Krokus Singer Pays Tribute To Gotthard’s Steve Lee At Rock Meets Classic Show
Krokus Singer Pays Tribute To Gotthard’s Steve Lee At Rock Meets Classic Show
January 16, 2011
Krokus singer Marc Storace recently paid tribute to Gotthard’s Steve Lee at a Rock Meets Classic show. Steve Lee passed away in a motorcycle accident on October 5th.
Marc Storace performs some “classic Krokus” songs with a “classical symphony orchestra” during the Rock Meets Classic shows. Other vocalists featured on the Rock Meets Classic bill include Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Lou Gramm (Ex-Foreigner), Les Holroyd (Barclay James Harvest) and Dan McCafferty (Nazareth).
Recently Marc was asked by a journalist whether he’s afraid to tackle the mix between rock and classic or whether it is more so a challenge for him and he replied, “Afraid? Not at all, to the contrary! I learned about classical renditions when I was just born. My mother played on the piano everything from Beethoven to Mozart when I still was in her womb. My oldest sister was a piano teacher and played to ballet. At that time I was more interested in Pop and Soul music and then came Rock’n’Roll!
When the Beatles, Rolling Stones and a couple of other bands started to integrate classical elements into their songs, I really liked that a lot. Deep Purple recorded an entire album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and later on Jeff Lynne set a new standard for “Rock meets Classic” with his Electric Light Orchestra.”
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