Prateek Kuhad doesn’t like playback singing: If you give me a playback song, I will suck at it

Singer Prateek Kuhad who is known for several independent songs talks about his Bollywood stint and playback singing. Read the interview here...

Singer Prateek Kuhad, known for independent music, reveals he isn’t fond of playback singing. “I never did that because I don’t like playback singing. I did one Bollywood song. It was exactly how they (the composers) wanted it to be like. I couldn’t change one note. It was too mechanical to me. I did not enjoy the process,” he says.

Prateek Kuhad doesn’t like playback singing: If you give me a playback song, I will suck at it

Talking about his singing style, the 32-year-old adds, “I think very instinctively. I sing how I feel and it’s my song and I can do whatever I want to. But I don’t have that technical knowledge in terms of how to change my voice and how to hit certain notes. It’s a technical thing to do and my technical skills are not that good. So, if you give me a playback song, I will suck at it.”

The Cold/Mess singer adds, “I am a good singer, I have a good voice, but my expertise is not that (singing). What I am really good at is writing songs. Playback singing is a skill and a creative process. Playback singers are really good at it. This is like a technical thing, you tell them to sing these 10 notes in order, in a particular sort of tone and they know exactly how to do it. It’s a skill and I can’t do that. “

Thus, despite being in the music industry for over a decade, Kuhad, has not had many Bollywood projects to his credit. “I am not trying to distance myself (from Bollywood) but I am not trying to chase it either. If somebody wants me to write a song for their film and it’s a respectful work experience that I expect. I have my parameters in terms of how I need to work and as long as those boxes get checked I will do anything. I just want to make music,” he signs off.