Floor Jansen

Sometimes, I would love to record a super-quiet album, but for some reason, I never really got to that because my heart lies with the heavy stuff. ”

It's good to reflect on life and take a step back and sit and relax and do something else. ”

Even though Nightwish is my life and I love what I do - I could do this every day - to not do it really makes you desire even more for it again. ”

I do know I will enjoy family life. What I've seen from moms, or heard stories from people who became a parent, it's such a consuming thing; it's such a wonderful thing. I consider it an extreme luxury to have that time and to not have to do anything else, and just be with my kid. ”

I had a general burnout: I got extremely tired; I couldn't do anything anymore. I canceled tours; I cancelled everything in my life. For a year and a half, I was completely sick; I couldn't do anything. So yeah, I wanted to write about it in my lyrics. 'Anatomy Of A Nervous Breakdown' is really about that, the inspiration behind it. ”

Living in Finland as a singer of Nightwish, I'm used to having people around me all the time that know who I am. In the Netherlands, people never really knew or cared or whatever. ”

Meeting fans and taking pictures is an extra I would like to offer when time and energy allow it. It's not something a fan can presume to have. ”

When After Forever stopped, I didn't want to first find a band, then see if I could write with them, figure that whole thing out, then record an album. Instead, I worked with people I knew would be good songwriters out of an idea how I thought it would sound like. ”

I'm very happy with what I can bring into Nightwish, but I will probably want to keep on writing things. And that can take many forms as well. ”

I always feel I need to do well regardless of the level of the band. ”