Sunidhi: How do you feel doing playback singing compared to making albums?
Adnan: Playback singing is very different. In an album, first you create the music and the song, then it is picturised suitably. In playback singing, the situation and characters are predefined. You have to write the music and song based on the situation. You have to follow a fixed line.
Sunidhi: You mean you enjoy doing albums more?
Adnan: No, no both have their own charm.
Sunidhi: You sing, compose and play instruments. Which is closer to your heart?
Adnan: I started playing piano at the age of five. It has always been a part of me. The process of composing a melody and nurturing the whole thing into a final product is very fulfilling. In compositions, I can vent my thoughts and frustrations. Singing is therapy for me. It comes after all the background is ready. While singing you just have to sing and freak out. In short, each has its own essence. I like all of them equally.
Sunidhi: I would like to ask you something if you don't mind. You have managed to lose a lot of weight.
Adnan: I lost 90 kg. As my mother says, I have offloaded another human being.
Sunidhi: It takes strong will power.
Adnan: Yes, lots of will power and lots of not eating. Sometimes, I get odd dreams when suddenly I wake up and say chicken tikka or biryani. I wake up in a cold sweat. I even have a conversation with my stomach at the dining table. On seeing salads, my stomach growls and complains of giving me acidity but I pacify it by saying you have always been eating biryani and chicken tikka. Now see what it has done to you. Now you eat this salad and see how happy you will be.
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