IANS Exclusive: Parleen Gill reflects on his musical vision, life and growth

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Mumbai, Maharashtra: In an exclusive interview with IANS singer Parleen Gill reflects on his journey from an aspiring contestant to a seasoned artist and composer. He recalls how his path shifted dramatically from preparing for the army to pursuing professional music. Parleen shares his experiences performing globally, connecting with the Indian diaspora and learning from legends like Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal and Kailash Kher. He emphasizes emotional authenticity in songwriting, drawing inspiration from real-life experiences and maintaining individuality in a rapidly evolving industry. Parleen reflects on her journey from a naive teenager to a grounded, focused artist and honors the late singer Prashant Tamang with a musical tribute. He aims to release original music, collaborate with others, and advise newcomers to stay grounded, mature, and let passion lead showcasing a career built on discipline, resilience and love for music.   #ParleenGill #IndianSinger #MusicianLife #MusicJourney #GlobalPerformer #Songwriting #OriginalMusic #MusicCollaboration #MusicInspiration #SonuNigam #ShreyaGhoshal #KailashKher #PrashantTamang #IndianDiaspora #MusicCareer #PassionForMusic #Resilience #Discipline #MusicIndustry #ArtistGrowth #MusicMentorship #EmotionalMusic #IANS

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00:00thank you thank you sir

00:02well career to completely change

00:14ho gaya mindset bhi bohut zyada

00:16achse level per change ho hai because

00:18wo time per

00:19social media exist nahin karta

00:21sir

00:22facebook nahin tha youtube nahin tha

00:25you know all of these things were not there

00:27siraf orkut tha

00:28so it was a very big platform for us

00:42and it was a very big platform for us

00:42and it was a very big opportunity for us

00:44and we had a very big opportunity for them to change their life

00:46because if I had to go to the army

00:47so I had to drop the army

00:49and drop that

00:51as a professional singer

00:52singing to professionally

00:54carry on

00:55it was a very big thing

00:57to be honest sir

01:05indian idol ke baad

01:06itna kuch struggle

01:07hum lho ko feel nahin hua

01:09like I said

01:09because it was a very big platform for us

01:11and the struggle will always go to us

01:13but at that time

01:14because we were 19 or 20 years old

01:17I was 19

01:18so that was the shows we were doing

01:21because we were with sony

01:22sony music

01:23so back to back

01:24we were doing

01:25so back to back

01:27we were doing

01:27the whole world

01:28so that was it

01:29if you can struggle

01:30that was it

01:31otherwise everything was a piece of cake

01:34you know

01:34universe was kind

01:35god was kind

01:35do you want to go to the music

01:38to go to the music

01:40to go to the music

01:41I think this is the idea of music.

01:44I think this is the idea of music.

01:46Music will be the last time of the year.

01:48I'm from the army background.

01:50My father is army officer.

01:52So they have, I think,

01:54never give up attitude.

01:57And plus, dad said this,

02:00that your basic education should complete

02:03so I have my basic education.

02:06And the one leg on the ground.

02:09So it will never be a problem.

02:13How do you experience this environment?

02:17The global audience,

02:22they both have Indians.

02:24Their love from India

02:27and their enjoyment is amplified.

02:34So their love is increased.

02:35They have also increased.

02:37So, the global audience has been amazing.

02:53So, the global audience has been amazing.

02:57So, the global audience has been amazing.

03:25So, the global audience has been amazing.

03:32So, the global audience has been amazing.

03:34For me, the songwriting also has been amazing.

03:40So, I always watch a song with a little bit emotionally.

03:45So, the global audience has been amazing.

03:52So, the global audience has been amazing.

03:54So, the global audience has been amazing.

04:01So, the global audience has been amazing.

04:03So, the global audience has been amazing.

04:10So, the global audience has been amazing.

04:12So, the global audience has been amazing.

04:14So, the global audience has been amazing.

04:15So, the global audience has been amazing.

04:16So, the global audience has been amazing.

