Lately, several musical artists around the world (The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, and Sam Fender) have canceled their music tours midway through, citing “mental health,” among other reasons. But sarod player Amaan Ali Bangash is less convinced on this account.
“That is not right and that is very unprofessional in my opinion. I don’t believe in something called mental health. I feel that everything can be saved and fixed. I think we create our own situations, the situation does not create us. We created it and we should be able to handle it,” she says, adding, “I’m not a big fan of aborting the commit. It is very unprofessional. I think once he’s committed, he shouldn’t stop his work in terms of medical health or anything.”
He feels that it is unfair to the audience and music lovers. “When you’re preparing to be a musician, you’re also preparing for a lot of ups and downs. There will be situations where you could lose your bag, you may know that you have to perform in the toughest conditions, you have to make your mind aware that you can’t just say, ‘Oh, I’m sorry, I can’t do this and I don’t We have to go back’. That’s not fair”, says the musician, who is planning a tour of the United Kingdom in November.
When it comes to his journey as a musician, Amaan, son of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, is trying to carve out an “exclusive” place for himself.
“I would like to be exclusive because what I do is very exclusive and classical music is not pan pakoda or samosa that you can get anywhere and everywhere. It’s fine dining as you call it, it has a niche market”, he continues, “it was always made for the intellectual. It was a very fine art form, so only people with patience and respect will enjoy this art form. It’s not an art form that you can walk into like a nightclub and start dancing, you have to have taste and class to enjoy this.”
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