1. FIRST NAME? David

2. ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Jesus (look closely...swap the letters around...then change them completley. What do you get? JESUS!)
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? When i laughed watching freddy got fingered
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Only when writing runic properly...in english? NO
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? If I'm feeling healthy, smoked turkey.

6. KIDS?...no

7. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Probably not...I'm a boring ass and would realise im a freak with strange obsessions.

8. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? No, too much work. Novelty would wear off instantly.

9. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Me? Sarcasm?? Never!!!

10. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Alas, yes.

11. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Nope. I like roller coasters and other thrill rides, but betting my life on an overgrown rubberband just doesn't seem entirely sane to me.

12. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? As iv'e grown up more, I guess that berry all bran from kellogs, but as a kid, LUCKY CHARMS.

13. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I don't tend to bother untying them.

14. FAVORITE CARTOON? Well...moomins obviously!

15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip cookie dough.

16. SHOE SIZE? 10/11

17. RED OR PINK? Umm, black? OK, if I have to choose one of the two, red.

18. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I hate my eyebrows...bushy bastards will know doubt still grow.

19. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Gran.

20. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Yeh, but maybe change the answers so i don't read the same shit.

21. WHAT COLOR OF PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW? Black and er black...with some little black bits and dangley black stuff.

22. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE WRITER/BOOK/MOVIE? This pretty much changes all the time, but today I'll say Tove Jansson, Moomin winter by Tove Jansson, The Green mile.

23, WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Nightwish - Amaranth (Play count: 34 .

24. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? black.

25. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SMELLS? Fresh-baked bread, Proper Earl Grey and our loca biscuit factory.

26. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU SPOKE ON THE PHONE WITH? Mam.

27. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Eyes and smile.

28. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Not anymore...too much typing

29. FAVORITE DRINK? Hot: Earl Grey Cold: Mountain dew

30. FAVORITE SPORT? To watch: Midget tossing. To participate in: Ex-boarding.

31. HAIR COLOR? Black.

32. EYE COLOR? Brown.

33. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Only for fun.

34. FAVORITE FOOD? Chinese with a side of turkish delight.

35. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDING? I don't even know how to answer this. Some things are supposed to be scary, some are supposed to have happy endings. I don't have a preference.

36. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Evan almighty. Not bad seen as it lacked Jim carrey!

37. COLOR OF SHIRT YOU ARE WEARING? Green.

38. WINTER OR SUMMER? Summer all the way. Winter's fine til i remember...the chances of snow are BAH!

39. HUGS OR KISSES? Both...I'm greedy.

40. FAVORITE DESSERT? You mean I have to choose? OK, well,erm...Tesco Tiramisu (Heaven in your mouth) .

41. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? People with spare time.

42. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Busy people.

43. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? Moomin winter!

44. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? We don't need no stinkin' mouse pad...that's what optical mice are for!

45. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Tarja's voice.

46. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? err...moomins then south park.

47. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? ooo hard choice....have to go for the stones.

48. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? America.

49. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can put both feet behind my head, tuck one arm in and then hop around on my other while singing "a smile and a ribbon by Patience and Prudence.

50. WHEN

Since last Sunday morning, I have been asked to express my position by magazines, newspapers, radio and TV stations, fan clubs and fans from Finland and from all over the world. So many in total that it is physically impossible for me to find the time to reply to them all individually. Hence I decided to put down a couple of words in this text to let my fans, family and friends and the public know how I feel after the recent events.

This is a moment of grief and pain and I find it very hard to speak.

At the moment I am in Argentina. I hope you can understand that after this shocking life change comparable to a divorce, I didn�t want to stay alone at home in Finland. My husband had booked his tickets to Argentina many months ago and I decided to travel with him at the last minute.

But the fact that I am in Argentina and the long distance should of course not be an excuse not to comment on the situation.

Last Friday 21st of October was a day the whole band had been waiting for a long time.

Practice started early in the morning. I was very sick and nervous because of the fact that I was not even able to sing during the rehearsals.

Also nervous because the concert programme was going to be longer than usual for a Nightwish concert. Furthermore we were going to have a special guest to perform with us, more wardrobe changes for myself than usual and for the first time big screens and bigger production on stage.

Not to forget that the concert was going to be recorded and filmed.

The five of us had finally made it to play Hartwall Arena.

Even though every one of us knew in advance that the concert was sold out, finally on stage, we saw that screaming, applauding and standing people took every seat. The feeling was unbelievable.

I will never forget how amazing it was to experience the Finnish audience�s gorgeous reception.

