IN FLAMES Vocalist ANDERS FRIDEN – "I Don't Aim To Be The Best Singer In The World"

“Trent Reznor is a big inspiration for me,” revealed In Flames frontman Anders Friden when asked by Greg Prato of Song Facts who his favorite songwriters and singers were. “I would love to sit in the studio with him,” continued Anders. “Pick his brain, or just be a fly on the wall, seeing how Nine Inch Nails’ productions go down, or any of his productions, really. I think Martin Gore from Depeche Mode is an amazing songwriter. Layne [Staley] from Alice In Chains, he was a big inspiration for me in the beginning. I thought his lyrics were very dark, but yet very beautiful and sad, I mean, if you can put those two words together. He described this black, black hole with enormous passion.”

“I don’t aim to be the best singer in the world – I know I’m not. And when we record, we’re not after perfect pitch all the time. It’s more about getting the right emotion. I want the listener to feel something: ‘Does this feel right?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Okay. Cool. Then that’s a good take.’ Because I think sometimes perfect pitch can be awfully boring.”

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