Kumar Sanu was one of the most successful male vocalists of the 90’s, churning out hits for several Bollywood potboilers and rendering his instruments to a number of B-town romantic classics.
The singer, was recently interviewed and asked about his opinion on the changing trends in music and where it stands today, and it seems, he isn’t too happy with it after all.
And if in case you’ve been wondering, why he hasn’t been heard on mainstream Hindi film music anymore, he has his reasons to it too.
Th 62 year old legend dished on his distance from today’s popular music and the remix culture that seems to be taking over Hindi movies these days and here’s what he was quoted as telling by Hindustan Times on the subject:
“Today’s songs have become like fast food. I mean musicians are concerned about creating hits, so just like fast food, the quickly create hits, without focusing much on the melody or the wordings of the song. That’s why, even though a lot of songs get hit, you don’t remember them for a long time. That is not the case with songs which have melodies.”
Further speaking about his refusal to work in such soundtracks, he further stated:
“Its not as if I was never approached with work, or that people stopped coming to me. I feel that the kind of music, that is being created now, did not make happy. I mean, today’s melody, and lyrics are something that I don’t like, and I have said a no to a lot of filmmakers who asked me to sing their songs. I did it very politely though”
What do you think of Kumar Sanu’s input on the present day music industry, or the lack of it, for that matter?
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Source: Hindustan Times