Cinema bizarre separates: exclusive interview with Strify!
While the German band Cinema Bizarre announced January 21 his separation, its charismatic leader, Strify, has agreed to grant an exclusive interview. If the end of the adventure touches, he regrets nothing and already think in the future.
Hi Strify.
Can you explain the reasons for the separation of Cinema Bizarre?
Firstly, it has nothing to do with our drives home. We have really put everything we wanted to say in the press release published yesterday, namely that over the past three years we have travelled all over the world and through that ultimately we've changed a lot.
After the We're all ToyZ Tour we decided to take stock of what would be later. You can see what has been our decision. I cannot really add anything more.
Is that a final decision for Cinema Bizarre?
You know, we did not decide it in one day, it was a very long process and something very complicated to live with for all of us. Each Member of the group is very pleased with the final decision.
What are the emotions that earn you when you return on this adventure?
I remain satisfied for having had the chance to meet these guys and have lived this incredible experience with them. Music has always been and will always be our passion. We have come a long way together and I have always had the habit of keeping links with people awarded in my life.
Do you already have solo projects?
If I said anything on my projects today, I think that someone I would skin tomorrow! I can only say that my head explodes ideas, that I am ready to start a new adventure and that I'm looking for people who work together...
These years were obviously notable to you, what memories remain more memory?
The music remains the most important thing for me. Many fans tell me that they can't believe Cinema Bizarre died. I can only say that the thing that was more important will be always there for them, and this is our music.
Fear the period now opens for you?
A bye can be a good thing if it means a new beginning...
How are you proud of work done with Cinema Bizarre?
Most of our fans are young and I remain very touched and impressed by the influence we had on their style and their way of life. I am really very proud of them and the fact that they are always remained loyal and dedicated.
They have all made possible. Between the early Strify and which turns the page today, that is what has changed?
I have always been a dreamer and an unconditional romantic. I believe that I just started to learn what it costs to grow up. Sing is breathe for me so I think that you'll hear my voice again. But in all cases do not forget the main: "stay bizarre"!
Interview by Carole Bouchard
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I cannot believe they're all just okay with this! Do they realize how bad they've hurt us all? I have been crying on and off for more than 24 hours! It kills me they're just okay with all of this!
ReplyDeleteIt seems like if you were that loyal of a fan, you would understand and suport any desition they make, like I did.
DeleteI LOVED THEM UP UNTIL TODAY! THIS DECISION MAKES ME THINK ONLY ONE THING: THAT ALL THEY WANTED WAS THE MONEY!
ReplyDeleteI'm sad for the loss of a great band! I couldnt believe it when I first heard the news but I understand the need for change. Sometimes memories are best left in the past and to move on with your life saving the best of the memories to look back on and leaving the bad locked away with the past! They taught me so much in being myself and I know I will alway, "stay bizarre!"
ReplyDeleteI can't believe it...I'm now broken....Cinema Bizarre was one of my biggest musical influences, and now that they're gone...wow...all I can say is I will never forget them and I'll always remember the music they've made...so much for 'Stay Bizarre', how can they tell us that if they don't?
ReplyDeleteI cant say that i hate them for this because i dont i still will always love them forever and always but im still fucking crushed... them together were my fucking life and now i might as well be dead... since they've broken up my life has been hell
ReplyDeleteI can never sleep anymore because my pillow is too wet from all the tears shed and I can even laugh at the dumbest things that my friends do like I used to. Cinema Bizarre's break up has lead my life to practical destruction and I pray that one day they will come back together. But for now, I hope they live their lives the way they want to.
Cinema Bizarre Forever...
My love for the 5 wonderful guys will never die, I will always listen to their music and look at photos of them, both as solo and as a group and I have some lovely memories of their concerts and they will always be with me in my thoughts and in my heart.
ReplyDeleteI am perhaps not the youngest fan CB but their music will always mean a lot to me because (I think) Strify has a wonderful voice and some most beautiful eyes I've seen a long time, his way of getting me to feel me happy and satisfied at is something special, I love listening to him when I'm sad, it makes me happy again and looking at the photo of him, wow is the best I know, he always makes me so happy and cheerful.
and then all the other 4, they each have their own little thing I love about them, they are all special, both separately and as a band, there are so many things I could say about them each individually but also as the band were wonderful people
I hope one day they will do a reunion and play all their wonderful music for us live on stage again, it would be a dream come true but I promise them all that I shall follow their solo projects and cheer for them all the way to top.
No. Fucking. Way.
ReplyDeleteoh my dear god. i just can't believe this.
