Felix Riebl Quotes

Australia, Singer-Songwriter
May 1, 1981

Felix Riebl (born 1 May 1981) is a singer, songwriter, and composer based in Melbourne. He is the co-founder, band leader and principal songwriter of the internationally acclaimed band The Cat Empire, who have made multi-platinum albums, and are the 2006 winner of the World Music Aria Award for their album Cities.

Also known as Composer, Co-Founder

We already knew that any soul and jazz band has to go through James Brown. He didn't impart any wisdom -- he mumbled a lot when we talked to him -- but we learned a lot from his performance.

Felix Riebl The Cat Empire
We were jazz musicians in the early days. But as soon as we brought in the DJ, the shows turned from people sitting down to dancing.

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- Jazz
- Musicians
- Days

We're from Melbourne. And Melbourne has a scene where anything goes.

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- Scene
- Melbourne
We're quite comfortable playing to anyone. Our music adapts to the situation.

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- Music
- Situation
- Adapts
My little 8-year-old brother drew a picture of three cats and he wrote 'Cat Empire' under them. When we were looking for a name, I saw that drawing and it stuck with us.

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We do a lot of improvisation. There's definitely an element in the music that is well-suited to that scene.

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- Music
- Scene
- Element