Archive for November, 2010
SSC Sister of the Month: Kati Katsaros
What’s in a name? Tell us the story behind your first and surname.
I was named after a famous singer. Her name was also Kati.
Do you like your surname?
Yeah, I like being Greek! I love the food. It’s really good. The colors of the flag are two of my favorites: blue and white.
Describe a fond memory growing up of your parents.
Being at the Summer of Sonic (SOS) Convention with my mom was really cool. I liked when my parents told me I was a beautiful child. When they were taking care of me at the hospital when I was really young. They were there for me.
What is your passion?
Writing music for Shadow the Hedgehog. When I first wrote the song for the SOS, I thought of the melody and all of the sudden the words popped into my head. I kept thinking what would I write about if I was to help Shadown reach his goal. That’s how the song “Come on, Shadow” came to be. I recorded it in my dad’s studio. He added the drums, bass and lead guitar. Then, he sent it to the people at the SOS and they went nuts over it. The song became this project that they played for everyone at the convention. Now I’m writing the songs for next years convention and am going to perform in London in front of thousands of sonic fans.
When did you realize how important your passion is to you and why, as a whole, it is so important to you?
It runs in the family. My mom and dad are both musicians. They inspire me. It’s important because writing music makes me feel confident and happy.
If you could change the world with this passion, what would you do?
I would show everyone that someone whose really young can go somewhere. People with autism, like myself, should be loved for who he or she is.
Do you feel in today’s society that modern women are able to voice their opinion?
Yes, actually. Women are very confident and sophisticated and should be treated the same as men, even though we are different. We should all find love someday no matter what kind of woman you are.
Who is your role model and why?
Temple Grandin. She’s an autistic lady who became a professor at Colorado State University. She was really gently with animals and we both have the same spectrum of autism.
If you could ask Ms. Grandin one thing, what would it be?
How do you feel about living with autism?
If she was to ask you that same question, what would you say?
I’ve been doing pretty well. I’ve fought the autism out of my brain. I really have been cured.
Where do you see women as a whole in the arts in the next five years?
On Broadway. Successful.
Do you have any advice for the feminine gene pool?
Make sure that no matter what society you live in, don’t let people say that me are better than women. Don’t change who you are on the inside. You’re perfect just the way you are.
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