Even before Fun2shh [2003], we worked on a lot of jingles together. He was a close friend, and I would often tell him that when I got into the industry, he would be singing for me. I would play a lot of songs for him and discuss [collaborating] with him when they got picked for a film.

I belong to a rock background, and so did he. He had the ability to maintain power, and yet express each word. His strength was in his ability to maintain clarity. Every word that he rendered was clear, and he knew how to retain the required emotion. That is the sign of a fine singer. He was a weird combination of playback singer and rocker.