“It takes patience to keep a band together”

Iwas 17 when I was listening to The Police, Porcupine Tree (not broken up but on an indefinite hiatus since 2009) and Pink Floyd, given their vast discography. I wish these bands hadn’t broken up because it would have been really exciting to hear them in a modern age sound!

I feel when every member contributes to a band, it makes it unique because that sound is achievable only by those certain individuals who choose to express themselves collectively. This is what sets a band apart.

But imagine creating music in a particular style or sound for 20 years because the masses love it. No matter how great the songs are, an artist feels compelled to move on and explore.

It takes a lot of patience and effort to keep a band together. The level of commitment required is that of marriage. And if a marriage can break, it’s likely a band with five individuals can part ways.

Sharing a common idea or inspiration and drive to pursue their dreams keeps a band together, and contributing to each other’s musicality; Coldplay is a great example of that.

Today, it’s crucial to not just write and perform music but record/produce/mix it yourself as it makes you self-sufficient. In pop culture, there are lesser bands and more solo artists as the music industry sells the overall personality of an artist. Musicians can co-exist in different bands and sticking to just one band is probably an age-old concept.

Prabhtoj is a 27-year-old musician and singer-songwriter and music teacher from New Delhi, who’s a part of an acapella boy band PAN!C, The Copycats and his own ensemble

”I WISH [OLDER] BANDS HADN’T BROKEN UP; IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EXCITING TO HEAR THEM IN MODERN AGE” —PRABHTOJ SINGH