Croatian - Musician | August 25, 1987 -
We wanted to make a powerful cello sound in order to show to the world the possibilities of the cello and to use it in a different way than the classical way they are used to. We wanted to play something exciting, something crazy, something to draw younger generations to this great instrument.
Luka Sulic
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The range of the cello is so big, it can play as low as the double bass and as high as the violin. It has the perfect shape, and its sound is the closest to the human voice.
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People don't think of cello as a rock instrument, really, and we want people to know all the possibilities that the cello can offer.
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Even in classical music, the cello doesn't get a lot of respect because the piano and the violin get it all.
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Of course we had the best possible classical education, which gave us a very strong foundation and tradition. But we also learned a lot by collaborating with different pop/rock artists and especially by recording and working in the studio.
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I like to swim a lot, while Stjepan likes to take long walks with girls. He's the very romantic type. Yes, musicians are romantic.
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Now, we are still learning how to approach girls, you know, learning what to say, etc., because the practice we've had was with our other girl, the cello. If you noticed, it has the shape of a female.
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Of course, there will always be, you know, conservative classical people who will judge you, but you know, who cares about them?
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A cello can sound like so many instruments, but it's only one, you know, like a guitar; it has percussive qualities. It can sing like the violin, you know, like a voice.
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It has endless possibilities, and but what we do with our arrangements, we move the borders of cello playing and discover new ways of new techniques of cello playing.
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Many classical musicians lack pulse and rhythmical strength and precision, so for us it was very important to acquire and learn those.
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It took us three months to finish the arrangement of 'Thunderstruck.'
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