‘Iloveoldsongs, but I don’t have a problem with new ones either’

The Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown in India served as a big bummer for everyone. But as we slowly move towards reopening things, people are excited about getting back to work and doing what they love.

Singer Sukhwinder Singh says he is really enthusiastic and pumped up to restart work with full gusto. “I will be releasing 12 music videos by July next year, apart from my film songs, and I am really excited,” he says. “Pain and suffering will never be our well-wisher or friend so we should not spend too much time with it. We should always try and move on from bad things,” adds the singer, as he talks about everyone recovering from the pandemic.

“My relationship with film music will always stay, but my team and I have decided to release independent singles to entertain everyone to the fullest with different genres of songs. If you constantly keep talking about sad and depressing things, it is difficult. We have to move on,” he says.

As far as the business of music industry is concerned, Singh says that if someone is making something with their heart, people will pay even their last penny to enjoy it. “There are very few special people in every industry. Making music videos is not a big deal but aap kitni shiddat ke saath usko banate hai, uska content kitna rich hai aur kis hadh tak woh logon ke dilon ko choota hai is important. To give a hit film or a hit song, you have to be very passionate about your work. Agar aap kaam ke saath dillagi karoge, toh woh kaam logon ke dil ko nahi choo payega. Quality is always more important than quantity. If people are not attracted or don’t get connected to your work, no matter how many things you make, it doesn’t matter,” he opines.

About the changing dynamics of the music industry, Singh says he will always be appreciative of old music, but he will never diss new trends or music. “I will continue to praise old songs, but that doesn’t mean that I have a problem with new songs or new music. One must experience the past to perform better in the present. We can’t live in the past, but we have to learn from it,” says the singer.

Singh adds that nothing much changed for him during the lockdown. “I used to do the same things before that I did during this time,” he signs off.

Sukhwinder Singh