The Great Kat Interview in GRINS FROM BELOW!

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The Great Kat Interview in GRINS FROM BELOW!

By Herlaka Rose, Grins From Below http://www.myspace.com/herlaka

The Great Kat *Revisited* THE GREAT KAT INTERVIEW FOR GRINS FROM BELOW "The Great Kat spits her Hails once again for all to Wake Up and Grin From Below while you watch her cast GLOBAL DOMINATION WITH SHRED/CLASSICAL MUSIC" -Herlaka Rose 1. You are quoted as being "Considered one of the top 10 greatest guitar shredders of all time". How has this effected you personally? Answer: JUST MORE DECLARATIONS THAT THE GREAT KAT IS INDEED GOD and the WORLD IS FINALLY WAKING UP!! The Great Kat, Juilliard graduate Violin Virtuoso-turned HOT GUITAR GODDESS, was named "TOP 10 FASTEST SHREDDERS OF ALL TIME" by "Guitar One" Magazine AND "THE 100 WILDEST GUITAR HEROES" by "Classic Rock" Magazine!! NOW WAKE UP with MUSIC VIDEOS of THE GREAT KAT'S SHREDDING (from Upcoming Great Kat CD/DVD) at:
GREAT KAT'S PAGANINI MUSIC VIDEO: http://www.greatkat.com/PaganinisCaprice24.wmv
Great Kat's "The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee": http://www.greatkat.com/TheFlightOfTheBumbleBeeMusicVideo.wmv Great Kat's "IslamoFascists" at http://www.greatkat.com/IslamoFascists.wmv Great Kat's "Torture Techniques" at http://www.greatkat.com/TortureTechniques.wmv HEAR MORE SHRED/CLASSICAL MASTERPIECE CLIPS of the KAT WEB SITE at http://www.greatkat.com 2. What were the high-lights from the year 2007 for The Great Kat? Answer: HIGHLIGHTS: THE GREAT KAT CONTINUES THE GLOBAL DOMINATION WITH SHRED/CLASSICAL MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Great Kat in ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE (ITALY): "Obey The Great Kat! One who loves to 'shred' Classical Music. And the terrorists" "One is surprised to discover that there exists a human that fast, which is a furious woman. She is called The Great Kat. With her, the themes of Beethoven become a projectile." Filippo Casaccia, Rolling Stone Magazine (Italy) January 2008 The Great Kat in ROCK BRIGADE MAGAZINE (BRAZIL) "Completely insane. Another definition does not exist when you come across for the first time with the work of the guitarist Great Kat. Nobody can deny the talent of Kat." Fernando Souza Filho, Rock Brigade Magazine The Great Kat in Nashua Telegraph (NH, USA) "Wow. I've never heard 'Flight of the Bumblebee' played so fast on a guitar. The Great Kat is metal in the craziest sense of the word." Teresa, The Pop Diner Blog, NashuaTelegraph.com The Great Kat in HOLLYWOOD2YOU.TV (Hollywood, USA) "The Great Kat, a shred guitarist playing classical music with lightning fast licks. If you like guitar, blood and guts, then check it out. It's got 6 Super Shred Videos to keep you pumped!" John Reed, Hollywood2You.TV THE GREAT KAT NAMED "THE 100 WILDEST GUITAR HEROES" in CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE (U.K.) "The Great Kat - FELINE GROOVY. Utterly bonkers, self-proclaimed High Priestess Of Shred Guitar. Likes blood. And Beethoven. And she's from Swindon. Must hear: William Tell Overture." Sian Llewellyn, Classic Rock Magazine The Great Kat in GUITAR PLAYER BRAZIL MAGAZINE "In the matter of virtuosity, the speed metal guitarist, The Great Kat, leaves you stunned. The guitarist makes an impression with her dominance of speed techniques." Henrique Inglez de Souza, Guitar Player Magazine Brazil
3. There is the never ending debate about music and lyrics and their influence on youth violence. What is your intake on that with stories such as Manson and Columbine. Answer: WAKE UP and get into HYPERSPEED, the ONLINE COMPUTERIZED WORLD and the FUTURE with SHRED/CLASSICAL GENIUS MUSIC from The Great Kat, which is GUARANTEED to LIFT UP YOUR BRAINS, RAISE YOUR INTELLIGENCE and MAKE YOU INTO a FAST-THINKING GENIUS whether you LIKE IT OR NOT!!!!!!!!!! 4. How does the concept for writing a song begin? Answer: The Great Kat's UNIQUE brand of SHREDDING Classical Pieces from Beethoven, Wagner, Rossini and other geniuses is accomplished through PAIN-STAKING NOTE-FOR-NOTE transcriptions of ACTUAL music SCORES from these geniuses, which I rearrange for SHRED GUITARS, METAL BAND and SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. The Great Kat is BRINGING this GENIUS Music to WORLD in a FRESH WAY!!! The Great Kat OWN Masterpieces are CLASSICALLY INFLUENCED MOTIVES from BAROQUE, CLASSICAL, ROMANTIC CLASSICAL MUSIC PERIODS, placed in the RAW, VICIOUS, BLOOD-DRIPPING SHRED METAL and MIXED with TIMELY. HONEST, MINIMALISTIC WORDS (check out "WAR" from "Wagner's War" CD and "ISLAMOFASCISTS" from the upcoming new Kat DVD)!!!!!!!!!!!! 