IF the advertisements were to be believed, you could be third time lucky. Rock idol BRYAN ADAMS’ third visit to this country was as much hyped as his earlier ones. And Adams, an old hand at such gigs, made sure he pulled out all the stops, to keep the crowds swooning and asking for more.

Adams’ Indian connection goes back many years. This time too he acknowledged, “Indian fans were easily spotted even in a crowd of western faces”. He said that he felt “Indians were more discerning of the music he played since they came from a country of great musical traditions.”

At the same time Adams expressed a desire to collaborate with Indian musicians — Ravi Shankar and Anoushka Shankar being the first names he could think of. Questioned about his creativity, Adams replied in the characteristic low-key manner that he has come to be associated with, “I am just a lowly song writer and I think the greatest test of songs is when you play them in your car. If they stand they probably hold good.” Given his talent with 10 Grammy’s in his pocket even today Adams is certainly not `wastin time’.

(Source: http://www.hindu.com/)

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