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Interview with Great Kat
By: Terry Bunch
Date: July, 2009
1. For the readers who may not be familiar with your musical past, what was your primary reason for switching from
classical violin to metal guitar?
Great Kat: CLASSICAL MUSIC IS DEAD! The Great Kat is a Juilliard Graduate Violin Virtuoso, Full Scholarship Student at Juilliard School,
the Concertmaster of the Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, winner of the "Robert Hufstader Scholarship" in Theory at Juilliard, winner of
the exclusive "Artists International Competition" and violin soloist at Carnegie Recital Hall.
After graduating from Juilliard and realizing that Classical Music had died, I listened to all forms of popular music to find the style of
music that fits best with Classical, so I could update this genius music. I FOUND HEAVY METAL and THE GREAT KAT'S SHRED/CLASSICAL MUSIC
WAS BORN!!!!!!!!
The Great Kat is NOW the "Top 10 Fastest Shredders Of All Time" (Guitar One Magazine) and "50 Fastest Guitarists Of All Time" (Guitar World Magazine)
Now go and check out The Great Kat's GENIUS NEW "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD!!!
2. Your DVDs portray you as a dominatrix with a literal splash of horror gore. Is there another side to the Great Kat that we
have not seen yet?
GK: THE GREAT KAT IS AN ECCENTRIC, EGOMANIACAL GUITAR SHREDDING GENIUS, CLASSICAL VIOLIN VIRTUOSO, VICIOUS, RAW, BLOOD-DRIPPING METAL DOMINATRIX
AND a CUTE, LOVABLE, RIBBON and LINGERIE WEARING GODDESS!!!!
NOW BEND OVER, FAGGOTS, and let me SHOVE MY SPIKED HEEL UP YOUR FLACCID BUTTS!!!!!!!!!!!
3. What are thoughts on the idea of forming a band and writing full length material incorporating your classical training?
We would love to see you on tour.
GK: The Great Kat is right now getting ready to play live on TV shows and select tour dates with my band. The Great Kat Shred Show will be an
INSANE, FAST-PACED, OUTRAGEOUS Show with tons of GUITAR SHREDDING, METAL MADNESS and WHIPPING, TORTURE AND ABUSE!!!!!!!!!! Stay tuned to the Kat
web site at http://www.greatkat.com/ for details.
4. You have mentioned in previous interviews that you are not influenced by other metal bands. What inspires you to create
the music that you do?
GK: The Great Kat's Influences: BEETHOVEN, Ozzy, Judas Priest, Hendrix!!!!!
5. How do you choose which classical pieces you are going to "shred"? Do you choose the piece based on complexity or is it
more of a personal preference?
GK: There are several criteria to meet when The Great Kat chooses a Classical work to Shred:
1-Choose a popular Classical work
2-Must be exciting, Powerful and Virtuoso
6. One of the goals of our magazine is to showcase that metal is a lifestyle, full of personal preference, artistic diversity
and cultural influences. Deep down inside, what does the power of the metal guitar do for your soul?
GK: THE GREAT KAT IS THE NEW BEETHOVEN and is blessing the masses by bringing CLASSICAL MUSIC TO THE WORLD USING SHRED METAL GUITAR!!!!!!
7. We have followed you since your "Digital Beethoven on Cyberspeed" release, back when women in metal were not taken too
seriously. What are your thoughts on the current acceptance of female metal bands and females in metal?
GK: Women have to be VIRTUOSOS to be taken seriously and compete with men!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S WHY THE GREAT KAT PLAYS FASTER, MORE BRILLIANTLY and
MORE VIRTUOSICALLY than MEN to EARN ATTENTION and RESPECT!!!!!!!!!!
8. Any other thoughts or comments you would like to share?
GK: All you KAT-POSSESSED METAL LIFE READERS go GENIUSIZE with The Great Kat's NEW "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD and GET READY FOR
THE GREAT KAT LIVE!!!!
SHRED ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO TO THE GREAT KAT WEB SITE and BOW TO YOUR METAL MESSIAH at http://www.greatkat.com
WATCH THE GREAT KAT'S NEW "BEETHOVEN'S GUITAR SHRED" DVD at http://www.greatkat.com/dvd/dvd.html
The Great Kat: greatkat@greatkat.com Kat Hotline: 631-549-7578
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