ReplyDeletei thought they were doing so well with the
new cd, all the touring with lady gaga and
they were even supposed to do a song with her.
i just can't understand this. why on earth
did they _want_ to break up? what was wrong?
i hope they will come back to their senses and start playing together as a band again.
their music had always had that special,
bizarre energy that just really cheered me
up everytime i heard their songs.
oh my god, i'm just chocked.. i hope this is all just a really bad joke they've made up..
This is all bullshit. They clearly don't even care, and Strify seems so cold and he still hasn't even answered the real question of WHY this has happened. What a fucking let down, I just lost all respect for them T.T
ReplyDeleteI'm not mad or pissed. I'm just really dissapointed. No more energetic songs and performances.
ReplyDeleteI still cannot comprehend the reason why they are breaking up.
It makes me think that they did it for the fame,money, and girls not for the thrilling music.
I guess I'm going to root for Luminor's comeback now.
I can't believe this has happened. Yes, I'm upset by the break, I think everyone is. But I won't hate them for it or be mad at them. We have to respect their wishes and continue supporting them in their new projects.
ReplyDeleteI will never forget Cinema Bizarre and what they've made me realize in life by their songs, especially 'In Your Cage' that actually changed my life.
I know a lot of people are pissed about this sudden announcement, I'm a little, at the fact I never got to see them live. I was hoping they would finally come to the UK this year. Obviously, by this announcement that will not happen. However, I wish them luck with their new projects and their lives.
Whatever happens, I will always stay bizarre! They will always be one of my favorites.
This is the worst news i've heard ever! I was listeniing to It's Over as i read this...... i will never forget the guys and i wish the best for their futures....
ReplyDeleteI'm deeply sadened. I really don't understand this. I recently just learned of them in September, just 4 them 2 be breking up in January. I really love thier music. I was so looking forward to attending a concert of theirs whenever they returned 2 the United States, and maybe evn taking a photo with my favorite band member Kiro. Well I guess my dreams just been crushed. My life just got suckier!
ReplyDeletei can not believe this has happened! ever since i found out i havn't been able to stop crying! i am completely baffled by the fact that they have broken up! it makes no sence to me! i thought they were doing so well and the music they made together was genious!!! if i could say anything to them right now i would tell them that i dont think they made the best desision but no one knows all of the details and i do have a feeling that there is more behind the whole situation than what they are letting on to. strify seemed so emotionless in the interview! as i read it i cried yet again for the like umpteenth time! i do hope they come to their sences and start making music again but if they don't we all have to understand and respect their decision because it's their life! all we can do now is cherish their music and message and pray to whatever god you believe in that they get bizarre yet again! and i leave you with words that you should all already know! STAY BIZARRE!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteFor me this is heartbreaking. I live in Australia and they aren't very well known over here. Because of that the first time I heard of them was only 4 days prior to them breaking up.
ReplyDeleteIt was the best four days of my life!!!!!!!!!
and then i heard that they broke up and i just didn't want to believe it.
Cinema Bizarre are the only people in the world who have ever wrote a song powerful enough to make me cry.
Whenever i hear In your cage i just burst into tears.
I will love you forever Cinema Bizarre.
Im really going to miss this band. They were more than a band, they were my hero's. Im not a person who cries, and I'm fighting back the tears now. Cinema Bizarre will ALWAYS be on top. But its not fair, I just became a fan last year May, and now there not together anymore.But I'm glad I had the chance to listen to their music and fall in love with it. From the moment I saw them, I knew I'd love them. They were so unique and bizarre, who wouldn't fall in love with them? I'm really going to miss this band. I don't believe this is the end for CINEMA BIZARRE!!!
ReplyDeleteIm listening to " I Dont Believe" right now. "Hes such a lonely rider, he's such an outsider." (But I'm A She) That was me, that is me. And when I'd listen to them I didnt feel that way. They made me feel on top of the world. I'm really going to miss them so much. Even though I've never had the chance to own a Cinema Bizarre CD, or go to a concert:|. And now I'll never get that chance.
I'll always "Stay Bizarre"!!!!
Cinema Bizarre this is form a fan in the Bahamas. Return to us please.
I LOVE YOU CINEMA BIZARRE!!!!
Hey I`m shocked. I just can`t believe it that Cinema bizarre, my favorite band , is separated. I`m really going to miss them. It was my dream to go to a concert of them. but know I know that my dream will never come true. Please come back!!!!!!!PLEASE,PLEASE, PLEASE........ I LOVE U, AND I WILL BE ALWAYS LOVING YOU.
ReplyDeleteFrom: DARK ANGEL, A FAN FROM SOUTH AMERIKA
i cried for the following 4 weeks after i heard the news. even now i cant listen to their music without crying. i think the hardest thing to except is the fact that they will never be again. i never even got to go to one of their concerts while one of my friends got to talk to them in person. i will always regret the day they broke up, but i guess all we can do now is wish them the best. good luck you guys, and please know u WILL be missed....
