Interview With Bob Kinkel of Trans-Siberian Orchestra

best known for its renditions of

best known for its renditions of Christmas classics the trans-siberian

Christmas classics the trans-siberian

Christmas classics the trans-siberian Orchestra takes its rock opera style in

Orchestra takes its rock opera style in

Orchestra takes its rock opera style in different directions to

I’m Layla for watchmojo.com behind the

I’m Layla for watchmojo.com behind the scenes with founding member Bob kinkle

the title trans-siberian orchestra

the title trans-siberian orchestra reflects music the same way the

reflects music the same way the

reflects music the same way the trans-siberian railway unites people

trans-siberian railway unites people

trans-siberian railway unites people across distances and cultures and what

across distances and cultures and what

across distances and cultures and what way does your music do that particularly

way does your music do that particularly

way does your music do that particularly I think it’s music in general something

I think it’s music in general something

I think it’s music in general something that transcends cultures and is enjoyed

that transcends cultures and is enjoyed

that transcends cultures and is enjoyed by everybody no matter where you are

we have onstage 23 people with a full

we have onstage 23 people with a full rock band you have two keyboards two

rock band you have two keyboards two

rock band you have two keyboards two guitars bass drums with each string

guitars bass drums with each string

guitars bass drums with each string players eight singers a narrator so a

players eight singers a narrator so a

players eight singers a narrator so a lot of people on stage so it has an

lot of people on stage so it has an

lot of people on stage so it has an orchestral feel in some way but it’s a

orchestral feel in some way but it’s a

orchestral feel in some way but it’s a full big fun rock show

the band is very large how would you say

the band is very large how would you say you guys grow together

you guys grow together

you guys grow together the band has like continued to expand

the band has like continued to expand

the band has like continued to expand brought in more singers more players and

brought in more singers more players and

brought in more singers more players and then as we grow it just becomes like a

then as we grow it just becomes like a

then as we grow it just becomes like a bigger family and everybody works on the

bigger family and everybody works on the

bigger family and everybody works on the CDs you know everybody gets to play on

CDs you know everybody gets to play on

CDs you know everybody gets to play on them so it just gives us more talent to

them so it just gives us more talent to

them so it just gives us more talent to draw from

how much room is that for

how much room is that for experimentation musically we kind of do

experimentation musically we kind of do

experimentation musically we kind of do whatever comes in our heads

whatever comes in our heads

whatever comes in our heads I mean sometimes some of our music is

I mean sometimes some of our music is

I mean sometimes some of our music is based on maybe a classical piece or with

based on maybe a classical piece or with

based on maybe a classical piece or with the Christmas stuff or traditional

the Christmas stuff or traditional

the Christmas stuff or traditional Christmas Carol

said more than half of our music is

said more than half of our music is completely original and we never get

completely original and we never get

completely original and we never get writing original music it comes from all

writing original music it comes from all

writing original music it comes from all different sources sometimes you’ll be

different sources sometimes you’ll be

different sources sometimes you’ll be just improvising and come up with a riff

just improvising and come up with a riff

just improvising and come up with a riff and from that you’ll build a song

and from that you’ll build a song

and from that you’ll build a song sometimes we wake up with a whole song

sometimes we wake up with a whole song

sometimes we wake up with a whole song in your head sometimes like I’ve sat

in your head sometimes like I’ve sat

in your head sometimes like I’ve sat down with Paul O’Neill the two of us put

down with Paul O’Neill the two of us put

down with Paul O’Neill the two of us put writing and I just start playing he

writing and I just start playing he

writing and I just start playing he starts singing something and we just

starts singing something and we just

starts singing something and we just keep going and ten minutes later we have

keep going and ten minutes later we have

keep going and ten minutes later we have a whole song

upfront the performance is very magical

upfront the performance is very magical how much of that magic stays with the

how much of that magic stays with the

how much of that magic stays with the performers a lot of it actually the

performers a lot of it actually the

performers a lot of it actually the crowds we have are phenomenal you’ll see

crowds we have are phenomenal you’ll see

crowds we have are phenomenal you’ll see people in suits and ties next did you

people in suits and ties next did you

people in suits and ties next did you know people in torn up t-shirts

know people in torn up t-shirts

know people in torn up t-shirts everybody gets to experience one thing

everybody gets to experience one thing

everybody gets to experience one thing together and they all have a great time

together and they all have a great time

together and they all have a great time and that feeling comes up to us on the

and that feeling comes up to us on the

and that feeling comes up to us on the stage

how demanding is it onstage as I said we

how demanding is it onstage as I said we have some of the best players in the

have some of the best players in the

have some of the best players in the world up there so I guess we make it

world up there so I guess we make it

world up there so I guess we make it look too easy sometimes but we’re

look too easy sometimes but we’re

look too easy sometimes but we’re playing really really hard stuff a lot

playing really really hard stuff a lot

playing really really hard stuff a lot of notes really fast

congratulations thank you so much for

congratulations thank you so much for your time thank you my pleasure