Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish, Auri) on a possible new solo album

In a recent interview with Finnish Tuonela magazine, Tuomas Holopainen, keyboardist, composter and main lyricist of the symphonic metal band Nightwish, was asked if there will ever be another solo project from him. In 2014 Tuomas Holopainen released a solo album called “Music Inspired By The Life And Times Of Scrooge – Written And Produced By Tuomas Holopainen”, which was based on the graphic novel “The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck” by Don Rosa.

Tuomas Holopainen explained how he thought this would be a one-timer project. But now Holopainen stated:

“But if there comes an idea that doesn’t fit Auri or Nightwish, maybe I have to go solo again. And both bands are musically so varied that you can do almost anything with those two labels. But if the theme would be something that the other bandmembers can’t really relate to, then I might have to turn to the option of going solo. That’s what happened with “Scrooge”. I mean, the Nightwish members don’t have such an intimate relationship with a duck as I do. [Laughs] So that’s why I had to go solo.”

Tuomas Holopainen also said the following, which might be very interesting for his fans:

“It’s not that long ago that I had this idea — it’s kind of a musical idea — that I got really excited about. And I was thinking we can’t do this with Auri and we can’t really do this with Nightwish either. So maybe another solo project kind of thing at some point in the future. I don’t know. It’s so early still, but maybe.”

Tuomas Holopainen was also asked in the interview, if he would ever want to perform his solo album live. Holopainen answered to that:

“Um, I don’t know. It would be an interesting experience. I know that album has a bit of a cult status already and that it would be a success. But at the moment, I’m not really feeling it. But I’ve learned never to say never. So let’s see.

See the whole interview below.