https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Tony/ba-p/6888557 <P><STRONG>Our Community Stars can be featured in Backstage Intros. To find out more about the Star Program&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Rock-Stars/ct-p/superuserarea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</A>.</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Hi everyone! This month, we're happy to introduce you the newest member of our Star team: Tony!&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN><STRONG>Welcome to the team! Can you tell us a bit about yourself?</STRONG></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="lia-align-left"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="Eni_0-1743441145617.png" style="width: 171px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/191865i39E64F84B7458BDD/image-dimensions/171x232?v=v2" width="171" height="232" role="button" title="Eni_0-1743441145617.png" alt="Eni_0-1743441145617.png" /></span></P> <P class="lia-align-left"><SPAN>Hi, my name is Tony aka <a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/26684350">@RayyW0</a>&nbsp;and I'm from Turku, Finland. I'm also a proud father of two&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN>teenage boys 14 and 16 years old.&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN>I'm working as an bartender on a passenger-/cruise ferry between Finland and Sweden in Starlight&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN>Showbar with live bands and musical shows. Been sailing the seas for 30+ years already.&nbsp;</SPAN><SPAN>Honestly I can say that, the best thing on the seas are the sunsets and sunrises during summer.</SPAN></P> <P><STRONG style="font-family: inherit;">Wow, that sounds like an incredible adventure! Those sunsets and sunrises must be amazing to see every summer&nbsp;</STRONG><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sunrise:">🌅</span></P> <P><STRONG style="font-family: inherit;"><STRONG><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="Eni_1-1743435686119.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/191861i9F9FC943C2297592/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Eni_1-1743435686119.png" alt="Eni_1-1743435686119.png" /></span></STRONG></STRONG></P> <P><STRONG style="font-family: inherit;">Now, talking about your interest in Spotify, when did you start using the app, and what do you like about it the most?&nbsp;</STRONG><SPAN>I think I started using Spotify back in 2011 when I stumbled on it and got hyped about it almost immediately. I like the vast music library and the simple and easy to use layout and of course with great audio quality.</SPAN></P> <P><STRONG>You've been using Spotify almost from the very beginning, that's awesome! I totally agree, the music library is massive. You can find pretty much anything you already love, plus a lot more through all the discovery options it offers. Now, we can move on to one of our favorite questions and an extra; do you have any pets? Also, if you could have any animal, real or fictional as a pet, what would it be and why?</STRONG></P> <P><STRONG><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="Eni_0-1743435664277.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/191860i3F25BE682C8503BB/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Eni_0-1743435664277.png" alt="Eni_0-1743435664277.png" /></span></STRONG>I don't have any pets due to my work on the sea and I am away a lot. But I would like to have a&nbsp;couple of cats someday, they are so lovable and funny companions <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😊</span>.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Well, I couldn't agree more. Cats are truly amazing, and they make our days way more fun that they would be without them.&nbsp;</STRONG><BR /><BR /><STRONG>What kind of music are you into, and if you could only listen to one album for the rest of&nbsp;your life, which one would it be?</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>I 'm almost into any music, depends on my mood as well. Closest music genre to my heart is glamrock, hardrock, melodic rock and metal. THAT ONE album would probably be <EM>Danger Danger: Screw it!&nbsp;</EM></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN><A href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7303vkWAqj5C0EYEdjUTGB?si=HWIErL3KSmSWqgNX5nasnw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://open.spotify.com/album/7303vkWAqj5C0EYEdjUTGB?si=HWIErL3KSmSWqgNX5nasnw</A><BR /><BR /></SPAN></P> <P><STRONG>I love how music can totally depend on your mood, it's like a soundtrack to your life. I checked out the album you shared and I can only tell: great choice! So just to keep talking about music, what's the best music video you've ever seen, and why?</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>Oh man...there're so many of them to choose from haha. But I would say Detroit Rock City by Kiss:&nbsp;<BR />&nbsp;<A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxNvdQCbLco&amp;list=RDWxNvdQCbLco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxNvdQCbLco&amp;list=RDWxNvdQCbLco</A></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>&nbsp;It's just something about this live performance from this iconic band that makes my day. Great band, great music and great performance.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Nice!&nbsp;What's your go-to hobby when you're feeling creative?</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>This might sound a bit odd, but I hit the gym and a powerwalk when I feel creative and energetic.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>That sounds like a great combo of energy and inspiration! And now, last but not least...our all- time obligatory questions: Cats or dogs? Coffee or tea?</STRONG></P> <P><SPAN><BR role="presentation" />CATS! I do like animals, but cats are my favorite. COFFEE all the way, no exceptions haha.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Those are definitely great choices! Also, the combination of a cat's company and a cup of coffee must be one of the coziest ways to spend some time off.&nbsp;</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Thanks for letting us to get to know you, Tony. It was a great chat!</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>Thanks for sticking around! Stay tuned for the next Backstage Intro coming soon.<BR /><BR /><FONT size="3"><STRONG><EM>Our Community Stars can be featured on Backstage Intros. To find out more about the Star Program&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Rock-Stars/ct-p/superuserarea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here.</A></EM></STRONG>&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV id="1701184215.252819" tabindex="-1" role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-qa="virtual-list-item" data-item-key="1701184215.252819"> <DIV role="presentation" data-qa="message_container" data-qa-unprocessed="false" data-qa-placeholder="false"> <DIV role="document" aria-roledescription="message" data-qa-hover="true"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV role="presentation" data-qa="message_content"> <DIV> <DIV data-qa="message-text"> <DIV data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <DIV> <DIV dir="auto"> <H3 class="lia-align-center">***</H3> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H3 class="lia-align-center"><STRONG style="color: inherit; font-family: var(--font-family, CircularSpTitle, CircularSpTitle-Tall, CircularSp-Arab, CircularSp-Hebr, CircularSp-Cyrl, CircularSp-Grek, CircularSp-Deva, var(--fallback-fonts, sans-serif)); font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Thank you for sticking around, folks! Stay tuned for the next Backstage Intro!</STRONG></H3> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:55:22 GMT Eni 2025-04-07T21:55:22Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Tony/ba-p/6888557 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Backstage Pass.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/186144i4E921FCD4A66071A/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Backstage Pass.jpg" alt="Backstage Pass.jpg" /></span></P> Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:55:22 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Tony/ba-p/6888557 Eni 2025-04-07T21:55:22Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Tony/bc-p/6910034#M24572 <P>Great to hear more about you&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/26684350">@RayyW0</a>&nbsp;- sounds like your ship needs a cat....&nbsp;</P> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:35:07 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Tony/bc-p/6910034#M24572 Loneliest_Cabin 2025-04-08T08:35:07Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Tony/bc-p/6910203#M24573 <P>Thank you for having me on this introduction!<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_sunglasses:">😎</span></P> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:27:13 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Tony/bc-p/6910203#M24573 RayyW0 2025-04-08T11:27:13Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Tony/bc-p/7046802#M24692 <P>This looks like a fun trip, you ever when to bush gardens in Tampa Florida, it's pretty cool there's a yellow and navy blue ride if you can handle it I get motion sickness, but they say it's one of the fastest rides in the country, you should check it out.</P> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:05:53 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Tony/bc-p/7046802#M24692 Basketball_66 2025-07-10T23:05:53Z