion about how you see fashion as a whole and it's different contexts?
Questions for Seike
Q1: What type of music do you play? Could you describe a little bit more what it means to you to be within this genre of music?
Q2: I know that you began with Seremedy and Kerbera as a Visual Kei band, but coming from you yourself, how would you describe your fashion at that time (Seremedy and the early Kerbera moment)
Q3: I've noticed a change in your appearance in recent years, do you still consider yourself as part of the Visual Kei community or is it something more specific to you now?
Q4: Was there any particular reason behind this change in your appearance?
Q5: Have you ever used your appearance to make a statement at any point in time both as an individual or as a musician/performer? Can you describe it?
Q6: During a performance do you feel that your appearance must express the type of music you’re playing and Why?
Q7: How would you say that your appearance reflects the music you play?
Q8: Do you feel that you have to dress up a certain way for the fans? Can you explain a bit more how it feels? Does it pressure you or make the experience more enjoyable and how?
Q9: How does it feel to be able to appear in front of an audience with your sense of fashion out there? Does it excite you that you can inspire people with your fashion? Can you talk about maybe the effect that it has on the audience, how they react to it?
Q10: Does it make you question yourself that you have to be different on stage and when you’re not on stage? (if this is the case)
Q11: Has your appearance ever helped you to gain more attention? Can you explain any situation where this happened? And maybe what type of people (from which fashion group) your appearance attracts?
Q12: Do you think that your appearance is a must or it's not as crucial when you're on stage and why is it so?
Q13: Is there any message that you would like to spread with your sense of fashion or is it just for yourself as a personal accomplishment?
Q14: Are you interested in forming a new type of fashion? Can you talk about it?
Q15: As someone who already has a step in the industry, can you explain whether it is easy to create a new fashion trend and what are the challenges you could observe both in terms of you putting this new trend out there and on how the audience usually reacts to the exposure of a new style of dressing?
Q16: Do you think the world needs to be exposed to new fashion? and could you explain what benefits you see in that? (if you feel that this statement is important only else you may skip it)
Questions for Luna Cita
Q1: What type of music do you play? Could you describe a little bit more what it means to you to be within this genre of music?
Q2: In what fashion group would you consider yourself into? What does this fashion mean to you? And what is it's essence? Like what you aim to inspire with your appearance?
Q3: During a performance do you feel that your appearance must express the type of music you’re playing and Why?
Q4: How would you say that your appearance reflects the music you play?
Q5: Do you feel that you have to dress up a certain way for the fans? Can you explain a bit more how it feels? Does it pressure you or make the experience more enjoyable and how?
Q6: How does it feel to be able to appear in front of an audience with your sense of fashion out there? Does it excite you that you can inspire people with your fashion? Can you talk about maybe the effect that it has on the audience, how they react to it?
Q7: Does it make you question yourself that you have to be different on stage and when you’re not on stage? (if this is the case)
Q8: Has your appearance ever helped you to gain more attention? Can you explain any situation where this happened? And maybe what type of people (from which fashion group) your appearance attracts?
Q9: Do you think that your appearance is a must or it's not as crucial when you're on stage and why is it so?
Q10: Have you ever used your appearance to make a statement at any point in time both as an individual or as a musician/performer? Can you describe it?
Q11: Can you explain what you believe fashion can add to society? (Maybe talking about the combination of music and fashion too)
Q12: Are you interested in forming a new type of fashion? Can you talk about it?
Q13: As someone who already has a step in the industry, can you explain whether it is easy to create a new fashion trend and what are the challenges you could observe both in terms of you putting this new trend out there and on how the audience usually reacts to the exposure of a new style of dressing?
Q14: Do you think the world needs to be exposed to new fashion? and could you explain what benefits you see in that? (if you feel that this statement is important only else you may skip it)
Questions for Dmitry
Q1. In what 'fashion group' would you consider yourself into? Could you talk a little bit about it and how you came across it and what it means to you?
Q2. During a performance do you feel that your appearance must express the type of music you’re playing? Could you explain in your opinion why it has to or it doesn't have to?
Q3. How would you say that your appearance and your band reflects the music you play?
Q4. Do you feel that you have to dress up a certain way for the fans? Can you explain a bit more how it feels? Does it pressure you to be like the fans want you to be or does it make the experience more enjoyable and how?
Q5. How does it feel to be able to appear in front of an audience with your sense of fashion there? Can you talk about maybe the effect/influence that it has on the audience if it does make them react?
Q6. Does it make you question yourself that you have to be different on stage and when you’re not on stage? (if this is the case)
Q7. Has the appearance of your band ever helped you to gain more attention? Can you explain any situation when this happened?
Q8. There was a change in your appearance from the Suicidal Romance and early Freakangel to the album 'The Ones to Fall' era, was there any particular reason behind this change in your appearance?
Q9. There was also a huge change in terms of how the band sound since that time, were these 2 related in any way?
Q10. What were you trying to express with that change, both in terms of your appearance and music?
Q11. Was there any impact on the band? How was the change received? (both the appearance and the music)
Q12. Have you noticed whether this change brought you fans from other music preferences?
Q13. Do you think that your appearance as a band is a must and why is it so?
Q14. Have you ever used your appearance to make a statement at any point in time both as an individual or as a musician/performer? Can you describe it?
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