What do you think of the current lot of contestants on Indian Idol 2?
During our time we were unaware of how to conduct ourselves. We hadn't seen American Idol. We were encouraged by the judges and by the public who voted for us. On Indian Idol 2 the public seems to support everything except the quality of the singing. This is truly unfortunate. Votes are given for clothes and hairstyle. In our time the voting pattern was more sincere. Nowadays the number of sincere voters has decreased. Good singers are being voted out.
Do the contestants seek your advice?
Yes, they all came to my book launch. I gave advice to all of them. I told them that they are not rising to their potential. I'm disappointed by their performance. They are focussing on things other than singing. The sincerity and purity is
missing in their performances. The current contestants are over-confident and behave more like stage performers rather than singers. I remember I had very long hair during Indian Idol. Someone suggested a conditioner. I didn't even know what that was! We were briefed to focus on our singing rather than clothes and hairstyle. Whatever clothes I was given I'd blindly wear and face the camera.
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