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Jon, Øystein, Lars, Claudia and Sondre from Major Parkinson called in from Bergen and Oslo respectively to talk about the creation of “Valesa - Chapter I: Velvet Prison” (with hints to Chapters II and III), good and bad pop music and upcoming live plans. Chapters:01:10 Introducing Major Parkinson03:55 The initial response to Valesa - Chapter I: Velvet Prison05:10 Good pop music - bad pop music08:50 Finding the new direction for Major Parkinson11:30 The usual writing process in Major Parkinson15:15 Writing the lyrics for Valesa17:59 Writing shorter songs vs. writing longer songs21:26 Upcoming live plans🎵 Major Parkinson is:Jon Ivar Kollbotn / lead vocals, synthsSondre Skollevoll / guitarsØystein Bech-Eriksen / guitarsLars Christian Bjørknes / synths, piano, backing vocalsPeri Winkle (Claudia Cox) / violins, co-lead vocalsEivind Gammersvik / bass, synthsSondre Veland / drums 💿 Discography:Major Parkinson (2008)Songs from a Solitary Home (2010)Twilight Cinema (2014)Blackbox (2017)Valesa - Chapter I: Velvet Prison (2022)✔️ Follow Major Parkinson:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/majorparkinsonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/majorparkinson/Twitter: https://twitter.com/MajorParkinsonYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/MajorParkinsonTVBandcamp: https://majorparkinson.bandcamp.com/Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3SMqAMe**********☕ BUY US A COFFEE ☕We bring these interviews to you with our own resources and have no monetization at all. Do you like what we do and would like to support us? Help us by buying us a coffee on the link below?https://theprogspace.com/donate**********PROGTALKS by The ProgspaceThe Progtalks produced by The ProgspaceMain Hosts: Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario AlbrechtProduced by Rune Belsvik Reinås, Dario Albrecht, Vanessa and Matthias KirschAll graphics and animations by Vanessa KirschIntro theme by Giuseppe Negri - Follow: https://youtube.com/user/SkybladeprogmetalOutro themes by Zach Munowitz - Follow: https://zachmunowitz.com/---Thank you for watching and listening to The Progtalks! If you liked this interview, subscribe now to this podcast and to The Progspace Channel on Youtube. For more information about Progressive rock and metal, reviews, interviews, contests and much more, bookmark The Progspace and follow us on all our social media channels. https://theprogspace.comFollow us at: https://facebook.com/theprogspace/https://instagram.com/theprogspace/https://youtube.com/theprogspacehttps://twitter.com/theprogspace/
