There are not many musicians from India who are working internationally in pop. My aim is to change that and show the world that we have so much more to offer.
I like African music, and I'm a huge Ravi Shankar fan.
Unfortunately, we have very few female composers in our country, but Sneha Khanwalkar, Alokananda Dasgupta, and Jasleen Royal are forces to reckon with.
I grew up listening to Hindi music, ghazals and all.
I appreciate very much Vilayat Khan, the sitar player, and Bismillah Khan, the shehnai player; and among the tabla players, of course, Alla Rakha, Kishan Maharaja, and all these people.
I enjoy seeing other Indian musicians - old and young - coming to Europe and America and having some success. I'm happy to have contributed to that.
I'd love to perform in India, but I don't book the gigs. It's one of the few places I haven't played. One of the Indian instruments that I love is the sitar. I played it on some of my songs, including 'Pyramid of Cheops' and 'Crucify.'
There is so much talent in the country, and not all of that necessarily is confined to Bollywood. There are some great musicians from the independent music scenario in India making some great music.
Intense study with Indian musicians such as Gaurav Majumdar and Zakir Hussain has inspired me to rethink my view of instrumental sound.
There are certainly talented instrumentalists coming from India. I see them performing all over the world.
I woud definitely want to collaborate with Indian musicians.
As far as Indian artists are concerned, I really like Mohammad Rafi and Sonu Nigam.
There are almost no takers for independent musicians in India.
