- Is better known as a lyricist for over 2000 songs.
- Has written several poem collections and novels: two of them, "Siniset mokkakengät" (Blue Suede Shoes) and "Mikä laulaen tulee" (What Singing Brings) are based on the lives of famous Finnish singer Irwin Goodman and Salmi himself.
- As a lyrics writer he used secret name "Emil Retee" or "Emil von Retee" sometimes. He added the "von" after he had written 100 lyrics to Irwin Goodman
- He is an art collector. He collects modern art.
- In one point of his life he was really interested in religions of the world and read many books about different religions.
- He criticized Neoliberalism in his columns. He says that today only money is holy to people.
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