Lauri NAME: Lauri (Johannes) Ylönen
(PRONOUNCED: 'L-ow-ree Ooh-lah-nen')
NICKNAME: Lintu (Bird)
BIRTHDAY: 23rd April 1979
BIRTHPLACE: "Hellsinki" (Helsinki, Finland)
ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus
FAMILY: Father, Mother and one older Sister named Hanna. Incidentally it was Hanna who coerced Lauri to try singing instead of drumming.
HEIGHT: 1.69m
WEIGHT: Apx. 52-62kg or 125-136lb (If you choose to believe this kind of thing as correct!)
EYES: Green (But often found wearing black contact lenses.)
HAIR COLOUR: Dark Brown naturally. Currently keeps it black, has previously been blonde, purplish, yellow...
HAIR STYLE: Currently shoulder length with front parted in the middle and pulled down to the sides (Feathers optional..) Also often found hidden by the man-eating beanie! Lauri is a Gel addict! (Apparently L'Oreal - If you really want to know!)
INTERESTS: Family, Music, Hanging with friends, Parties (/Getting Drunk!), Writing New Songs, Girls, Bikes (BMX), Skateboarding...
HIGHLIGHT OF LIFE: 'First album and gig in 'Lepakko" (Helsinki)
FAV MUSIC: Bjork, Metallica, Weezer, Muse, Radiohead, Children of Bodom, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Air (+ many more...)
FAV MOVIE: Dancer in the Dark (Björk again..)/ The Crow / The Birds
FAV BOOK: Lord Of The Rings
FAV FOOD: Jalapenos, Pizza , Liquorice, Mexican, Thai, basically anything spicy... (though Lauri is a veggie.)
FAV COLOUR: Black
FAV SPORTSMAN: Tony Hawk (Allegedly)
FAV SCHOOL SUBJECT: Human Biology
BIGGEST DREAM: To stay healthy
TATTOOS: "Dynasty" (See our FAQ Page for meaning) on right forearm, and picture of Björk holding arms into shape of swans on left shoulder.
PIERCINGS: None
IDOLS: Björk and Matt Bellamy (Muse)
WORD TO DESCRIBE YOU: "Pentu" (Means 'Puppyish' or 'Childlike' in Finnish.)
WHAT ANIMAL: He generally picks the smallest animal on offer to these questions!
SECRET PASSION: Drinking (Not so secret really is it Lauri!...)
Some tit-bits for you!...
* He Co-Managed 'Killer' with Pauli before their split.
* He Co-Produces/d for 'Killer' and 'Kwan'.
* His elder sister is a doctor, he lived with her when he left home at the age of 16.
* He claims he cannot remove his razorblade bracelet, which was was bought in Camden a few years ago.
* Is a Vegetarian.
* Collaborated on a song called 'Bittersweet' with Apocalyptica and Ville Valo, and with Apocalyptica on their electro-cello wielding own on a track called "Life Burns". Both feature on Apoc's latest album.
* Also appears on a track called 'Chillin At The Grotto' with Siiri (Killer) and Kwan, and a remake of "All I Want" by Killer.
* Has played classical piano and guitar from a young age, as well as the drums.
* Hence he was originally the band's drummer.
* Normally only paints the nails on his left hand black.
* Lauri dropped out of school early to pursue his musical career. * He claims that he and Aki love to gossip together and are so similar that they are almost soulmates (YAM magazine).
* Lauri has three BMXs, two called Sota (Peace) and one called Rauha (war), though he only ever uses Rauha.
* Loves skateboarding.
EeroNAME: Eero Heinonen
(PRONOUNCED: 'Air-O Hey-no-nen')
NICKNAME: Suuntavaisto
BIRTHDAY: 27th November 1979
ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius
BIRTHPLACE: Helsinki (Finland)
HEIGHT: 180cm
MARITAL STATUS: Wife and Baby (No, we won't tell you any more, Sorry)
INTERESTS: Music, Sahaja Yoga
FAV MUSIC: Rock, Classical, Jazz...
