J. Karjalainen is the lonesome cowboy of Finnish pop music of the last 40 years. His idiosyncratic voice is probably better known than any other voice in Finnish music. His music is so well known that if you asked a random person to name one of his songs a good chance is that they would sing you five from the top of their minds. His music has quietly and effortlessly flown into our collective mind over the decades. J. Karjalainen´s music seems to stem from a different world, a crystallized parallel universe where cynicism does not exist and everything rings an emotional bell.
J. Karjalainen is not a celebrity, not a star or someone who shares his opinion about a contemporary issue. Nobody seems to know much about him and his personal life. Well, after watching this documentary you won´t be any wiser on that subject. This documentary is about music, and we also get a rare treat, a generous sight-seeing tour into this great artist´s unhindered artistic process.
