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By
Wil Forbis
June 1 2001
One of my more noteworthy friends in high school was
a guy named Mark who had long hair, wore a denim jacket,
carried around a briefcase emblazoned with metal stickers,
and was the first person I knew to have one of those
T-shirts with Dali's configuration of naked people into
the shape of a human skull. Mark introduced me to a
lot of musical acts - The Misfits, Diamanda Galas, Nina
Hagen - but I think the one I'll always remember most
is The Great Kat, a Juilliard trained violinist/guitarist
who played speed metal and claimed to be the fastest
instrumentalist on the planet. However, unlike a lot
of the performers Mark turned me on to, The Great Kat
is still around, more than ten years later, combining
her speed metal versions of classical music with her
drop dead looks and a morbid stage show that mixes elements
of the 70's pseudo-feminist horror flick, "I
Spit On Your Grave" with bondage gear and demonic
rituals. The Great Kat was nice enough to take some
time away from castrating people and composing the fastest
music in the universe to answer some questions for Acid
Logic.
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Wil:
Is there any connection between The Great Kat and Josie
and the Pussycats? I can't help but notice the "feline"
theme running through both groups.
The
Great Kat: WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!! The Great Kat is
GOD/The Messiah/The SAVIOR of CLASSICAL MUSIC and MUSICAL
REVOLUTIONARY and can ONLY be compared to LUDWIG VAN
BEETHOVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW
GO AND CYBERGIZE your LITTLE BRAINS with the NEW GREAT
KAT "Rossini's Rape" 4-Song CD featuring: -Rossini's
"William Tell Overture" -- A BLISTERING 1 minute, 53
second Cyberspeed version of the famous "William Tell
Overture" featuring a SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and METAL BAND!!!
-"Sodomize" -- Ultra-Violence rules in this PSYCHOTIC
and VENGEFUL ORGY of abuse, rape and SODOMY. -"Castration"
-- Get ready for a WILD ride of 3 Classical Baroque
style Harpsichords, mixed with arpeggiated guitar virtuosity
and threats of severing, chopping and crushing of sensitive
body parts! -Bazzini's "The Round Of The Goblins" -
The Great Kat's demonic violin virtuosity and satanic
guitar genius star in this non-stop whirlwind Classical
piece, featuring a CLASSICAL VIOLIN, PIANO and SPEED
METAL BAND!!
Go
to the Kat web site to hear a music sample of "Rossini's
Rape" CD at http://www.greatkat.com.
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Wil:
There's absolutely no doubt you possess some very formidable
musical skills. Do you ever worry that some of your
stage activities - the screaming, the slaves licking
your boots, the wielding of blood covered dildos, the
leather fetish gear - might detract from the appreciation
of your music?
The
Great Kat: The reason The Great Kat dresses in "fetish
gear", has a BLOODY stage show and writes about SODOMIZING
and CASTRATING MALES is to SHOCK AND FORCE MEN into
SUBMISSION and realize that WOMEN CAN BE AS VIOLENT,
POWERFUL, ANGRY, AGGRESSIVE, COMPETITIVE and VIRTUOSIC
AS MEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wil:
I understand Judas Priest was a key impetus towards
you getting involved with metal, and it's easy to see
the S&M influence of singer Rob Halford on your stage
presence. Do you have any concern that an openly gay
man like Halford might take offense at lyrics such as
"Spread em, fag, spread 'em" or "Lick my ass you fucking
piece of shit, slime, moron fag" from your composition
"Sodomize"? That doesn't seem very p.c. of you.?
The
Great Kat: WHO????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wil:
It should be noted that unlike a lot of musicians, you've
never strayed from your original vision of what you
wanted your music to be. What enabled you to stay the
course? Was it the warm, tender feeling that comes with
bringing people pleasure through music?
The
Great Kat: The Great Kat is THE NEW BEETHOVEN of
the NEW MILLENNIUM and is systematically RESURRECTING
Classical Music by BRINGING it to the COMMON MASSES
using SHRED SPEED METAL. THAT is the The Great Kat's
MISSION!!!!!!
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Wil:
Some people might say that speed metal is dead, that
punk and alternative won the day. Would I be correct
to assume that you would disagree?
The Great Kat: NO!!!! The Queen of Speed is COMBINING
BOTH CLASSICAL MUSIC and SPEED METAL, so the MORON MASSES
CAN FINALLY WAKE UP and SPEED UP THEIR DUSTY, LETHARGIC
BRAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wil:
What's your take on the whole Riot Grrl scene? Is there
a place in there for The Great Kat?