04:21So, the global audience has been amazing.

04:23So, the global audience has been amazing.

04:28So, I think your head should be on your shoulders.

04:30And you need to know where to go, where to stop.

04:34How many expectations have been in the water.

04:36You need to know how many people are in the water.

04:39And you just have to keep going.

04:47Just never give up attitude.

04:54One song is called Banjara.

04:59It's a very sweet song.

05:01And in a way, it's my emotions.

05:06It's a very sweet song.

05:36It's a very sweet song.

06:06It's a very sweet song.

06:36It's a very sweet song.

06:38It's a very sweet song.

06:40It's a very sweet song.

06:42It's a very sweet song.

06:44It's a very sweet song.

06:46It's a very sweet song.

06:48It's a very sweet song.

06:50It's a very sweet song.

06:52It's a very sweet song.

06:54It's a very sweet song.

06:56It's a very sweet song.

06:58It's a very sweet song.

07:00It's a very sweet song.

07:04It's a very sweet song.

07:06Yes, this is a very famous band that people know about strings.

07:18They told me that they were backstage.

07:21In the background, they asked him,

07:25I think this was only 2007-2008.

07:28Sir, before going on stage,

07:30there is a little doubt about each person.

07:33How to cope with that?

07:35They told me that you have to imagine that you have to go to the stage

07:41and there is no one in the audience.

07:43No one in the audience.

07:45You are yourself.

07:46I would say, sir, I would think that I would like to go home.

07:49Yes, exactly.

07:50I would assume that.

07:51That was a very helpful thing.

08:00I don't know.

08:01When you know that people are such a big artist,

08:05there is a pressure.

08:07There are also expectations.

08:08There are also expectations.

08:09There are also expectations.

08:10But there are also pressures and motivation.

08:13I feel a lot of motivation.

08:15The first pressure is more than that.

08:17Now there is a lot of pressure.

08:18The motivation is more than that.

08:19It is a lot of pressure.

08:20It makes me feel good.

08:21It is a lot of pressure.

08:22I feel like it is a lot of pressure.

08:23It is a lot of pressure.

08:24You have to go to the stage.

08:25You have to go to the stage.

08:26I feel like I am telling you.

08:27I am telling you.

08:28The second time I am telling you in my life,

08:29I am telling you.

08:30I'm telling somebody to come.

08:31Every day,

08:32there was no contestant.

08:34He didn't have someone else.

08:35He wasn't a singer.

08:37My brother was a friend.

08:38After day one,

08:39he was connected on a lot of levels,

08:42because we both are humble backgrounds too.

08:43He was in the police.

08:45I'm from the army background.

08:48There were very connections.

08:49We were real.

08:51We were not fake.

08:53I don't know if something was good, then he said to me, if something was good, then he said to me.

08:58So, we were very real.

09:00He was like a brother.

09:02After that, what was the case?

09:05What was the case of back-to-back shows?

09:09What was the case of back-to-back shows?

09:12What was the case of back-to-back shows?

09:16Prashant, in fact, this was the case of back-to-back shows.

09:20After Arunachal, his body was already weak.

09:25So, he didn't eat anything.

09:27So, all of these things, I have a lot of attention.

09:31In the beginning of fitness, I used to say that, brother, keep a little attention.

09:35Eat multivitamins, keep protein intake,

09:38sleep on time, sleep on time.

09:40I understand that in our industry, he doesn't know how to do it.

09:42But ever since, after he's gone, something in me has changed.

09:46I'm telling everyone, that I feel a little detached.

09:49But it seems that we, as humans in general,

09:53think that we are invincible.

09:55We will go ahead and do it.

09:57We will go ahead and do it.

09:59We will go ahead and do it.

10:01We will go ahead and do it.

10:03We will save it.

10:04So, that's a little thought process.

10:06It seems that life is very unpredictable.

10:08Do you have a musical tribute for both dancers?

10:12Yes.

10:13We all are planning a musical tribute for both dancers.

