The person I met yesterday is a very famous and incredibly talented songwriter;=) He has done so many hit songs and has been working with Madonna, Celine Dion, Janet Jackson, Jessica Simpson and many many more. He is also one of the jury members in Swedish Idols and a show called Made in Sweden.

Some of the songs he has done are:
"Get together" - Madonna
”Play” – Jennifer Lopez
”Let me love you tonight” – Carlos Santana
”Sorry for love” – Céline Dion
”Naked” – Celine Dion
”Have you ever been in love” – Céline Dion
”Aint gonna look the other way” – Céline Dion
”My heart goes out to you” – Belinda Carlisle
”Only for you” – Ronan Keating
”Even If I’m gone” – Ronan Keating
”Believe” – Carola
”Regnet som faller” – Carola
”All nite (don’t stop)” – Janet Jackson
”Slo love” – Janet Jackson
”Irresistible” – Jessica Simpson
”What you believe in” – Take That
”Here we go” – Robyn
”Where did our love go” – Robyn
”Good thang” – Robyn
”Happy” – Legacy of Sound

He is a true Cannibal Corpse lover and rock lover;=) At the moment he has done some albums and one of the bands he is doing at the moment are called Apollo Drive. I really liked the songs he played and the first single Time is a bit heavier and I like it! Here it is:
http://www.myspace.com/apollodrive

Me and Petri came to his big house and had a meeting with him and his two co-writer team. It was a really fun and crazy moment;=) Anders is a really funny guy and I laughed all the time;=)

We were there to talk about a collaboration to make songs for a solo album for me, now when I have a break from Nightwish. I am looking forward to do songs now and I believe this will be great;=)

The album is of course just in the startings but I will contribute doing the songs together with the guys and I will start that immediately. Anders is thinking on his side and me here... Then we meet and try out the ideas and we´ll see what it will be like. But yeah, rocky it will be for sure. Not metal, but rock;=)

And about Nightwish, you all know I love that band and of course this is not a solo career, but an album. I cant sit and do nothing for maybe 1.5- 2 years. None of the guys can either. Marco has Tarot and several other bands and projects, Emppu Brother Firetribe and projects, Tuomas bands and projects and Jukka his merch company. So, I need something too. And I dont want another band, cause I have Nightwish. Then a solo will be just perfect. I can decide when and what I will tour or perform, all in the aspect of when Nightwish will do something new. We dont know that. Its all in Tuomas hands and he is the creator. We are the instruments.

I hope people can stop thinking that the singer CANT do anything else but the instrumentalists can. I have the same right as my fellow band members to do anything on the side when NW is not playing or touring.

I am for sure excited and I know I have my part to play with the songs and the album and I have already started thinking of songs and lyrics. It was a long time since I did songs, but I will soon be back in business;=)