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Simply Remo: Old Goan Gold http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/933190.cms Music is his passion, his two teenage children his 'life' and the world his stage: Remo Fernandes tells Jhalak Bhavsar in an informal chit-chat His breakfast consists of a bowl of fruits and his T-shirt sports different chants and mantras. Yet he is perfectly at home with his guitar and his laptop. A study in opposites, a trend-setter, a self-made man whose middle name is music. That's Remo Fernandes. So when he says "I'm just this simple guy with a burning passion for music," you can't help but believe him. Remo is a true trend-setter who has never compromised his work. "I think honesty is more important than being politically correct. If I wanted to win awards, I'd probably be careful. But I don't want to please people." A mention of the current Indian pop music scene has him pondering as he twists one of his many intricately designed rings. "In films, they're surely coming up with good stuff. But with remixing of old classics, the music scene has just taken a U-turn. Now everything is either feasible, viable or profitable... anything but music," he adds. God fearing, unconventional and thriving on surprise value, Remo is no longer the young rebel as he crosses the half century mark. Father of two teenage sons, Noah and Jonah, one wonders what sort of a parent he makes. "Noah has just turned 18 and we have our normal disagreements. He's into music, but he wants to be a graphic designer." A true blue Goan who didn't fall prey to the lure of Mumbai, Remo has no regrets. "Goa is home. Moving to Mumbai made sense career-wise. But there are things about Mumbai which I somehow don't like -- the fast pace, the pollution, the stench." Be it singing a Jalwaa at the time of a Qurbani , or a humma humma to get the nation grooving -- Remo has survived several generations of musicians -- proof in itself of the man's talent and grit. He hums O Meri Munni while delving into his fruity breakfast, it seems this is one singer who will be heard for many more years to come. Forwarded By Eddie Verdes
