Do you think your vocal texture has changed ? If so , has it been a conscious process ? Do you think you have created that texture or do you think it is partially inherited ?
So it ’ s a myth that you are born with a voice . It ’ s not true , and you can really work on your voice . The biggest example is me . I did not have a voice when I was growing up and I always felt when I used to sing that people would say you are singing well and Sur acha jar aha hai and Taal acha hai and I used to get disappointed because no one was talking about my voice and so I started working on it and I am still working on it and I am still trying to explore what can be done with vocals because it ’ s endless . So don ’ t get disheartened , you can still work on your voice and you can still make it sound very different and make it sound like whatever you want to , as it ’ s just a matter of applying yourself properly , so do that .
You ’ ve sung some great Coke Studio songs ! How have those experiences been ? What is it like performing at Coke Studio ? What is the prior preparation etc and how is it different from singing in gigs / playback singing ?
So , Coke Studio is amazing because no one tells you what to do as it ’ s a matter of multiple energies that are on the sets , from the band to the artist you are collaborating with , and everything comes together so beautifully . If you want to make friends , then I think collaboration is the best way to do that . So , with Coke Studio , everything is live , it ’ s all in one take , and even if one person makes a mistake , you have to go from the top , so I think
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