Burman was traveling in America and I had stayed here in India. He remembered me and felt sad. That's how he wrote the song. |
commands one of the biggest vocabularies of all the musicians I've encountered. What she can do with her voice is beyond belief. It's like this amazing natural resource: she has the capability of making her voice like one of the instruments we play, and also of being the quintessential vocalist. And she can move between these modes quite naturally. |
Earlier, I know of instances where singers like Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar even stopped recording till they got their preparation right |
I was a little bit scared at first. I was in my 30s when I originally sang those numbers. Now, I am old enough. During the recording, David told me that he thought of Burman as a very big composer, someone like Mozart. I felt sad, because he died 12 years ago and he didn't get the recognition that he deserved while he was alive. |
There is a distinct lack of efforts on the part of the singers, as a result of which the songs being rendered are sans tone and emotions |