12 July,2011 09:42 AM IST | | Urmimala Banerjee
Lucky Ali is hoping to get lucky once again with a brand new album after a gap of six years. Of course, one meeting with the singer is enough to gauge that he's as stingy with his words as he is with his music releases. Giving us monosyllabic answers, he clearly wants to let his songs do the talking. Gearing up for a three-month tour starting September across 25 cities, the O Sanam singer talks to CS about his latest venture:
Who: Lucky Ali
What: Talking about his new album
Scoring high
A lot of people have been asking me why I took so long to come out with an album after Kabhi Aisa Lagta Hai. And my answer is, "I just took the time (laughs)." While I have been making music all this while, the energy and timing wasn't right to come out with the album. Raasta-Man is not as deep or profound as Rastafari or something of that sort. It's just an album that has come out of my experiences. It's introspective and reflective at times. Raasta-Man tries to connect with the nomad in us. The album has a bit of satire in it. I would say it talks a lot about love in general, and not just the romantic, mushy kind of love. The album has all kinds of tracksu00a0-- ballads, soft rock and a bit of funk too. (Sings us a tune.)u00a0
Indi rocks
I don't agree with the fact that there are no takers for independent albums. It's just that nowadays we only associate music with films. I have a regular fan following in every city where I perform. But I have a feeling that independent music will see a revival very soon, as the usage of music in films is changing. Today, we have films with no songs, only background scores, item number and so on. This might encourage people to consume music from other sources.u00a0
Like father, like son
My dad (late comedian Mehmood) was also a music lover. He used to write poetry in his free time. Film music was regularly played in our household. My dad's favourite song was Wahan Kaun Hai Tera, Musafir Jayega Kahan from Guide. I studied in boarding schools where I was exposed to western music. I regret that I couldn't compose any of my dad's poems in his lifetime.