FAV MOVIE: Star Wars - The New Hope
HIGHLIGHT OF LIFE: Everything so far..
WORD TO DESCRIBE YOU: "Quiet"
FAV SCHOOL SUBJECT: Geometry
HEROES: "Great, humble musicians"
BEST QUOTE: "When you sit on a tour bus smelling like hell, telling the worst jokes and still feeling comfortable you know that you're in the right place" – Eero, December 2002
Some tit-bits for you!...
* Eero is an advocate (and occasionally a teacher of) Sahaja Yoga (
www.sahajayoga.org).* He carries the 'Dynasty' logo on his guitar strap.
* He is tee-total now but partied hard in his teens.
* Has played the violin since the age of 5.
* Met Lauri aged 9.
* Learnt how to speak German in school, and is able to speak Finnish, English, Swedish and German.
* He has a 'Hobby band' called 'Korpi Ensemble', they have done two albums together, entitled "Korpi Ensemble" and "Puu".
* He wears glasses occasionally.
* Does 15/20 mins of yoga and meditation every morning and evening
* He was replaced at the VMALAs 2004 by Kusti from Kwan (He was fine, just taking time out!)
* He sings backing vocals when the band perform live.
* In the song 'One and Only' he sings a verse about returning to San Francisco
Pauli NAME: Pauli (Esko) Rantasalmi
(PRONOUNCED: 'P-ow-lee Rah-nta-sah-lh-me')
NICKNAME: Tonni
BIRTHDAY: 1st May 1979
ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus
BIRTHPLACE: Helsinki (Finland)
HEIGHT: 5'7" (apx)
EYES: Green, he does wear glasses.
HAIR: Varying styles, but always uniquely Pauli! Usually has some length and is a bit wild, he used to have dred's. Colour is generally brown, occasionally has some blonde streaks.
INTERESTS: Music, Finnish Baseball.
FAV MUSIC: 'All good songs, music style doesn't matter..' but he likes Hip-Hop, and bands like Cypress Hill.
FAV MOVIE: Scarface
FAV FOOD: Fish
HIGHLIGHT OF LIFE: The Rasmus
WORD TO DESCRIBE YOU: "Haarem"
FAV SCHOOL SUBJECTS: Music and History
IDOL: Desmond Child
Some tit-bits for you!...
* He began playing a Finnish 'zither' type instrument called a 'Kantele' (yes, the one mentioned over and over in the Kalevala) at the age of 9.
* He also used to sing backing vocals on the earlier albums. He describes his voice as being high, in his own words 'gayish.' (Bless 'im!)
* Pauli enjoys taking time out in cities such as Barcelona to write new songs.
* He has won an EMMA (Finnish equivalent of a Grammy) for Producer of the Year.
* He Co-Manages and Co-Produces the band 'Killer' with Lauri and Produces for Kwan also.
* He carries the Dynasty tattoo on his left forearm.
* He is the genius behind joint Dynasty effort 'Chillin' at the Grotto'.(Name explained below)
* He has his own small studio, called - The Grotto! On the back of a few of their singles you may have seen 'Grotto Productions' or 'Grotto Entertainment OY' being mentioned, that's because he's produced some of songs on it!
* His guitar riff during a soundcheck spawned the hit that eventually became 'In The Shadows'.
* He can often be spied checking out the surrounding areas of gig venues.
* He already speaks Spanish quite well, but is allegedly learning Italian.
AkiNAME: Aki (Markus) Hakala
(PRONOUNCED: 'Ah-key Hah-kah-lah'
NICKNAME: Asi/Hattu
BIRTHDAY: 28th October 1979
ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio
BIRTHPLACE: Esbo/Espoo - (Suburb of) Helsinki, (Finland)
SIBLINGS: One sister.
HEIGHT: 170 cm
EYES: Bluey-Grey
HAIR COLOUR: He keeps it brown, but it's naturally blonde!
GLASSES: Yes, Rosberg.
PIERCINGS: None.
TATTOOS: None.
INTERESTS: Music, girls, travelling, warm countries...