5. What other kinds of influences do you have? Are you into horror movies or anything else? Answer: Influences: Beethoven Wagner Van Gogh Socrates Da Vinci Bach Paganini 6. As a veteran in this Metal scene, what are your thoughts on todays music scene? Answer: The "MUSIC SCENE" is DEAD! MUSIC TODAY is BORING, BRAINLESS, STUPID, REPETITIVE and NON-INTERACTIVE with the SPEEDS of the INTERNET! GET INTO THE GREAT KAT'S SHRED/CLASSICAL Music—here to STIMULATE YOUR BRAIN so it can MOVE at THE SPEED OF LIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7. What are your thoughts on genre titles such as Death, Thrash, Black etc. Answer: BORING, OLD, OUT-OF-DATE! Now check out The Great Kat's brilliant INSANE DVD "EXTREME GUITAR SHRED" DVD on the Kat web site at http://www.greatkat.com 6 EXTREME GUITAR Music Videos: -ZAPATEADO-Classical Violin/Guitar Virtuosity –Shred version of Pablo de Sarasate's virtuoso violin piece "Zapateado". -TORTURE CHAMBER: Torture Devices and Extreme abusive of inferior males -CASTRATION-The Great Kat Dominates and controls through castration-eliminates the appendage that make MEN think they are IMPORTANT -LIVE IN CHICAGO-The Great Kat' Shred Guitar Live with Fans/slaves and total chaos! -DOMINATRIX-The Great Kat takes a slave and humiliates and abuses him! -WAR-PRO-WAR! The Great Kat's response to 9/11. The U.S. was attacked by TERRORISTS MURDERERS WHO KILLED 3,000 INNOCENT PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!! "WAR" Music Video is A REMINDER to NEVER FORGET 9/11 OR THE HOLOCAUST! -SHRED VERSIONS of Classical Music Masterpieces: Wagner's "The Ride of the Valkyries" (From Wagner's Opera "Die Walkure") Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody 2" Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" Bazzini's "The Round of the Goblins" Sarasate's "Zapateado" -SHREDDING HOT KAT photos and wild graphics Go To The Kat Web Site at http://www.greatkat.com for DVD samples and HOT photos! 8. What has been one of the rewarding experiences of being The Great Kat. Answer: The FACT that The Great Kat is CONTINUING the LEGACY that BEETHOVEN, WAGNER, BACH and the MASTERS started!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9. Where can people purchase merch from The Great Kat. Answer: For Great Kat CDs/DVDs and other goodies, go to the Kat Web Site store at https://www.greatkat.com/07/index07.html 10. How would you say the conditions for heavy metal have changed since you started? Answer: METAL IS NOW DEAD and it's up to the QUEEN OF SPEED-The Great Kat-to RESURRECT METAL AND CLASSICAL MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11. Describe your show visual from your view. Answer: The Great Kat Shred Show consists of: CLASSICAL GUITAR SHREDDING VICIOUS SCREAMING CONTROLLING, DOMINATING, ABUSING, WHIPPING, AND ATTACKING INFERIOR MALES, SLAVES, and KAT-POSSESSED THRASHERS torture chambers, dungeons, chains, whips, masks, cages and MORE!!!!!!!!!!! It's a CRAZY SHOW!!!!!!!!! 12. What advise would you give to new comer bands or musicians? Answer: READ MUSIC! PRACTICE YOUR ASS OFF! BECOME A VIRTUOSO!!! 13. What does the year 2008 hold for The Great Kat? Answer: The NEW Great Kat SHRED CD and DVD is COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!! "THE FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE-BEE", at VIVACISSIMO SPEEDS of 300 BPM on GUITARS AND VIOLINS, PAGANINI masterpiece "CAPRICE 24" played at QUASI PRESTISSIMO tempos on GUITARS and VIOLINS and Bach's Famous "Brandenburg Concerto 3" with 6 GUITARS, 3 VIOLINS, BAND AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA!!! INSANITY!!!!! BOW TO YOUR METAL MESSIAH KAT!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW GO TO THE GREAT KAT WEB SITE at http://www.greatkat.com The Great Kat at greatkat@greatkat.com Hotline: 631-549-7578 SHRED ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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