Off the Record with Timo Kurkela

In this episode of Off the Record, Bear Wiseman talks to Timo Kurkela about his musical origin story, touring with Altamullan Road, and how being too focused on a creative project can have severe repercussions on one's mental health.
See him live with Altamullan Road:
Provinssirock, Seinäjoki (27.6.2024)
Kirmot, Saarijärvi (4.7.2024)
Utran Uittoareena, Joensuu (10.8.2024)
Live report of Altamullan Road (Dordrecht):
www.bearwiseman.com/reviews/l...
Intro video by Tuomas Välimaa (Everwave, ex-Ember Falls)

[@EternalWishes96]

Thank´s for interviewing him 😊! He´s so nice and kind, just like Johanna and all their friends. I wasn´t able to go to one of their concerts, but I´ve seen short clips on youtube and instagram and you can really feel the warmth and the love they share. Also a very interesting conversation about creativity - I can also only make art, if I feel like it. If the feeling is not the right one, everything I do just seems bad, even if it isn´t. I also forced myself a lot, but sometimes it´s just better to lay things aside and wait for the right time to come or even give up on one project, if it simply doesn´t work for yourself.
And I love that he is also a fan of fantasy stuff, The Kingkiller Chronicles are also amongst my favorite books - I´m looking forward to the third part of the trilogy, but regarding to this whole creativity thing, Patrick Rothfuss probably also needs his time to get the right mood and inspiration to finish the series 😄.

[@bearwiseman]

Thanks! I'm really glad you enjoyed the interview as much as I did!