My name is Tobias Forge and I'm the man behind the mask in Ghost. Tobias Forge More Quotes by Tobias Forge More Quotes From Tobias Forge As a young teen, Satan and the idea of some sort of world that you could be in touch with that could empower you was very much the symbol for freedom. Tobias Forge teen you freedom world I've been in lots of situations in my life where I've managed to turn pain into growing pains. Tobias Forge turn my-life pain life I never, ever, wanna see 'The Conjuring' again - ever. I don't wanna see 'Annabelle' again. Tobias Forge ever again never see You need to have spent your time from playing Top 40 pop rock in order to know how to play a song like 'Ritual,' a song like 'Absolution' or 'Idolatrine.' You need to know your classic drumming and your classic guitar. Tobias Forge you guitar time song I don't want to do Ghost as a normal, unmasked band standing around in, like, denim jackets. That was never the plan, regardless of whether people knew who I was or what size shoe I wear. Tobias Forge wear never want people Even though 'Prequelle' is a record about death, essentially, it's a record about survival, and I think that that is something that's gone through all the records. Even back to 'Opus Eponymous,' there was a double meaning to things that doesn't necessarily have to do with evil sermons out of some old grimoire somewhere how to summon the devil. Tobias Forge think devil evil death When you have a fruitful relationship with someone, and you've both chosen to work together, then it can spawn really good things. Tobias Forge good you work relationship Technically, a Ghost song could just be piano and vocals, but it could also be full, pounding, heavy-thrashing hard rock. Tobias Forge rock just hard song My ability maps my own writing. I haven't spent a whole lot of time biting licks from the really quick masters. That's why I'm not very good at that sort of super-fast, shreddy sweeping. So I've never considered myself a traditionally good, fast-playing guitarist. Tobias Forge good myself my-own time I prefer catchy, passionate, temperamental music. And as an upside of that, Ghost's repertoire has, over the years, been piqued by a few, sort of, hits. Tobias Forge over passionate music years You want to be as successful as possible. You wanna have the strongest legs to stand on as possible for every album that you're doing. Tobias Forge stand doing you want Once you get people's attention, you have a greater responsibility to tell them something of value. Tobias Forge value you responsibility people If you'd asked me when I was six, 16, and 26, I wanted nothing more than to be a big, recognized rock star. Especially when I was six and 16, because I thought that if I was a known guitar player in a known band, only cute girls would talk to me. Tobias Forge me you guitar cute More than often, what you see, or what we've been able to recreate, has usually been a tampered-with version of what I have in my head, because the original idea has always been bigger. Every time I am in the mode of creating a show, there's always some level of gravity that comes in play, either of a monetary sort, or there's a space issue. Tobias Forge i-am you space time I like horror movies that have a degree of coziness to them. Tobias Forge degree movies like horror The problem with religious doctrine, as with politics, because of its ability to give people authority, it has a tendency to attract people that want authority for all the wrong reasons, and that is what it has done across all time. Tobias Forge politics problem time people If you've followed us from when we started playing live in October 2010, you will notice that there has been numerous changes over the years. Tobias Forge live will changes you It is difficult to be that band that doesn't do things the way other bands do it. It's a blessing and a curse. Tobias Forge curse difficult blessing way I'm an okay drummer, I'm an okay bass player, I'm an okay keyboardist, and I'm a quite good guitar player. Tobias Forge good okay drummer guitar I was 29 when we sort of broke through with Ghost. Tobias Forge sort through broke ghost
