Celebrity Travel: Go Away With Luka Sulic of 2Cellos
The classically trained duo, 2Cellos, gained millions of fans after they released their version of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" on YouTube. Signed to Sony Music Masterworks, the group's latest CD, "Score," features their take on classic songs from films ("Titanic," "Chariots of Fire") and television ("Game of Thrones"). During a break from rehearsal, Luka Sulic phoned from his home in Slovenia for this interview. "Stjepan (Hauser) is based in Croatia and that's where our studio that we record in is," said Sulic, 29. "So we travel a lot for work. But we love it. Over the past few years, the best reward for us has been doing something that seems to inspire a younger generation to play an instrument or make music. That's the best reward you can get and we are very happy when parents tell us that their children started playing music because of us."
For tour dates, check out the band's website (http://www.2cellos.com) or follow them on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/2CellosLIVE), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/2cellos) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/2cellos).
Q. Where did you perform your first major show?
A. I grew up in Slovenia, so it was somewhere there or one of the neighboring countries. I started playing when I was 5 years old, so I'm not sure. (Laughs) But I do remember that my first cello competition was in Austria.
Q. Do you notice a difference in how your fans react to your shows based on where you're playing?
A. Our fans are wonderful and appreciate what we do. I think maybe the fans in the United States are very loud, particularly in Middle America. Texans are very loud, but we love it. They are very enthusiastic in South America, too. It's wonderful.
Q. How much time is spent touring and being away from home?
A. Now, it's about 50/50, because we are trying to balance things out, because it's important to develop other aspects of your life and not just your career. I'm a family guy, so I like to stay home with my family.
Q. Are you fluent in any other languages?
A. In the Balkans, people have to understand each other, so I speak a lot of languages, but it's mostly for the Balkan region. (Laughs) I speak Slovenian and Croatian, which is basically the same as Serbian and Bosnian. I speak English, Italian and a little German. But we speak with music. It's a language everyone can understand and it is the most important language for us.
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