10:15We all are planning a musical tribute.

10:19And with the Tibetan community,

10:22we are going to be doing a big concert in Mysore.

10:25And we will raise the funds.

10:27It means that it will be a ticketed concert.

10:29And the amount of money will come from it.

10:31We will give all the people of Sarah's wife and her daughter.

10:34As you started,

10:39What is the biggest change of music industry?

10:41The biggest change of music industry is,

10:46the numbers are smaller.

10:49The numbers are smaller.

10:51The numbers were smaller.

10:52Now, when the quantity increases,

10:56then the quality increases.

10:58So, I think the first thing is,

11:00I think 2010-2011 songs were really nice, because they focus on quantity, then the quality was reduced.

11:20You said that the numbers are important, but do you think that the emotion of music is different?

11:26Yes, I would like to say that the emotions of music are completely compromised.

11:36The reality shows are already closed, but it's been a long time.

11:44The reality shows are one that will take you from the jungle, and will leave you in the sea.

11:55It will take you from the sea.

11:57And the sea is complete.

11:59Tell your musical career, tell your musical opportunities, tell your hardships, tell your struggles.

12:06It's complete.

12:07The reality shows will only be placed in the sea.

12:10How much you can go to the sea?

12:12How much you can go to the sea.

12:14How much you can do hard work.

12:15Live concerts are important, and the digital platform has been replaced.

12:20Well, live concerts are still live.

12:22They are still...

12:24I mean, digital things, what you say, but whenever there are 100 people, or 100,000 people,

12:30when you see something live, it's more impactful compared to digital.

12:35You can listen to your phone and hear your headphones.

12:38It's not fun when you see something live.

12:41Because in your eyes, the thing is being created in that moment.

12:47Recently, Dr. Rahman has a statement from India,

12:50when I was interviewed about the musical industry,

12:52you can ask that from the 80s,

12:54from the music industry and in Hindi film industry,

12:56there is no work done.

12:57You have a variety of people.

12:58There are a variety of people,

13:04you have a variety of people.

13:05You have a variety of people.

13:06You have a variety of people,

13:08and you have a variety of people,

13:10Look, Rahman is one of the greatest music directors, greatest maestros, I myself have grown up listening to him.

13:22This is a little debatable topic.

13:26I think if I talk to myself about it and know what they want to say about it,

13:32if I talk to myself about it, if I talk to myself about it,

13:38then it's a little bit of a doubt.

13:42It doesn't need to happen.

13:44The AI major industry is coming.

13:48Is it exciting or scary?

13:52AI will take over the whole world as people say.

13:56But I don't have much attention about AI.

14:00As long as I have trust on my talent,

14:05I don't think that AI will be a bit disappointed in the music industry.

14:11Yes, there are many other industries that AI is already disappointed in many areas.

14:17What do you expect at the time of music?

14:21What do you expect at the time of music?

14:23Well, both, in the time of music, I also have many original songs.

14:28Because I am a composer and lyricist.

14:31And I also collaborate with many artists.

14:34I am going to work on many big albums.

14:37What do you expect at the end of music?

14:42What do you expect at the end of music?

14:46What do you expect at the end of music?

14:48Now the new kids are coming from reality shows.

14:51I will just say that

14:53keep your head on your shoulders.

14:55Don't do much effort in excitement.

14:59Don't do much attention on saving.

15:01And if I can give some advice to the older Perlin,

15:04it will be the case that

15:06Perlin, you are very emotional.

15:08You are practically and

15:11spending a lot of money.

15:12I have to save money.

15:13I am buying the money from the end of the year.

15:14And I am saving money.

15:15You are getting a lot of money.

15:16The last thing I have to say is how the music is coming from the end of the year.

15:18How would you like to learn from your father's music?

15:48to excel

15:49that means if you have a passion

15:53that is your profession

15:54if you have a passion for your profession

15:55you will be very passionate

15:57then you will be in any profession

15:58you will go ahead and go ahead

16:01you will get success

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