“He really immersed himself in the story and spent weeks rewriting the narration… I had no idea what he was talking about, but it was so much better than what I wrote”: When Arjen Lucassen worked with his hero Rutger Hauer

Arjen Luccasen and Rutger Hauer.

When Ayreon and Star One mastermind Arjen Lucassen came up with a concept for a solo album, he wanted Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer to play a leading voice role. Surprised that the actor had agreed to take part, the musician then found himself in doubt over the resulting script. In 2012, Lucassen told Prog about that year’s Lost In The New Real project.

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