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BIOGRAPHY 1986-2002

Funhouse was formed in the Swedish coastal town, Kalmar, in 1986,by four punk rockers with long hair. After releasing a self financed single "Tormentor" and gigs all over Sweden, they felt a move was needed to get attention to their music. The choice fell on Malmö,just across the water to Copenhagen and close to the continent.
This was in 1988. Soon they were signed to Accelerating Blue Fish, a local independent record label, who released the single "Sunset", but the planned album was never released as the band was approached by the new M&A Music Art label, whose dark wave profile was on par with the band's own style. The "Friends" EP and "Girls" album were released 1993, in addition to a number of contributions to samplers, before a change in the line-up brought a new dimension to the classic epic pop sound of Funhouse. With the release of the magnificent epos of love, trust and betrayal album "Never Again" in 1996 Funhouse became one of the leading bands in the genre of dark rock in Europe. After endless trips across Europe in an orgy of cherry wine, gin, gigs, interviews etc. to promote the album and their music they call "goth n roll" they decided to go into the studio to record a follow-up to the "Never Again" album. The idea was to release the new album with the working title "Oceans of Tears" in 1998 but something went wrong. The price of the long "goth n roll" lifestyle finally turned the studio session into a nightmare. A long break turned out to be the only cure to avoid a split. After a small change in the line-up and another studio session the fans finally got a sign and the new cd "Second Coming "was released.

"Second Coming" was released autumn 1998, a limited edition EP. all covered in a digi-pack with golden print. New label contract was signed with the German label Appollyon and a new album called "Forever True" was announced to be release in the year 2000. However, this wasn't the album everybody was waiting for, the album "Forever True" was released 2000 but turned out to be a best of compilation re-mastered but with no previously unreleased tracks. Rumors about Funhouse split up was circling in the air but suddenly you could read about a new album to be released. "Oceans of Tears" was released 2001 and this was the first step to enter the American goth underground scene, the response was fantastic -IF GOD WAS A ROCK STAR HE WOULD BE FUNHOUSE!!! but still no new songs since the cd turned out to be another best of cd, pretty similar the earlier released "Forever True" but this time meant for the US market only.

2002 on the Funhouse web site you could read about some new line-up changes, endless studio sessions endless promises about a new album... September 28 2002 Funhouse appeared on a small dark wave gothic festival called "Herbstnächte Festival" in Germany. Bearing in mind that the last time Funhouse played live was in May 2001 at a club in London, there were a lot of tension in the air and the place was crowded with people. The opening song was titled "I Care for You" and when the band came to the chorus you knew that this would be a great show, the crowd immediately started to sing along and the same thing was happen to rest of the songs. After the last encore when the fans and even the promoter was begging for more, we all understood that Funhouse was back, probably even more powerful than ever before, the new songs went straight to the heart of the fans and four weeks later the band played for the first time in years in their hometown.

The new album "Flames of Love" proves that the band is still the masters of writing dark uptempo love songs with powerful chorus even though the new sound is much darker, with more guitars and keyboard than the previous releases.

Full Name:
Jonas Görtz

Date of birth?
?

Marital Status:
Engaged

Favourite album of all time:
Mission - Gods own medicine

Favourite Song of all time:
Mission - Love me to death

Favourite television programme?
C.S.I.

Favourite kind of Film?
Terminator 2, The wall, The crow, Slapshot

Favourite ways to pass the time?
To spend time att our cottage.

What is your dream car?
None

What’s your poison?
Horse racing. Visit my “bookie” at http://www.atg.se

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
Hubnafart

What personal traits / features do you most look for in a person?
Trust

What traits / features do you most dislike in a person?
Mumblers

Who do you like / love the most in the world and why?
Kajsa.

Who do you dislike / hate the most in the world?
People who don ́t respect other peoples property.

Do you smoke?
No

Most embarrassing moment ever?
Sorry, it ́s impossible to just choose one.

Who in the band has the worst habits and why?
Hmm, once again impossible to just choose one.

If you could work with any other artist / band (from any era), who would it be?
Hoffman of S.P.O.C.K.

Is there any band / artist you have played with which you were flattered, amazed or even insulted to play with?
Funhouse

Favourite Funhouse song?
Heaven

Who or what most inspired you to be in a band?
Peter Criss of Kiss

If you could go back, would you still have joined a band?
Yes

Is there anything that you feel you have yet to achieve (musically or otherwise)?
No

Biggest fear in life?
To experience the entire Funhouse line-up in bowling shoes.

Full Name:
Dee

Date of birth?
A dark winters day in the 70:th.

Marital Status:
Martial?

Favourite album of all time:
Songs of Faith And Devotion (Depeche Mode)

Favourite Song of all time:
Different every day and depending on the mood I’m in.

Favourite television programme?
Any great socker championship!

Favourite kind of Film?
Heat, great story and the best actors

Favourite ways to pass the time?
Playing music or Soul Calibur II

What is your dream car?
A big fat black one!

What’s your poison?
Wine, Hof and gothic girls!

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
I want to see it all!

What personal traits / features do you most look for in a person?
A good sense of humour and a sexy smile!

What traits / features do you most dislike in a person?
Hate!

Who do you like / love the most in the world and why?
It can be you!

Who do you dislike / hate the most in the world?
Everyone who thinks they rule the world and still they are not apart of Funhouse!

Do you smoke?
Hell no!

Most embarrassing moment ever?
Like I would tell you here, eeergh?

Who in the band has the worst habits and why?
Me, cause I like synth music!

