TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA - "Once You've Been On An Aircraft Carrier, A Sailboat Doesn't Do It For You"
November 20, 2008, 15 years ago
Courtney Devores at the Charlotte Observer recently spoke with TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA co-founder Paul O'Neill. An excerpt from her report appears below:
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Show Is A Holiday Feast For The Eyes And Ears.
This year, Trans-Siberian Orchestra once again has a fleet of semitrucks and a crew of 300 working to bring its mix of hard theatrical rock and over-the-top holiday symphony to the masses.
But does the rock orchestra's founder, Paul O'Neill, ever wish he just managed a nice little four-piece rock band? Not really.
“The thing I love about Trans-Siberian Orchestra is it has no limits,” he says. “If there is a voice (or instrument) we don't have, we add a new member. Once you've been on an aircraft carrier, a sailboat doesn't do it for you.'”TSO, which performs Thursday at Time Warner Cable Arena, currently has 75 members ranging from age 18 to the fifty-something O'Neill.
The size and the spectacle amaze newcomers every time.
“You can tell people coming for the first time,” O'Neill says. “They're expecting (musicians) to be in folding chairs.”Go to this location for the complete story.
