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
Music is not a work for me - it's a form of meditation, and you don't need to work hard for it.
Music is everywhere and in everything! I draw my inspiration from the day to day activities of my life!
My songs are all about celebrating poignant music. While some of them focus on fun and revelry, they are fortunately backed by powerful lyrics. Put together, the lyrics, tune and my voice strive to take the songs to the next level.
My music is not just about entertainment. It is about enlightenment also.
There's no meaning to life without music. Everybody has their own connect with music.
Recording a song for a film doesn't take much time; it's hardly an hour's job, but concerts are constant, and so is travelling, so I've to take time out to work on my albums because I'm passionate about creating my own music. When you love something dearly, you set your priorities accordingly.
Music reality shows are a good thing, especially for those seeking a career in music.
Music is the biggest tool of revolution - the best way to reach out to the youth and involve them. If you can't contribute to the world with your art, I don't see the meaning of life.
We want our music to reach everybody, so we're using the Internet. Every kid today is online, and we want to make sure our songs reach every one of them.
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 play the harmonium. I had learned to use the guitar for a bit before becoming a part of the music industry, but unfortunately didn't pursue it fully. I would love to learn to play the piano because it holds a unique connect for me in terms of rhythm.
The problem with working under an outside label is that your music never seems to reach the right people.
A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics.
I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music.