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Johnossi

Johnossi

Swedish rock duo that will be unleashing their latest album Transitions in the US on April 29th. For the new album, they invited The Soundtrack of Our Lives founding member and keyboardist Martin Hederos to join them in the studio and enlisted the help of Peter Bjorn and John’ s Bjorn Yttling (Lykke Li, Franz Ferdinand, Shout Out Louds) and Miike Snow’s Pontus Winnberg to act as executive producers. Transitions is also the follow up to 2010's gold certified album Mavericks, which earned them a Swedish Grammy Award for “Best Group” and included the platinum selling hit single “What's The Point” which has been included in this special US release.

So what did you dream about last night?

That i held a king cobra snake in my left hand while it bit my right arm as I was falling into a pool of sharks.

Do you prefer tape or glue?

Glue, lasts longer.

If I held a gun to your head and forced you to only eat one food item the rest of your life, what would it be?

Probably the first random food that crossed my mind since i just wanna get that gun away from my head.

If I held a gun to your head and then let you go, why wouldn't you just call the police and eat whatever you want?

I would get a gun, shoot you in the leg then spend the rest of my life eating you slowly.

When is the last time you used a compass?

The other day in a hotel. Gotta check the position of the bed, can't sleep with head pointing north.

What is your favorite American remake of a Swedish movie of television show?

"The girl with the dragon tattoo" was better the Hollywood version but it still sucked.

If I asked you to tweet out the phrase "butter sauce" without explanation, would you do it?

If I was a twitter user, sure. But I'm not.

"Johnossi" comes from the first name "John" and the nickname "Ossi". Do you like Billy's Pan Pizza?

No, tastes like sour dead pig.

You have had major success in Sweden, do you think that will be difficult to duplicate stateside?

Yes.

Can your fans expect any major changes on 'Transitions'?

More wisdom, more raw intellectual sexiness.

Peter Oberth
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