1. NAME?

Pete Ahonen

2. PLACE OF BIRTH?

Oulu, Finland

3. FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORY?

I lived near a car junk yard and I were a constant visitor in there. Driving around those car wrecks : )

4. FIRST MUSICAL INFLUENCES?

The biggest impact were definitively when I heard Accept's, Fast as a shark.

5. FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND WHAT DO YOU PLAY NOW?

I forced my mom to buy me a drumkit : ) Now I play guitar and sing.

6. YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES GROWING UP?

Listening and playing music, reading, watching movies and chasing girls : )

7. WORST THING YOU DID AS A TEENAGER?

I was kind of a wildchild but nothing really bad happened. Just the usual kids stuff.

8. YOUR FIRST GIG EVER AS A MUSICIAN?

I believe it was 84 or 85 . we had a gig with my first band , Megaforce ( what a name..), and was scared like hell, heh

9. YOUR WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER?

I have to say that all the shows that I have done have been great,
fortunately.

10. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO OTHER THAN MUSIC NOW DAYS?

Basically I do the same things as I did when I was a kid, reading and watching movies and I go for a walk with our 2 dogs, Roosa
and Veera.

11. FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK?

Home cooking in general but of course occasional pizza is always welcome : ) I don't have any specific drink, I drink anything heh heh

12. FAVORITE MOVIE / TV SHOWS

I like so many different movies, Star Wars and Lord of the rings comes
to mind right now.
Tv shows, hmm, Frasier is great, CSI, ALIAS, 24.

13. NAME A FEW OF YOUR MOST FAVORITE ALBUMS.

Dio / Holy Diver, Accept / Restless and Wild, Yngwie Malmsteen / Eclipse, Edguy / Hellfire Club, Metallica / Ride the lightning, Pantera / Cowboys from hell, Bon Jovi / Slippery when wet, Europe / Final countdown, At Vance / Only human to name just a few : ) The world is full of great metal albums!

14. PEOPLE YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET?

Yngwie Malmsteen would be great to meet but I probably be so scared that I could not get anything out from my mouth : )

15. MAKE 3 WISHES.

Endless cash flow ( to me..), cure for all the terminal diseases, me becoming a huge star : )

16. WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?

Milk.

17. WHAT REALLY MAKES YOU MAD?

People who try to make my life a living hell, one way or another.

18. YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PERFORM AT?

I love to play anywhere but of course the club gigs are so intense and the crowd is right there in front of you, you'll get the reactions straight away.

19. WORST TOUR BUS STORY?

Oh man I don't want to go any details but one of the greatest were probably that one which included a lot of alcohol and puking...

20. WHAT IS IN YOUR CD PLAYER RIGHT NOW?

Silent Force's new cd, Time Requiem's Live in Japan etc.

Interview by: Rikki Rampage
Date: 1/26/05

We would like to thank Pete for doing this interview for ROCK N ROLL UNIVERSE.
Cheers ! ~ Rikki

Pete Ahonen

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21. WHAT ARE YOU DOING LATELY?

I am doing these interviews with Ghost Machinery and we starting to record the Burning Point's new cd in few weeks. Rehearsals with both bands and of course writing a few songs to the new Ghost album ( I have 10 new ones already). I have also one other project too and we're going to record the drum tracks tonight on our first demo : )