The Comet recently spoke with Il Divo’s Swiss tenor Urs Bühler about life on the road, which for him includes motorcycle rides and heavy metal! The classical crossover quartet superstars are in the middle of their most extensive North American tour to date in support of album “Wicked Game.”
Despite being on a massive and hectic world tour since January, the group did head back into the studio in May to work on a new album. “Wicked Game” was released in November of 2011 and the previous album, “The Promise,” hit stores in 2008.
“We spent too much time between the last albums,” says Urs. “We just didn’t want to wait so long.”
Though classically trained since he was a child, Urs found himself in a heavy metal band called Conspiracy when he was just 17 years old and still holds a soft spot in his heart for the genre.
“I love electric guitars,” he says. “Conspiracy was an 80s melodic rock back like Bon Jovi. It was a lot of fun, but I moved on. My voice always seemed very much fitted for classical music. But I love playing guitar. One day I’d like to spend a year or two practicing regularly. I truly admire the big Rock Gods!”
So what does road life look like for Il Divo?
“I like to work out. It’s a good way to balance traveling and keep in shape. David (American tenor David Miller) and I also like to rent Harleys and go for rides. It blows my mind clear. I can ride for the entire day. Sometime I also like to wander out in to whatever city I’m in and sit in a café and watch the world go by.”
Urs is very excited about the current Il Divo show. “It’s a lot of new material nobody has seen before! Come see it!”
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