ReplyDeleteI really come cry about all the what I read, because I loved Cinema Bizarre, I just loved them. Why would they go away
ReplyDeleteOmg ;[[[ I can't believe ;[[[[[[ I'm crying and now ;[[[[[[[[[ I love you guys, but Strify...i love him like never love anything ;[[[ <333333 ;****** Please, come back <333333 ;[[[
ReplyDeletei think thire just playing a big jock on us to see if they gain more fans or at least something like that.... i hope it something likethat pleas,pleas,pleas come back with a cherry on top
ReplyDeletewtf?you are all ok with that fucking descision, the most af your fans were crying for days an you end it in one night with a letter that says nothing else but bullshit and you think that that was it, not even a video nothing but a letter?
ReplyDeletewtf were you thinking?
I LOVED THEM UP UNTIL TODAY! THIS DECISION MAKES ME THINK ONLY ONE THING: THAT ALL THEY WANTED WAS THE MONEY!
ReplyDeletei agree with wat this person said *points up* its not fair. when i found this out it hurt me so much i never even got a chance to see them in concert. i absolutely love their music and i was looking forward to more to come. i wish they never broke up
It has been 4 months since i heard of the break up, and I still cry every time I hear one of their songs. I know it is for the best but I might not ever get over it. Losing them has made alot of others lose the touch of bizarre inside them.
ReplyDeletecinema bizarre well i still listen to there music everyday......they were a good group. i really think they would be have been even more successful if they continued on with all there fans they have build up.... oh well i know its disturbing but..... you never know
ReplyDeleteummm....no offense to anyone but are u really all that heartbroken because a band broke up? i mean come on, staying up and crying all night? thats a little rediculous, it's not like they died or something. i mean i went through the phase of obsessing over celebs,like tokio hotel and fall out boy and stuff, but over about a year and after some changes in my life i matured and realized i was being an idiot. i mainly did it so i could be like an ex friend who stabbed me in the back anyways. but i guess what i'm trying to get across is just listen to music to enjoy the music not to fall in love with bands that will never even acknoledge your existence.
ReplyDeleteSTRIFY!!<3
ReplyDelete..my heart & support go out to you, as well
as the being that was once Cinema Bizarre..
<3 {:.
good luck Jack. (:
It's good that they'd split up....Their songs were getting worse and worse with every day!Maybe they'll find sth they really deserve in the nearest future! :)
ReplyDeleteOh my god. You have no idea how much i cried when i first heard about this. I'm listening to 'I don't believe right' now. I don't believe in anything, anything cozz you're not with me :( I'll have to say i am really upset and cried alot about their decision. But there has to have been some good reason behind it and i still believe in every single one of them and their future solo career's. Cinema Bizarre might be dead, but their music will live forever.
ReplyDelete<3 Kiro
<3 Strify
<3 Shin
<3 Yu
<3 Romeo
<3 Luminor
Strify is such a inspiration and I love his voice.He has been an amazing inspiration and I would love to thank him someday for inspiring to sing and perform and to do my best at whatever it is i do in life.Me as a singer i can relate to his thoughts about music and i think he is absolutley amazing person from listening to his interviews hes taught me to believe in myself and hes always honest i love that about him and the band.I still believe cinema bizzare arent done with music theres more they wanna share with us.=)
ReplyDeleteHow are they okay with this?! I get it was their choice, but now i can't even listen to them! We just lost an awesome band, and they're okay with it!! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go cry, because writing this made me want to.
ReplyDeleteIt's over a year now since they broke up...
ReplyDeleteI hope they will come back soon.
They were such a great band...
CB I love you!
:( aaww i'm so upset now :(
ReplyDeleteI love you Kiro <3 and ofc all the band (L)
WE WANT YOU BACK CINEMA BIZARRE PLEASE COME BACK WE LOVE YOUR MUSIC
ReplyDeletePLEASE COME BACK! YU, ROMEO, STRIFY, KIRO, LUMINOR... WHERE ARE YOU!!!
ReplyDeletePLEASE COME BACK! YU, ROMEO, SHIN, STRIFY, LUMINOR, KIRO, I LOVE YOU ALL! PLEASE COME BACK!
ReplyDeleteseriously, all of you guys call yourselves fans and yet all you can think about is yourselves! They have lives too, they aren't slaves just to make music for you so if something was going wrong(which it obviously was) then they needed to break up to stay happy and healthy! As fans you should want the best for them, so how about showing a little respect and gratitude for all the drama and such that I'm sure they went to to do those performances and make that music that you all loved so much, myself included. Whatever the members of what once was Cinema Bizarre are going to do now, I wish you the best in it and I hope to be hearing from you guys soon. Good luck :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with Dusk, eventhough I didn't even know they were apart till today.. It shocked me, really.