FAV MUSIC: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse and Foo Fighters
FAV MOVIE: Nallen Tarinat II
FAV MEAL: Pasta & Chicken.
FAV PLACE: Helsinki.
FAV DRUMMER: Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
HIGHLIGHT OF LIFE: "Every gig we do.."
WORD TO DESCRIBE YOU: "Impulsive"
FAV SCHOOL SUBJECTS: Music and Maths
Some tit-bits for you!...
* He arrived in the band later when Janne decide to leave music behind and travel to find peace. Until this time Aki sold T-Shirts for the band during their live performances.
* He believes that playing drums is the only thing he is any good at.
* He suffers from vertigo, and is quoted as having said that the Eiffel Tower was 'awful' because it's so high!
* He loves cats. He's used to have cats and rats!
* He HATES to be alone, and says he doesn't care about crying in public.Lauri has once stated (in YAM magazine): "Aki is very sensitive. He finds it easy to cry which is something I envy about him because I can't".
* He learn't drums in School but stopped as he thought it killed his creativity!
* He loves to party and claims to be impatient.
* He hates sports.
* He and Lauri are usually room-mates on Tour.
* Has previously drummed for Killer and Kwan (Risto replaced him in Kwan after Aki left to join The Rasmus).
* He appears in Kwan's video for Padam
* He was an actor in the Finnish drama series "Siamin tytöt" (2001) in which he played both Niko and Nardus Navea.
* He lives near Lauri.
* The only member of the band who can drive. He (allegedly) owns a Ferrari!
* He can play the guitar.
* He's a girl magnet, and Lauri has previously admitted that hanging around him is a good way to meet people!
Janne
(Ex-Drummer)FULL NAME: Janne Heiskanen
D.O.B: 26th January 1979
ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius
PLACE OF BIRTH: Helsinki (Finland)
FAV MOVIE: Hard question. There are to many but i am a big Steve McQueen fan, so i like all his movies. there are many other movies i like but it would be long list to write.
FAV BAND: Arrrgh! Same thing this would be much longer, but here are some. Buddy Miles, Grandfunk Railroad , ELVIS, The Who , Blackfoot , Grateful Dead, The Byrds....actually if you look at my records at home 90% of them are from 1960-70 and that favourite song is impossible to answer.it changes all the time.
WHEN STARTED DRUMMING?: I was about 12 years old when i played drums first time after that we make drumkit ourselves from paintcans with my friend he did play guitar and i try and smash those cans as hard as i could. We did try play Metallica covers. After that our music taste changed a little bit when we heard one Finnish band called Kingston Wall and then we started the band called Rasmus. With Rasmus I did 3 records and touring about 5 years. After that i did leave Rasmus and next 5 years I travelled around Asia 6 months per year. That time I didn't play at all. Summer 2003 I started my own band, we play Buddy Miles covers. Christmas i joined Lovestone and here we are.
INSPIRATION: What inspires me? If you mean drumming. Buddy miles, Ronnie Tutt (TUS , Elvis), Sami Kuoppamaki (Kingston Wall), Keith Moon (The Who) etc......and You.
IDOL: Buddy Miles
QUOTE: 'Keep On Rocking!..'
Some tit-bits for you!...
* For those of you who dont know - Janne was the first drummer of The Rasmus, but left after 5 years after the band got signed.
* He was the drummer on, - Peep, Playboys and Hell Of A Tester, but left shortly after the release of HOAT to travel.
* In the summer of 2003 Janne formed a band of his own (name unknown) and they played Buddy Miles covers.
* In winter 2003 Janne joined 'Lovestone' a Finnish rock'n'roll band which tour around Finland, Norway and Sweden, Uk tours are not for certain but maybe in the near future.
(source :
http://chuckandstu.tripod.com/ )
Subject: Re: The Rasmus 
Wed 26 Sep 2007 - 13:49
dunno' why Kitty's so against it 
Actually,I missed The Rasmus live in Romania three times 'till now. 
I didn't mean to say anything. 
I adore The Rasmus. 
