Guru Randhawa: Don’t listen to singers who lip-sync their songs at concerts

‘Suit Suit’ singer Guru Randhawa says that artists shouldn’t cheat their audience by merely lip-syncing their songs at concerts.

Like any other performing artist, singer Guru Randhawa enjoys live concerts, but is critical of those who cheat their audience just to deliver a good show. He’s hinting at Canadian pop singer Justin Beiber, who got flak for lip-syncing during his first-ever India gig in Mumbai in May 2017.

Singer Guru Randhawa is best known for his song Suit Suit Karda. (Shivam Saxena/HT)

Randhawa says, “I always tell my audiences not to listen to such artists who play audio CDs at their concerts. Such shows shouldn’t be called LIVE shows. People like AR Rahman, Sunidhi Chauhan and Arijit Singh are the ones who hold true concerts.”

More than recording in a studio, Randhawa enjoys interacting with his fans. “Jab band ke saath bajao, you are able to gauge the audience’s interest. If they are not enjoying the song, you can stop it at once and start afresh. CD bajaane waale artists have to wait till the song finishes,” he quips.

Randhawa shot to instant fame in Bollywood, when his song Suit Suit was featured in the 2017 film, Hindi Medium. However, he says that his true calling lies in composing independent music. “I have just sung for a film starring actor Vidya Balan, and have a couple of more projects in the pipeline. But with independent music, I can do what I feel satisfied with, and not feel the pressure of what others expect me to deliver.”

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