Ville Valo Names ’90s Movie Character That Influenced Him ‘On All Possible Levels’
It’s not uncommon to name other artists as influences, but former HIM frontman Ville Valo has credited the fictional ’90s movie character Eric Draven from The Crow film franchise as influencing him “on all possible levels.” Speaking with Metal Hammer about the ’90s cult classic film, Valo not only showed his affinity for the lead character in the movie, but credited the character for providing influence on his musical future. The iconic gothic rockers HIM initially formed in 1991 a few years ahead of the The Crow‘s theatrical release, but they didn’t issue their first studio album until 1997, ...