If you could work with any other artist / band (from any era), who would it be?
Kraftwerk in the early 80:th. Paradise Lost now and who knows in the future...

Is there any band / artist you have played with which you were flattered, amazed or even insulted to play with?
Hey, I’m playing with Funhouse!

Favourite Funhouse song?
So Cold Without You, Forever True and The Choosen One is three great but still different songs!

Who or what most inspired you to be in a band?
The girls. Of course!

If you could go back, would you still have joined a band?
Oh yeah, but I would have left the synth bands earlier

Is there anything that you feel you have yet to achieve (musically or otherwise)?
Headlining Roskilde with Paradise Lost and Depeche Mode playing
on the same stage just before Funhouse!

Biggest fear in life?
Starting a gig with no click!

Full Name:
Mikael Körner

Date of birth?
Can’t remember but I remember watching the original broadcast of “hawaii five-0”.

Marital Status:
Married and divorced

Favourite album of all time:
Roky Erickson & the Aliens - I think of Demons

Favourite Song of all time:
Heroes, David Bowie

Favourite television programme?
I don’t have a TV at the present time

Favourite kind of Film?
A film were you can here the sound of gunfire within a few minutes or anything with good looking asian girls. Still wonder why I liked Notting Hill that much.

Favourite ways to pass the time?
Drinking and ...

What is your dream car?
Ahlgren’s (the green ones)

What’s your poison?
Vanilla Vodka on the rocks or Absinth

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
Japan, beautiful women

What personal traits / features do you most look for in a person?
For women: asian origin For men: anyone who can’t compete with me

What traits / features do you most dislike in a person?
Greedy persons

Who do you like / love the most in the world and why?
Clint Eastwood, needs no explanation

Do you smoke?
No

Most embarrassing moment ever?
Can’t remember but there’s a lot of moments I will deny

Who in the band has the worst habits and why?
Dee, he likes “synth music”

If you could work with any other artist / band (from any era), who would it be?
Depeche Mode

Is there any band / artist you have played with which you were flattered, amazed or even insulted to play with?
Too drunk to remember but playing the bass in Space Faggots was pretty cool

Favourite Funhouse song?
I Feel Joy, ‘cos I didn’t rip that one

Who or what most inspired you to be in a band?
My ex-wife

If you could go back, would you still have joined a band?
Yepp

Is there anything that you feel you have yet to achieve (musically or otherwise)?
A goth n roll tour in Japan

Biggest fear in life?
Babies

Full Name:
Peter Mårdklint

Date of birth?
Make a wild guess based on this formula... If you have 2 bananas !!!

Marital Status:
Still looking...

Favourite album of all time:
Trazan och Banarne

Favourite Song of all time:
I can’t remember the name but i goes something like:nah, nana naha, na,na...

Favourite television programme?
Seinfeld

Favourite kind of Film?
Lost Highway

Favourite ways to pass the time?
Exersise my armmuscles with a bottle of beer

What is your dream car?
a limmo where im in the backseat...drinkin beer

What’s your poison?
Bad tasting beer

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
Rio de Janeiro.I’ve heard they¥ve got some kind of a festival there...

What personal traits / features do you most look for in a person?
Comparability in beertaste

What traits / features do you most dislike in a person?
people who think they know everything

Who do you like / love the most in the world and why?
my cat , never let me down

Who do you dislike / hate the most in the world?
Usama

Do you smoke?
NO

Most embarrassing moment ever?
Cant remember, but i must have been drunk.

Who in the band has the worst habits and why?
Dee. He always seem to drop things on his computer at very bad times...

If you could work with any other artist / band (from any era), who would it be?
David Lynch. i think he has a lot of crazy ideas i would like.

Is there any band / artist you have played with which you were flattered, amazed or even insulted to play with?
I once played with Jalle from Wilmer X. that was pretty groovy.

Favorite Funhouse song?
Oceans of Tears

Who or what most inspired you to be in a band?
The rock’n’roll lifestyle

If you could go back, would you still have joined a band?
Anyday

Is there anything that you feel you have yet to achieve (musically or otherwise)?
I want to play at Wembley

Biggest fear in life?
Marriage

Full Name:
Måns Tomsby

Date of birth?
wow, pisces I think...

Marital Status:
spoken for...

Favourite album of all time:
London Calling

Favourite Song of all time:
Something by ALL

Favourite television programme?
white noise

Favourite kind of Film?
varies from day to day

Favourite ways to pass the time?
drinking and making music.

What is your dream car?
caress...

What’s your poison?
Bloody mary ́s.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
absolutely somewhere they’ve got dinks.

What personal traits / features do you most look for in a person?
I look randomly.

What traits / features do you most dislike in a person?
boredom

Who do you like / love the most in the world and why?
my daughter, mathea

Who do you dislike / hate the most in the world?
don’t know who but I know what; religion.

Do you smoke?
yes,yes,yes

Most embarrassing moment ever?
would never tell.Far too many to even start naming.

Who in the band has the worst habits and why?
me,cos I smoke.

If you could work with any other artist / band (from any era), who would it be?
the clash

Is there any band / artist you have played with which you were flattered, amazed or even insulted to play with?
I have to say folkarockers is an amazingly insulting band to play with.in a flattering way.

Favourite Funhouse song?
So cold, at the moment.

Who or what most inspired you to be in a band?
music ?

If you could go back, would you still have joined a band?
Definately,if they’d have me.

Is there anything that you feel you have yet to achieve (musically or otherwise)?
world wide domination....

Biggest fear in life?
To be out of coffee......or alcohol....or cigaretttes or....