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About Petri Walli
- Petri Ilari Walli (February 25, 1969 – June 28, 1995) was the founder, vocalist, guitar-player, songwriter and producer of the Finnish psychedelic rock-band Kingston Wall. Petri was born in Finland, his half-brother is Hasse Walli who is also a famous Finnish guitarist. Petri (aka Pete) founded the band called Kingston Wall in 1987, and he was the spirit behind the whole band.
- They came out with three albums in 1992, 1993 and 1994, and broke up in December the same year as the last album was released.
- The break-up was Walli's idea, as he wanted Kingston Wall to be on a hiatus for an unspecified time.
- After the break-up Petri travelled to Goa, India, where he had been many times before with his friend Ior Bock.
- (There is not much written text about Petri's and Ior's friendship, so nobody knows exactly how good friends they were).
- He died by jumping off the balcony of the Töölö Church in Töölö, Helsinki the following summer.
- Walli was later buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery, only about one kilometer away from his place of death. Petri was a mysterious person who loved the eastern culture, philosophy, Scandinavian mythologies and most of all, playing guitar. There have been numerous rumours and speculation about the reasons of his suicide.
- Some say that he committed suicide because of his failed relationship with a Finnish girl called Tanja or Tanya, others say that he was in a spiritual turmoil which reflected on the lyrics and themes on Kingston Wall's last album, Tri-Logy.
- The song "For All Mankind" from Tri-Logy is considered by many to be Walli's suicide note. Petri's co-musicians in Kingston Wall were Jukka Jylli (bass) and Sami Kuoppamäki (drums).
- Sometimes they had guest musicians performing on their albums and live shows, such as Sakari Kukko (saxophone) and Kimmo Kajasto (synth).
- Drummers Petteri Ståhl and Timo "Tinde" Joutsimäki played drums in Kingston Wall before Kuoppamäki joined the group.
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