Mumbai: Lesle Lewis, Singer, Music Producer, and Composer of the latest single "Meheki Khushboo," talks to IANS about his music, inspiration, and the current music industry. He discussed how his new song differs from his earlier work, the importance of soulful music, and his views on remixes, auto-tune, and the use of algorithms in music. Lewis also shared his thoughts on playback singers, the unique magic of Colonial Cousins, and responded to Sonu Nigam's recent concert incident.
00:02Thank you so much. It's a pleasure being here.
00:04And, sir, first of all, you should know that the sound of my happiness is a bit different.
00:10What did you have consciously changed?
00:14No, I didn't change anything.
00:16The first thing that you're saying is that I have made music for everything.
00:21I'm learning, learning, learning, friends.
00:25But Leslie Lewis, who is an artist, doesn't make music for him.
00:29So, this is the first time I'm making you as an independent artist.
00:36So, you feel that something is different.
00:38Nothing is different. This is me.
00:40If you read my white album two years ago,
00:43it's the most romantic album you're going to find in today's time.
00:46The music that was made before was not.
00:49But it's been released.
00:52And I've got some fantastic.
00:53In the radio, it's entered at number one.
00:55I've got a certificate.
00:56I've got a certificate. I said, wow.
00:57That means, good songs until people feel good.
01:01And after that, I've started rock and roll.
01:04Which is completely rocking.
01:08That's also me. That's my sound.
01:11So, my happiness is the fifth song of that album.
01:14And the other one is sixth song.
01:15So, the six songs will be complete.
01:17The guys will be complete.
01:18Then, we must rerun and directors.
01:19And that's how we can make it to rock and roll.
01:20And that is rock and roll.
01:21How would be the main song for now?
01:22Well, it is my happiness.
01:23My happiness Gospel, she knows freely.
01:24But getting out an album is my happiness and is dancing.
01:26Why do you hear the songoplanes below today?
01:27And I suspect those who listen to these songs?
01:30And I think that there is soulful Katy.
01:31It has no one early time.
01:32So, the song 문 Som FBI Video.
01:34I think that people have soul, so you can listen to the soulful.
01:40When you don't listen to the soulful, then you can enjoy the soulful.
01:45But when the soulful comes, then the soul will open.
01:49And you can think that this soulful is very soulful.
01:52So, it's great.
01:54Have you made a distance from Bollywood?
01:57Is it a comeback?
01:59I've never done anything from anyone.
02:03I've never done anything.
02:05My music is different.
02:07That's why I'm proud of myself.
02:09These are not Bollywood songs.
02:11I'm independent.
02:13Indie pop.
02:15Pal, Yaro, Dosti.
02:17It's an anthem.
02:19It's a whole generation singing.
02:21But Bollywood's song is not independent.
02:23So, I am that personality.
02:25If you listen to White Album,
02:27or My Khi Khushbu, or Dil Chahe Desi Girl,
02:29or Tere Bina Love,
02:31they are all independent songs.
02:33But it could be in a film.
02:35It was a time when people were sitting,
02:39they were sitting,
02:41you know,
02:43and at that time,
02:44there were so many jingles,
02:45two or three jingles every day.
02:47So, I didn't have so much time.
02:49Now, a time came.
02:51Netflix or OTT platforms,
02:53look at your music.
02:55Over the film.
02:57The film that was about to contribute to film in the film.
02:59And the film that was really good for me,
03:01they could put it into it through the film.
03:03I was privileged.
03:05I don't want to play it.
03:06It's all about,
03:07you know,
03:08they think you can play it.
03:09But you can be.
03:10I think I know you go.
03:11In this film,
03:12I do want to play it.
03:13I don't want to play it anymore.
03:14I don't want to play it now.
03:16I have to focus on the beat.
03:18Soul is low.
03:20What do you think about the stand?
03:22You have to answer your question.
03:24Soul is low.
03:26Soul is low, beats is low.
03:28What do we need?
03:30Beats is low.
03:32I have to beats.
03:34Soul is low and beats.
03:36Beats is low.
03:38When it is low, soul is low.
03:40And when you do not work,
03:42soul is low.
03:44They will also remember these songs.
03:46Because there are strong melodies.
03:48Soulfulness
03:50is different.
03:52In a box,
03:54in a rocking box,
03:56in a romantic box,
03:58in a sad box.
04:00But all are soulful.
04:02Only if you are singing,
04:04there is no soul.
04:06That is the same thing
04:08that will reach people.
04:10For a long time.
04:12How many songs are the songs?
04:14How many songs are the songs?
04:16I think that all are good.
04:18Remix is good.
04:20I started it.
04:22Rahul Hanai,
04:24Asha Ji,
04:26Asha Ji,
04:28I am going to sing.
04:30I think that it is 100% soulful.
04:32But it is the remix.
