Individually, as people in their 40s, we really are at our best.Īnd again, 30 years into Slank, is there a legacy that you want people to remember you by? (laughs) But seriously, we are actually in our top form physically and mentally right now. (laughs) Back in the day after a tour or show, we would hit a night club until the wee morning hours, nowadays we go straight to bed. Even if we have to change our life-patterns, we will learn to adapt.Īnd you said earlier that you have changed physically?Īging… we have to dye our hair now! (laughs) Age is nothing but a number, we may be physically older but we have to be young at heart. Perhaps it is our legacy as ex-substance addicts, we learned to adapt to different situations and environments. It definitely changed with our lifestyle, and we adapt quite easily with the times. We communicate a lot through text messages. We used to come up with ideas for songs together, now we individually make music in our own time and then present them & jam it out together. It happens naturally, but in a different way.
It goes without saying that as our lifestyle changed, so did our music. Has there been a change in the creative process? We have always talked about 4 elements: love, the environment, social politics, and youth movements. We are loyal to our blues and rock n’ roll roots. But today, Slank is still performing, the music scene has become a million-dollar industry, everybody can play music for a living. Well, when we first started, the music scene was catatonic and being a musician was frowned upon – many people closed their doors to us. Physically, psychologically, or musically? (laughs). It was actually more than Metallica, actually (laughs)Īfter 30 years, what sort of changes and experiences do you see has happened to Slank during this journey? The attendance was almost equal to the recent Metallica show in Jakarta, right? Probably the best concert we have ever made. Yeah, it was a concert with about 60,000-persons attendance, Jakarta was empty that day (laughs).
You recently celebrated your 30th anniversary as a band in Gelora Bung Karno which was a stadium show. Our current line up, which has been consistent for 16 years, consists of Bim2x (drums), Kaka (vocal), Abdee (guitar), Ridho (guitar) & Ivanka (bass). We have made short films, musicals, documentaries, and films including the recently released biopic Slank Nggak Ada Matinya (Slank Never Dies). It’s been thirty years, 20 studio albums, 4 live albums, and several singles, soundtracks, as well as DVDs. Slank was formed in 1983 when we were young. Can you tell us a bit about how Slank was formed?
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