The Rasmus: "People would bully me with the word 'Weirdo'" | Lauri Ylönen | Interview | New Album

The Rasmus just released their new album "Weirdo". In a zoom-interview with Sonja Riegel from bleistiftrocker.de, singer Lauri Ylönen talks about the new songs, the changes in the music industry, the band's participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin and much more. ------------ Support us & our work ("Buy Me A Coffee"): https://buymeacoffee.com/bleistiftroc... ------------ #TheRasmus #LauriYlönen #Weirdo ------------ 00:00 Introduction 00:43 New album "Weirdo" 11:34 Songwriting then & now 13:40 Changes in the music industry 16:37 Participation at Eurovision Song Contest 2022 21:38 Special gig in Ukraine ------------ The Rasmus tour 2025: The Rasmus are on tour with their new album "Weirdo". They play shows in Finland, Cyprus, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Serbia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Mexico and Australia. Find the full list of tour dates and ticket information on https://www.therasmus.com. ------------ The Rasmus - "Weirdo" tracklist Creatures Of Chaos Break These Chains Rest In Pieces Dead Ringer Weirdo Banksy Love Is A Bitch You Want It All Bad Things I'm Coming For You ------------ The Rasmus discography: "Peep" (1996), "Playboys" (1997), "Hell Of A Tester" (1998), "Into" (2001), "Dead Letters" (2003), "Hide From The Sun" (2005), "Black Roses" (2008), "The Rasmus" (2012), "Dark Matters" (2017), "Rise" (2022) & "Weirdo" (2025)