Name: Eero Aleksi Heinonen
Date and Place of Birth: November 27th, 1979, Helsinki, Finland
City: Helsinki
Nickname: Suuntavaisto (sense of direction in Finnish)
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Marital Status: Married
Profession: Bassist
Height: 180 cm
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Greenish/Brown
Family: Wife and two kids
In the band: Bass player and voice
Food: Pizza
Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana
Music: Paul Simon (Darling Lorraine), Leonard Cohen (Suzanne), Coldplay (Don’t Panic), Radiohead (Pyramid Song), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Mustt Mustt), Louis Armstrong (Wonderful World), Depeche Mode (Dream On), Aretha Franklin (Amazing Grace), Miles Davis
Movies: Star Wars, The New Hope
Religion: Doesn’t have a religion
More about Eero:
He’s the only band member that doesn’t drink alcohol (he used to but stopped)
He loves Sahaja Yoga, he’s a divulger and, occasionally, a teacher
He and Lauri have kissed once (it was a bet between Lauri and Aki, which Lauri lost)
He carries the “Dynasty” logo on his guitar strap
He plays violin since he was 9 years old
He can speak Finnish, English, Swedish and German
He wears glasses occasionally
He practises about 15 to 20 minutes of yoga and meditation every morning and at night
Was replaced by Kusti, from Kwan, for the 2004 VMALA
He does the back vocals for the songs at live shows and for the recordings
In the song “One And Only” he sings a verse of the song “San Francisco”
He used to have a parallel Project to The Rasmus called “Korpi Band”
Nowadays his parallel band to The Rasmus is called “Hay And Stone”, in which is the lead singer and bass player
His band just released a very promising album
He’s a great friend and father
He and Pauli always share an hotel room when they’re on tour
He’s the most thoughtful with the fans
He met Lauri in school when they were 9 years old
He likes gardening
The Perfect Girl for Eero:
“I’m sick and tired of the egocentric,shouting girl who only use people as tools.I’m off of some really big disappointments.The most important for me is that my girlfriend to be honest.I’m in love with natural,happy girl and if they have a great body too….I fall in love in seconds…”
Eero’s secrets:
Chronical late:”Generally I’m late like…hm…minimum 15 minutes.If they don’t really have luck then even more.Our manager has just made a seperate diary.Maybe it’s because of the yoga,I’m too realaxed…”
Kiss with Lauri:”It was because of a lost bet.Some saw the attraction and they really thought that we fall in love with each other with Lauri!!!”
Crazy of parties:”As teenager I was there on the wildest parties.Sometimes I get so drunk that I went home just when my homies were already sleeping.Today,it’s unbelievable I know,but I don’t drink alcoholic drink at all!”