When the concert was over, I cried of happiness on stage. Happy tears because I was able to do my best as always even though I was sick. Happy tears because our long tour got the greatest possible ending and happy tears because of the best recognition an artist can get: applause and smiling faces.

At that moment I didn�t know that I was going to cry again soon.

After the concert, the guys of the band invited me backstage to join them and asked me to hug altogether. This felt strange as it was the same kind of hug we traditionally came together for before every concert. That tradition remained between us, even though the tension and increasing pressure already existed since a long period of time.

The immediate feeling in me was to thank them, which I did loudly but without any reply.

After this, they gave me a letter and asked me to read it the following day. The same letter that is now public.

I read it and was shocked.

I didn�t know what to say and still at the moment that I am writing these lines, I don�t.

I sense great anger in that letter and I continue to have very confused feelings about it, but I don�t want to reply to this anger with an even greater anger. Private matters should never be taken to the public.

I know this moment we are going through is very sad for everybody, including the guys.

While there would have been so many different possibilities and ways to express what they wanted to tell me with the letter, I remain unable to understand the way they chose to handle this. I am sorry that the guys got me so wrong. I don�t recognize myself at all from the way they described me.

They mentioned mean things about me, but the fact that they involved Marcelo, my husband, crossed the line. He is the man I love, my friend and has been my biggest support over the last years.

We have been band mates for 9 years, experienced good times and not so good ones. I thought I knew them, but I was wrong.

Still everything that has happened is not enough to make them evil in my eyes.

Now comes a time to calm down a

Dear Tarja,

"It's time to choose whether the story of Nightwish ends here or whether it will still continue an undetermined period of time. We've been working with this creation for 9 years and we are not ready to give up yet. Nightwish is a way of life, something to live for, and we're certain we can't let it go.


"Equally certain is the fact that we cannot go on with you and Marcelo any longer. During the last year something sad happened, which I've been going over in my head every single day, morning and night. Your attitude and behavior don't go with Nightwish anymore. There are characteristics I would never have believed to see in my old dear friend. People who don't talk with each other for a year do not belong in the same band.

"We are involved in an industry where the business side of things is a necessary evil and something to worry about all the time. We are also a band which has always done music from the heart, because of friendship and the music itself. The mental satisfaction should always be more important than money! Nightwish is a band, it's an emotion.

"To you, unfortunately, business, money, and things that have nothing to do with those emotions have become much more important. You feel that you have sacrificed yourself and your musical career for Nightwish , rather than thinking what it has given to you. This attitude was clearly shown to me in the two things you said to me in an airplane in Toronto: 'I don't need NIGHTWISH anymore,' and 'Remember, Tuomas, that I could leave this band at any time, giving you only one day's warning in advance.

"I can't simply write any more songs for you to sing.

"You have said yourself that you are merely a 'guest musician' in Nightwish. Now that visit ends and we will continue Nightwish with a new female vocalist. We're sure this is an equally big relief to you as it is for us. We have all been feeling bad long enough.

"You told us that no matter what, the next Nightwish album will be your last one. However, the rest of us want to continue as long as the fire burns. So there's no sense in doing that next album with you, either.
" The four of us have been going over this situation countless times and we have realized that this is the thing we want to do in life. It's all we can do. In December 2004, in Germany, you said that you will never tour again for more than two weeks at a time. You also said that we can forget about U.S. and Australia because the fees and the sizes of venues are too small.

"In interviews I've mentioned that if Tarja leaves, that would be the end of the band. I understand that people will think this way. Nightwish is, however, a scenery of my soul and I'm not ready to let go because of one person. A person who wants to focus her creativity to somewhere else, a person whose values don't match mine.

"We were never bothered by the fact that you didn't participate in writing/arranging songs, you never in 9 years came to rehearse the songs with us before going to the studio. Not the fact that while on tour you always wanted to fly, separately from us with your husband. Not the fact that you are an undisputable front image of the band. We accepted and felt OK about everything except greed, underestimating the fans, and breaking promises. It was agreed by the five of us that Nightwish would be the priority in everything that we do during 2004-2005. Still so many things were more important to you. The ultimate example being the already sold-out show in Oslo, which you wanted to cancel because you needed to rehearse for your solo concerts, meet frieds and go to the movies. Those were the words Marcelo used in an e-mail explaining the cancellation. This being just one example of so many. I couldn't think of a worse way of being selfish and dismissing our fans.

"Nightwish is a way of life and a job with many obligations. To each other and to the fans. With you we can't take care of those duties anymore.

"Deep within we don