Ruud Jolie's Life on Tour with Within Temptation 📚 (New book release)

Sit with us at the ECI Cultuurfabriek to talk about Ruud Jolie's new book "In Spotlight and Shadow - My Roadtrip with Within Temptation".

For the occasion, Ruud Jolie travels through the Netherlands with this book/theater tour to talk about life on tour, anecdotes from his 24 years of touring with Within Temptation.

A huge thank you to Ruud for this wonderful time spent together!

📚 To purchase his book: https://ruudjolie.com/#order-book

📲 Ruud Jolie's socials:
Website: https://ruudjolie.com/
Instagram:   / ruudjolieofficial  
YouTube:    / @ruudjolieofficial  
For All We Know Bandcamp: https://forallweknowmusic.bandcamp.com/

🎶 Within Temptation socials:
YouTube:    / @wtofficial  
Instagram:   / wtofficial  
X: https://x.com/wtofficial
Facebook:   / wtofficial  
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/arti...
Website: https://www.within-temptation.com/

Also a big thank to the ECI Cultuurfabriek for welcoming us, especially to Boukje for her help!

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Cameras operator: Matéo Clairet

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Songs from Within Temptation in the video:
"The Reckoning" feat. Jacoby Shaddix
"Faster"
"Bleed Out"
"Our Solemn Hour"
"Mother Earth"
"Shot In The Dark"
"Cyanide Love"
"Supernova"

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00:00 Intro
00:27 The idea behind the book
02:35 The creative process
04:08 Hardest part of the process
06:49 A tour diary?
07:19 Within Temptation's reaction
08:59 Steve Harris
13:25 Neurological condition
17:59 Funniest situation
20:09 Worst situation
22:34 Most emotional situation
23:51 Favorite thing about touring
25:10 Surprising thing during the 1st tour
25:52 Things you miss on tour
26:32 Tour preparation
27:03 Must Have on tour
27:51 Ritual before hitting the stage
28:02 Still nervous before a show?
28:37 Book Tour

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