Wish you all the best and to your beloved ! Stay health, listen to yourself, be proud of your life and be sure that you have given and still give a lot people around the world especially past year a very good time while listening to your music. Many, many thanks !!!!!!!
4 years ago | 2
Marco, no matter what avenue you choose to walk in the future, your talent places you in the company of legends. Thank you for all the amazing songs over the decades, I hope you find your peace and your inspiration.
4 years ago | 1
Happy Birthday Marko. Wish you all the best. Thank you for all beautiful moments and we will wait to 2022 to see you again. You are unique artist. Love !!!!
4 years ago | 2
Thank you for all the music you created, played and shared with us. I was hoping to see you live again someday, can't lie! But if that never happens, you did enough. You'll always be my Nightwish favorite person! Warm regards, 💕
4 years ago | 2
I will miss you so much. I had just this last year discovered first Nightwish and then all the other amazing musical projects you have been a part of. You are such an amazingly talented singer, musician, songwriter and performer with tons of charm, and no one can ever take your place, never ever. I am so so sad about this, but I also really respect your decision and this cements my perception of you as a very wise and very good person. All my best wishes to you and hope you find new meaning and happiness. Thank you for all the wonderful music ❤️
4 years ago | 2
I am sorry to hear about this... you are and were my favorite part of Nightwish. I used to have a crush on you in my teenage years actually. You are still a role model to me. I want to be like you, i want to make music for the people and i want to inspire. Your voice speaks so much to the soul. I don't know if you will read this message, but i am telling you that you are a wonderful human, a great musician, probably the coolest father ever and a caring and loving husband. You are admired, you are appreciated, you are a role model not only as a musician but as a human. It is hard being a public person with milliond of eyes on you, because it makes you feel that you can not fail, but i am telling you that you can fail sometimes and it'd fine, we will all still admire you and encourage you and be part of your support system. Take care be yourself, do more of what makes you happy, find a small reason to smile every day !
4 years ago | 61
Wishing you the best Marko. I am so sad that I won’t see you in NYC in October, but I fully respect your decision, as your health is number one. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE NUMBER ONE FOR US!!! No one can do you like you! Not one soul on this earth can do it like you can!!!! WE WERE HERE, AND WE WILL STILL BE HERE, WHEN YOU RETURN!!!!!! It’s been one hell of a morning for me. I’m in mourning this morning. I want my tears back, NOW!!! Love you, brother Marko 😔
4 years ago (edited) | 12
Happy Birthday to a great soul! Wishing you this year many wonderful gifts of life, wherever that can be to joy of heart and pure inspiration 🖤Clear skies to watch the stars!
4 years ago | 2
Thank you for sharing your amazing talents. Tax collector still has many tears to get back from decades of hard legendary work. So take as long as you need for you and your family and be free to find your 'Walden'.
4 years ago | 2
@wilkengiusseperodriguezama3270
This Is breaking my hart, because you are my childhood hero, i had the oportunity to see hoy no stage a couple ir years ago here un Colombia and it was amazing. I hope you can find the happines that you área looking for, and have the oportunity to listen your music again I'm stage
4 years ago | 13
Let me start with thanking you for the years of joy your musicianship and singing has given me -- and many others for that matter =) I wish you all the best in health and life.
4 years ago (edited) | 11
Sad to hear, but love and respect you for what you have given us the fans and take all the time you need to get the magnificent inspiration back! Until we hear from you again. Safe journey x
4 years ago | 60
If I said I wasn’t deeply saddened by this news, I’d be lying. You were such an important part of Nightwish and you’re unbelievably talented. But I completely understand and respect this decision. I also have complete faith that Nightwish will be able to continue. Having said that, you will be missed Marko, all the best ❤️❤️❤️
4 years ago (edited) | 55
Happy birthday Marko... Wish you all the best and i hope i will see you back on your music road again someday. Thank you for all your vocals and guitar playing... You are amazing.
4 years ago | 2
Thank you Marko for all the music you gifted us with and safe travel on your personal quest, may you find what you search for. Best wishes 🖤
4 years ago | 11
I am very sad, but at the same time inspired by the strength of your values and the courage to act on them. Thank you for the many years of beautiful music you and nightwish have brought into this world.
4 years ago | 1
This is a very sad news to read... Heartbroken! Missed out on you and Nightwish at Sweden Rock Festival 2020 due to Covid-19 and now maybe I`ll never see or hear your voice live again. It saddens my heart that you are feeling this bad and need a break or to find a new balanced path in your life. Marko, I wish you the best and if or when yu want to rejoin Nightwish we will welcome you with all the love we have. Enjoy your life, you will be missed!
4 years ago | 7
Marko Hietala
Resignation
Dear people.
I am leaving Nightwish and my public life.
For a quite a few years now I haven’t been able to feel validated by this life. We have streaming company big guns demanding 9/5 work from artists of inspiration while unfairly sharing the profits. Even among the artists. We’re the banana republic of the music industry. Biggest tour promoters squeeze percentages even from our own merchandise while paying dividends to Middle East. Apparently some theocracies can take the money from the music that would get you beheaded or jailed there without appearing as hypocrites. Just a couple of examples here.
This past year forced me to stay home and think. And I found myself very disillusioned about these and a lot of things. I found out that I am in need of that validation. For me to write, sing and play, I need to find some new reasons and inspirations. ”My Walden” so to speak. And it’s even in my book that I’m a chronic depressive. It’s dangerous for me and the people around me, if I continue. Some of the thoughts a while back were dark. Don’t worry, I’m fine. I have my two sons, a wife, the rest of the family, friends, a dog and lots of love.
And I don’t think that I’ll be gone for good.
Conspiracy is the word of the day. For the people who like them I need to say that my 55th birthday is now on 14th of Jan and I’ve certainly done my time for now. Blaming for instance Tuomas is an insult to both him and my free thinking. This is a very sad thing to all of us too. Have a care please.
But of course now we’ll know, if some go there on purpose.
There are a couple of things agreed on that I will do on 2021. Otherwise I kindly and with respect ask the media, bands, artists projects etc. to not ask me for anything within the next year. I have some reinventing to do. I hope to tell you about it on 2022. It’s not a promise though.
I am so sorry about this.
Marko Hietala
P.S. Tony Iommi is an exception to the “no contact whatsoever”. Childhood hero takes a precedence.
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