start looking at things like that , then nothing will matter , and I think that ’ s what I do , so yeah .
How much time do you allocate to composing something ? Do you anticipate this to change ?
It ’ s a very subjective thing and sometimes it just works out like 2 minutes or sometimes it takes 20 days or sometimes many years . Making a song is not that simple , so yeah , it ’ s very subjective .
Tell our readers a little about your song ‘ Those Words ’ the collaboration with Anoushka Shankar ’ s EP ‘ Love Letters ’, and how it was to be nominated for the 63rd Grammy awards .?
Anoushka and I met many years back at the NH7 festival while I was performing there with Karsh Kale . Anoushka was there for the festival too , and we all met because of Karsh . After 2 years , Anoushka and I got in touch while I was travelling to London . It was just a break that I was taking , and I met Anoushka , and we shared a lot of music with each other and many other stories . Later , she sent me a new song , and I completely loved it upon hearing it . It was just a beautiful melody and that ’ s how we thought of adding vocals to this song and even reached out to my writer friend Shirin . Shirin has been my friend throughout my entire stay in Bombay , and she wrote the beautiful Punjabi lyrics . I felt that it needed that sound of language . Yeah , pretty much that ’ s how the song happened . It ’ s not a very external journey , but it is a very internal sort of journey , and that was very inspiring for me to do the song . For someone who has never felt capable of achieving anything since childhood , the Grammy was never on my radar . But when it happened , I was extremely happy and it was a huge excitement for me . I think more than talent and hard work , persistence is the key because , beyond talent and being talented , one really has to work hard and not quit , even when there are times it doesn ’ t happen . There are times when things are not going in your way and being able to go back to work and to learn and to practise is most important . I have been doing that and practising every single day while still learning music each day . I think these things really matter , and this is why I tell the youth to learn music , to keep chasing music excellence , and that is what will get them to glory .
What are your future aspirations both as an artist and as a human ? Be happy , as simple as that .
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