Riddle of the phoned-in keyboardist – solved
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Bayusik, yesterday
We contacted Mikael Bayusik to get the low-down on what really went on with the Night Conquers Day keyboard player. Here’s what he had to say:
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Heheh, interesting take on how the conversations would go. Seriously though, it is a true story. Raistlyn was a kid named Tim that joined NCD in late 1997 and he did work with us for a little while. He was quite an extraordinary keyboard player, but he rarely memorized anything, so eventually we couldn’t work with him. I think he may have been schizophrenic because sometimes at rehearsal he’d sort of go off on a tangent and we’d have no idea what he was talking about. He wrote the intro and a small piece called “Nightfall’s promise” on the debut NCD album. After leaving the band, he did essentially disappear. And every so often for about 2 years, he would call me up at my home. I’d simply say hello, and he’d start playing some amazing keyboard piece over the phone. I’d listen to it, because it was usually quite amazing, but when finished he’d just hang up. He called me at home several times over a couple years and did it. I have no idea where he is now or what happened to him, I would not be surprised if he ended up in a mental hospital or on medication, because I think he was schizophrenic or something.
But he didn’t call on Sunday mornings, and I have no kids. But yes it is a true story and not some made-up bullshit. I believe that was an exerpt from either an interview or an old on-line bio that’s long gone. I have no idea why it’s included in the Metal-archives page. I guess someone else found the story amusing as well.
M I K A E L
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