ex-Strato Tolkki releases, er, autobiography?

Stingray11214 · March 22nd, 2012, 11:03 PM

Former Stratovarius ax slinger, Timo Tolkki has written a, if you can call it that, autobiography. It can be read via download here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/86117086/L...ars#fullscreen

enjoy....if you are willing to put up with it.

C. · March 22nd, 2012, 11:14 PM

Thanks Ray; I saw this earlier on Stratoforum.

Stingray11214 · March 22nd, 2012, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by C.

Thanks Ray; I saw this earlier on Stratoforum.

Did you check it out yet? My head was ready to explode around page six.

C. · March 22nd, 2012, 11:32 PM

I'm reading it right now; I'm on page 51 already. Granted, it could have been better-written, but I think it's good that he's doing this because maybe other people suffering with similar problems will get something out of it.

Traxan · June 22nd, 2012, 04:59 PM

This guy had a meltdown so bad it made Britney Spears's episode look like rainy day blues. He could easily have ended up dead. From what I read, this dude has a world of hurt to work through.

C. · June 22nd, 2012, 07:46 PM

^I just found out that he totally faked the stabbing back in '04. I didn't think that was very cool at all. I do remember some people on the Stratoforum being skeptical of it back then due to some things that didn't look quite right, but most people had basic human compassion and believed the guy. I wonder if Tolkki was ever told the tale of the boy who cried wolf?

Some better news, Strato has recruited their new drummer; a 25-year-old from Finland. Some more young blood to keep the sound fresh!

Traxan · June 23rd, 2012, 10:56 PM

Faking the stabbing was just a part of the illness. I read the accounts. He really went off the deep end and is lucky to be alive.

The kid who replaced him is amazing. He was just 25 at the time and a real talent.

C. · June 23rd, 2012, 11:09 PM

Yeah, I know all that too. Still, I hope he doesn't expect too much pity if that ever happened to him for real, because no one would believe him!

Indeed; Matias is awesome! Got to see him with Strato in '09 and he did a great job playing the old songs.

March 22nd, 2012, 11:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
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C. OSA Webmistress Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Pacific Ocean Soul (California, United States) Posts: 2,421	Thanks Ray; I saw this earlier on Stratoforum. __________________ ~"Feeling lonely and content at the same time, I believe, is a rare kind of happiness" —Nightwish~ Oceansouls of America: Marco's favorite obscure cult since 2003! OSA's Resident Bitch: Pissing in Your Haterade Since 1978.

March 22nd, 2012, 11:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
C. OSA Webmistress Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Pacific Ocean Soul (California, United States) Posts: 2,421	I'm reading it right now; I'm on page 51 already. Granted, it could have been better-written, but I think it's good that he's doing this because maybe other people suffering with similar problems will get something out of it. __________________ ~"Feeling lonely and content at the same time, I believe, is a rare kind of happiness" —Nightwish~ Oceansouls of America: Marco's favorite obscure cult since 2003! OSA's Resident Bitch: Pissing in Your Haterade Since 1978.

June 22nd, 2012, 07:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
C. OSA Webmistress Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Pacific Ocean Soul (California, United States) Posts: 2,421	^I just found out that he totally faked the stabbing back in '04. I didn't think that was very cool at all. I do remember some people on the Stratoforum being skeptical of it back then due to some things that didn't look quite right, but most people had basic human compassion and believed the guy. I wonder if Tolkki was ever told the tale of the boy who cried wolf? Some better news, Strato has recruited their new drummer; a 25-year-old from Finland. Some more young blood to keep the sound fresh! __________________ ~"Feeling lonely and content at the same time, I believe, is a rare kind of happiness" —Nightwish~ Oceansouls of America: Marco's favorite obscure cult since 2003! OSA's Resident Bitch: Pissing in Your Haterade Since 1978.

June 23rd, 2012, 11:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
C. OSA Webmistress Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Pacific Ocean Soul (California, United States) Posts: 2,421	Yeah, I know all that too. Still, I hope he doesn't expect too much pity if that ever happened to him for real, because no one would believe him! Indeed; Matias is awesome! Got to see him with Strato in '09 and he did a great job playing the old songs. __________________ ~"Feeling lonely and content at the same time, I believe, is a rare kind of happiness" —Nightwish~ Oceansouls of America: Marco's favorite obscure cult since 2003! OSA's Resident Bitch: Pissing in Your Haterade Since 1978.

June 22nd, 2012, 04:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Traxan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 434	This guy had a meltdown so bad it made Britney Spears's episode look like rainy day blues. He could easily have ended up dead. From what I read, this dude has a world of hurt to work through.

June 23rd, 2012, 10:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Traxan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 434	Faking the stabbing was just a part of the illness. I read the accounts. He really went off the deep end and is lucky to be alive. The kid who replaced him is amazing. He was just 25 at the time and a real talent.