The
Great Kat: The Great Kat is NOT a "GIRL"!!!!! The
Great Kat is GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW BOW, PEASANTS and
LICK MY GODLY FEET!!!!!!!!!!
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Wil:
I can't help but notice that you're not listed in "Guitar
Legends" magazine's recent Top 100 guitarists list,
while Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel is. Any explanation
for this obvious oversight?
The
Great Kat: WHO??????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wil:
In further reference to the "Guitar Legends" top 100.
I was somewhat baffled trying to figure out what criterion
is used to judge a good guitarist these days. What do
you think is most important: technique (Yngwie), compositional
ability (Steve Howe) or social impact (Johnny Ramone)?
The
Great Kat: Most Important: Virtuosity (The Great
Kat), Classical Motives and Brilliant Music (The Great
Kat) and Powerful, blistering speeds and energy (The
Great Kat)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wil:
Judging by the many multinational reviews that your
albums have received, there seems to be a worldwide
interest in your music. Are countries outside the U.S.
are more adept at appreciating your vast genius?
The Great Kat: The Great Kat has Slaves, Kat-Possessed
Psychos, Thrashers, and devoted fans from ALL OVER THE
WORLD on their knees BOWING to the HIGH PRIESTESS of
GUITAR SHRED!!!!!!!
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Wil:
As a fellow egomaniac I think I can relate to your endless
posturing. But don't you ever feel like putting your
guard down and letting the woman-child in The Great Kat breath a little? The Great Kitten if you will...?
The
Great Kat: This is NOT "endless posturing". The
Great Kat is a HIGHLY TRAINED, Juilliard graduate violin
virtuoso, who has won numerous competitions on the violin
at Juilliard and in the Classical Music Field. I have
won the Artists International and performed my SOLO
violin debut at Carnegie Recital Hall and won composition
awards at The Juilliard School. The Great Kat is a technical
virtuoso at BOTH the violin and guitar AND Speed Metal
and Classical Music and DESERVES to BE GOD!!!!!!!!!!
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Wil:
In the video for your song, "Castration", you manage
to compact some memorable social commentary into just
a few minutes. Several scenes consist of you playing
traditionally docile female roles (Geisha, Salome) then
pulling out a knife and performing violent castrations.
Some people might look at those scenes and label you
a "political" musician, like Woody Guthrie. How important
are these statements to the core of your music?
The
Great Kat: WHO CARES WHAT "some people" might label
The Guitar Goddess!!!!! The Great Kat is stating that
WOMEN CAN BE AS POWERFUL AS MEN!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW
GO ENERGIZE YOUR BRAIN with The NEW GREAT KAT "CASTRATION"
Mini-Opera Music Video OUT NOW!!!!!
"CASTRATION"
Music Video is a 1 Minute, 12 Second Psychotic Mini-Opera
with The Great Kat seducing and castrating males in
4 Outrageous Acts:
·
Act I - Geisha
· Act II - Salome
· Act III - Black Widow
· Act IV - Finale - SURGERY
"Castration" Music Video is GUARANTEED to have you COVERING
your GENITALS!!!!!! DO YOU HAVE THE B***S??????!!!!!!!!!!
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Wil:
In another interview you describe men as "penis obsessed,
macho, chauvinistic pea-brains." Really, Kat, we're
not all that bad are we? Don't you have a soft spot
for us deep down?
The Great Kat: Why, Wil???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you want to be RAPED, ABUSED, HUMILIATED, SODOMIZED
and TORTURED BY YOUR GODDESS KAT????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW ON YOUR KNEES, SLAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wil:
If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?
The
Great Kat: On the NEXT OPUS, The Great Kat will
be CYBERSPEEDING VERDI'S FAMOUS OPERA "LA TRAVIATA"
("Brindisi, Libbiamo") with the FIRST EVER CD of a SOPRANO,
TENOR, CHORUS, SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and METAL BAND!!!
I will also CYBERSPEED LISZT'S INFAMOUS "HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY
#2" for ORCHESTRA AND BAND, along with The Great Kat'S
OWN ORIGINAL VICIOUS, SPEED SHRED MASTERPIECES!!!!!!!
The Great Kat IS GOD and THE REINCARNATION OF BEETHOVEN!!!!!!
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Other
Great Kat Goodies:
The Great Kat Guitar Goddess Web Site at http://www.greatkat.com
Email
The Great Kat at greatkat@greatkat.com
Write to TPR MUSIC, 775 Park Ave., Suite #222, Huntington,
NY 11743
CALL TOLL FREE: 1-800-KAT-9199 or 631-549-7575
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