It’s high time I release another album: KK
He made a name for himself right after he released his first album, Pal, in 1999. Since then, singer-composer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, has focused more on Bollywood music, giving hits such as Tadap Tadap (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, 1999), Dus Bahane (Dus, 2005), and Tune Maari Entriyaan (Gunday, 2014). However, the 47-year-old now wants to get back to creating his own music. “I always wanted to be a musician and not just a playback singer,” he shares, adding, “When I started singing, I thought that, maybe, I will sing in Bollywood for one year, and then I will compose for myself as singersongwriter. But I was really enjoying the kind of songs I was getting, and that one year changed to 22 years. I just cannot fathom how time flies. Now, I want to shift my focus to independent music again.” He admits that because of his demand in Bollywood, he had to put the “musician inside” on the back burner; however, he does not have any regrets doing so. “I have no regrets. You make a choice, and it’s yours. It was my decision and I trusted myself with it. If you see the songs that I have sung in Bollywood, you will realise I have done a variety [of them]. All of that opened me up, maybe not as a musician, but definitely as a human being,” he says. Expressing his gratitude to his fans, KK says, “People have been extremely patient with me. It’s high time that I work on another album now, so that people can hear my music again. They (his fans) have been with me through thick and thin for 20-25 years. So, I know I owe it to them.” His last album, Humsafar, released 10 years ago. “I kept the musician side of me folded aside. I know that I am an amazing singer, and I’m not being arrogant when I say it — I know I am a good singer. Now, I want people to tell me whether I am a good musician or not,” he signs off.