Kailash Kher
Kailash Kher
Kailash Kher is an Indian pop-rock and bollywood playback singer with a music style influenced by Indian folk music and Sufi music. He is a prominent singer in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu and Rajasthani languages. Though his professional prowess encompasses most of the Indian languages, his contribution to Indian music lies way beyond that. He is a prime candidate amongst the contemporary Sufi singers. His work has enchanted young generation to take interest in Sufi music. He has...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth7 July 1973
CountryIndia
I am not a Ph.D. in economics or a doctorate in literature that I can afford to take my singing lightly. Even if I sing a jingle, I take it as seriously as oxygen.
I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
Singing is a limitless form of expression, and I love to experiment with my work.
The problem with working under an outside label is that your music never seems to reach the right people.
I am not a methodical singer. I don't follow any process or rules; what I follow is just my heart - whatever I experience, I just write and then compose it.
Music companies and buyers are not too encouraging towards independent musicians. Everyone wants to play safe and go with established names, but unless one breaks this routine, no new talent will come and survive.
I've experienced many hardships‚ but mentally‚ I've always been older‚ and that reflects in my actions‚ too.
I am not a Ph.D. in economics or a doctorate in literature that I can afford to take my singing lightly. Even if I sing a jingle, I take it as seriously as oxygen.
The confidence that we Indians are suddenly infused with while doing something wrong is absolutely commendable.
I have been getting offers from international artistes for collaboration all across the globe, but I prefer to work with Indian artistes.
When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!
I have struggled to make a place in this industry
Don't take things too seriously, and just chill.
Bollywood is huge. Anything that's made in large quantity will evidently overshadow others. But that won't stop artistes from making albums. A person who has faith in his music will go ahead.