ReplyDeleteBUT it was their decision to make, not ours and we should accept it. It's not that they weren't glad to have us as fans and that they change some of us life's..
And besides, we have the cds and pictures to remember all of them, don't we? =]
Just stay Bizarre! <33
I agree with Dusk,as much as i'm disappointed it was their decision,I will always "Stay Bizarre." CB 4 EVER!!!!!!
ReplyDeletecb gives inspiration to me...i wish they will come back and i will able to watch them live..
ReplyDeletenot everyone got chance to entertain..
ReplyDeletei love u .. Luminor!
ReplyDeleteThis really makes me mad. They were the first band that actually made me feel better when i was upset. also, I could relate to them and their music. I hope they weren't in it all for the money, but that's none of my business. However, I don't blame them for disbanding, they had their reasons. I really do hope that some day they will get back together in the future, that would make me so happy...but even if they don't get back together, I mean after all they do have lives of their own and they can make their own choices since they're grown men, I will always love Cinema Bizarre. ( their music AND them ^-^ )... CB forever :)
ReplyDeleteI think it is really unfair of all of you to be saying you will never forgive them or that you don't like them anymore.... They were famous... probably had no privacy.... They will probably make music again... They are probably just taking a break for a few years so that they stay true to their message.... People can forget when on tour for too long.... I am honestly disappointed that they stopped but i still love them and hope to see if they come back into the music business
ReplyDeleteI love the band but I kinda am upset they are so blunt with their 'end'. It is so disappointing. I can put myself in their shoes to see from their point of view, but why don't they come back or at least show their faces to the world? I just enjoy seeing them. I don't think it's selfish because it's their life but I just hope they are happy and don't fade out of 'existence' if you know what I mean.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see Kiro or Strify, I don't know much about all the other members. They all have good looks but I know I love Kiro and Strify's personalities. The band seems to be so original and independent in my opinion.
I really do hope they make a come back because that would make so many people go wild but it is their choice!
Yes, I totally agree with you on that.
DeleteI wish to see more of them too. I hope they will come back, even if it's solo or something.
"I would love to see Kiro or Strify, I don't know much about all the other members. They all have good looks but I know I love Kiro and Strify's personalities. The band seems to be so original and independent in my opinion."
Yea, same here o.o Please. Kiro. Strify.. come back to us<3 The fans miss you guys ;c ( The rest of CB too ofcourse, but well...I don't know thát much about them either, so that's why)
I am really late becoming a fan, i have only started loving their music this year, i wisah they would've staye together, they were and still are an amazing band, but they decide what they decide, I will still be a fan of them
ReplyDeleteI really miss them and I cried a lot about their break up, but I guess that the only thing we can do is support them, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteIt's really sad that this band broke up and I wanted to see them together for much longer, but that didn't happen. I just hope that they are happy now and remain happy in the future.
Cinema Bizarre, thank you for existing and giving us such awesome songs to listen to. Thank you for making all your fans happy those years. Even though you guys broke up, I still love you guys no matter what<3
I am sad to hear that they broke up, too. I am in the United States and just learned about them a few months ago. I am much older than probably all of you (I am 40), but this band reminded me of older bands that I love... Depeche mode, bowie, new order, duran duran... You guys need to realize though, that being in a band can be very stressful. Especially if they were living in the same space. Touring brings so much more stress to perform and get everything just right for the fans who expect the best. Throw on top of that different personalities and artistic vision and it can be caustic. These young men have a RIGHT to be what they want to be, not what we expect them to be. They also have a right to privacy. We as fans may never know why they broke up, but Strify says in this interview that it was something they thought a long time about. To us it was sudden, but it wasn't for them... Be glad that they gave you what they did, and be happy that they are continuing to do so on their own. Be gracious and maybe someday they will be back...
ReplyDeleteI am sad to hear that they broke up, too. I am in the United States and just learned about them a few months ago. I am much older than probably all of you (I am 40), but this band reminded me of older bands that I love... Depeche mode, bowie, new order, duran duran... You guys need to realize though, that being in a band can be very stressful. Especially if they were living in the same space. Touring brings so much more stress to perform and get everything just right for the fans who expect the best. Throw on top of that different personalities and artistic vision and it can be caustic. These young men have a RIGHT to be what they want to be, not what we expect them to be. They also have a right to privacy. We as fans may never know why they broke up, but Strify says in this interview that it was something they thought a long time about. To us it was sudden, but it wasn't for them... Be glad that they gave you what they did, and be happy that they are continuing to do so on their own. Be gracious and maybe someday they will be back...
ReplyDeletei am very sad :( i can't believe this at all i love there music and wish they can get back together again.. I really miss them a lot, forever ill stay bizarre
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