http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/jun/17/slide-show-1-bringing-back-kumar-sanu.htm
*Why haven't you been singing Hindi songs these days?* I don't like the way music is treated today. I do not want to associate myself to any kind of music tampering. People don't know what music means these days. Singers only shout and then they become famous and their songs become hits. Melody, *sur, taal* and those nuances are lost. I am lucky that I don't have to sing these songs today. The first thing a music director asks for these days is do something different. How different can one's voice be? It's the same human voice, after all. People don't need singers today, they just need somebody who can shout. The songs are filled with sound effects and the essence of the singer's voice is lost. I was determined not to sing these kinds of songs. The reason why this is happening is because the trend has changed. That's why people cannot afford to sing just a song or two like they did in my days. Things have changed and nobody has the time to even think about the art of music. Art is dying. You don't pay attention to the story and the music because your attention is on everything else -- money, deadlines, marketing, advertising, being the top actor or actress, minimal clothes, vulgarity.. *Take Slumdog Millionaire, for example. The kind of ruckus and hype the film got was totally unnecessary. They have shown a lot of negativity about our country but haven't shown a remedy or solution to the problems. To top it, the film won Oscars for its music. * *I believe A R Rahman has done a much better job in his other films. Jai Howon an Oscar, but I can bet no one knows a line beyond these two words. * *Rahman should have been awarded for his work in Bombay and Roja.* I was awarded the Filmfare Award for five years consecutively and nobody can dare ask me on what basis I was awarded. When *Aashiqui* released, there was no other film that reached its level in terms of music. Similarly, during * Saajan* (*Mera Dil Bhi Kitna Pagal Hain*), *Deewana* (*Tere Umeed Mein Tera Intezaar Karte Hain*), *Baazigar* (*Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen*) and *1942: A Love Story*. I should have been awarded for *Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge*. But because I asked for remuneration for the songs, they disqualified me. That was the biggest mistake of my life. After that incident, I haven't sung a single song for Yash Raj Films. *Who is your favourite composer?* I love Rahman's work. I still vouch for Jatin-Lalit and Annu Malik. But I have no favourites in today's times.
