Apocalyptica interview - Eicca Toppinen (part 1)

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Eicca about Metallica's Orion, Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, playing the cello with his sisters, metal on the cello, not finishing his degree, an absence of rules, music as an open field.

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Video interview with cellist and composer Eicca Toppinen from classical metal band Apocalyptica. FaceCulture spoke with Eicca about Metallica's Orion, Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, playing the cello with his sisters, metal on the cello, not finishing his degree, an absence of rules, music as an open field, meeting Paavo, an unexpected record deal, composing his own material, finding their identity, fighting the record label, Wagner Reloaded, listening to intuition, Wagner's operas, writing music for the stage, finding the flow, not caring about what others think, the future, making a band record, and a lot more! (26/11/2013)