I met Voltaire Saturday February 19th, 2005, he performed at the Cafe Lura in Chicago and I had no idea I was even going to see him there. I went with two friends of mine to see the band “Rachel’s Surrender” and they were opening for him.

My friend T.J. pointed him out before he went on stage, he was eating a little dinner. We went over and talked to him for a while, joked around and had a really good time. He has a great sense of humor and is quite flirty and personable. I asked him questions about his heritage and such, home life…etc. He was honest and very witty.

After the show everyone went to Neo, a gothy/industrial club in Chicago. I saw Voltaire there as well, he told me I was a really good dancer :), I talked to him for a while before we left, I walked out with him and we talked about travelling and stardom and such. His life is very busy, and I found out that he has a son.

Overall the experience was great, getting to hear his music for the first time and meeting him in person.