04:34Why did it?
04:36Asha Ji,
04:38I did it.
04:40I did it.
04:42I did it.
04:44I did it.
04:46Unfortunately,
04:48He passed away.
04:50I did it.
04:52I did it.
04:54I did it.
04:56I did it.
04:58I did it.
05:00I did it.
05:02I did it.
05:04I did it.
05:06I did it.
05:08It was a problem.
05:10You do it.
05:12You do it.
05:14You do it.
05:16You do it.
05:18You do it.
05:20You do it.
05:22You do it.
05:24Then there is creativity.
05:26You do it.
05:28You do it.
05:30I think everybody is good.
05:32The simple melodies and songs are good.
05:34Do you think that you have a music in today's time?
05:36I think that 100% of the algorithm is running.
05:38It is running.
05:40It is running.
05:42It is running.
05:44It is running.
05:46I think that 100% of the algorithm is running.
05:48It is running.
05:50It is running.
05:52It is running.
05:54It is running.
05:56It is running.
05:58The algorithm can't do it.
06:00If you haven't seen it,
06:02the music will never know.
06:04The music will release it.
06:06I don't think it is working.
06:08It is running.
06:10But this is important.
06:12It is working on the entire industry.
06:14The following of your followers,
06:16the views are working.
06:17So it is a norm.
06:18It doesn't matter what you have to do.
06:20It will make it to me.
06:22In the age of digital music where every artist has access to platforms like YouTube and Spotify, do you feel the traditional playback singers are losing their relevance? What's your take on that shift?
06:34I'll give you an example like Dilji Itiya. I mean amazing.
07:03It's amazing. What numbers are? Tickets are saving so much.
07:08There's no connection with the playback.
07:12In one film, he has always been in Bollywood or Punjabi. But he's not a playback singer.
07:18He's an independent artist. One artist. There are many artists who are not familiar with films, but they're also in their own space.
07:28And the playbacks are also in their own space. Even if it's a film or a song, they can't sing.
07:33Sir, why do you recreate the colonial cousin's magic in today's artists?
07:39In today's artists or in today's artists, it's not possible to recreate that.
07:48Because the soul of Harri Aran and his experiences, life experiences, and my soul, and my life experiences,
07:54we all have to be together, that's our life. So colonial cousin, we all have to be together.
08:03Our life is not possible to be together, our life is not possible to be my own.
08:06So it's different.
08:07So the point is, I see this story, our relationship is part of the trainings of Horri Aran and Anatomy family dramaithe very far from them.
08:17So watch experiment.
08:23And since the interview, it's important to us for such subjects.
08:27I would like to have some attendance right now about the recovery of their films and patrons.
08:31So like I learned that with the films of Harri Aran,
08:36So, if you want to be a singer or a musician or an artist,
08:46you will be able to become a singer.
08:52If you want to be a singer, you will be able to become a singer.
08:59So, if you want to be a singer, you will be able to become a singer.
09:12So, reality shows is a game show. It's an entertainment show.
09:16It's not about real music. It's only Bollywood music.
09:20So, the rest is not allowed.
09:22You have to sing Bollywood songs so that you can listen to the numbers.
09:26And it's a game show. It's not a singing platform.
09:32It tells you that it's a singing platform.
09:34Not in reality, there are so many singers.
09:37How talented are you?
09:40You don't see it after that.
09:42Because you can only see it on TV.
09:44It's a game show.
09:45For you to entertain yourself, you can give your votes.
09:48You can watch it. You can give your votes.
09:52And it's made for entertainment.
09:55And the singers, if they have a system, they have to sing.
10:01And when they come out, they don't get options.
10:05They can keep their votes in the mood for the whole year.
10:08So, when they come out, they are also struggling.
10:10But there are some people who have made it.
10:12Like Arjit.
10:14Fantastic.
10:15But it's a shame that you voted out, but I won't go out.
10:21So, they are in the artists.
10:23But I think in reality shows, obviously, you get exposure.
10:28And what you do with the exposure, I think that is important.
10:32Sir, I'm the one that is important.
10:33Sir, I would like to ask for concerts.
10:37Usually, we do concerts.
10:38But it's always on the public.
10:41It's always on the way.
10:43It's always on the way.
10:44It's always on the way.
10:45It's always on the way.
10:47It's always on the way.
10:48I think that they are on the way.
10:49I think that they are not on the way.
10:50But it's always on the way.
10:51So, what are you doing with the songs?
10:52What are you doing with the songs?
10:53What do you think about songs?
10:54I don't know.
10:55I don't know.
10:56I don't know.
10:57I don't know who said what to say.
10:58And then Sonu had said what to say.
11:00The reality is I don't know.
11:02But I think that if you sing a good song, most of the time,
11:06people are good.
11:08You don't think that Sonu is an amazing singer?
