¡®I Got Fired From My Job In New York¡¯, Singer Prateek Kuhad On Why He Thought Of Taking Up Music

Singer Prateek Kuhad recently rose to immense fame and entered almost everyone¡¯s playlist with his soothing songs that take up life in the lightest form. The singer who is travelling across India with his ¡®The Way That Lovers Do¡¯ tour recently opened up about his life and career.

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Prateek who believes the current tour to be his ¡®largest show¡¯ ever since 2019 has revealed doing concerts is therapy for him.

¡°The load on me is a lot less. I get time to de-stress before a show and it¡¯s not as hectic as it used to be. Also, my team has gotten bigger, and my attitude has changed a little. Before the pandemic, I was touring a lot and by the end of it, I was burned out. I was just trying to get through the shows. After 18 months of not playing at any show, you kind of realise what you have been missing. So, I am just very grateful for this tour,¡± Kuhad told Hindustan Times.

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Prateek whose song Kasoor recently went viral like wildfire started his musical journey by learning guitar at the age of 16.

¡°I think the younger me would be very thrilled to see where I am today,¡± he addresses while mentioning that he only took music seriously at the age of 23. Unknown to many, before getting into music, Kuhad was interested in economics and was working at a consulting firm in New York. It was only when this 32-year-old singer got fired from there which made him decide to take up music.

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The songwriter said further in conversation, ¡°I got fired from my job and I was wondering what I could do now. Eventually, I decided to take a year off and try this (music) out. I never liked doing that (job) anyway so I was fine and actually, I was happy that I was done with it. I was very frustrated with the job and I think I was pretty much done. I was anyway thinking of quitting because it was not worth it and you know you can tell when somebody is not fully into what they are doing. It was pretty intense. It also didn¡¯t make sense for me to be there.¡±

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Kuhad has also left a successful mark in the Bollywood music industry by giving songs like Khoo Gaye Hum Kahaan in Baar Baar Dekho, Saasien and Kadam in 2018¡¯s Karwaan and Kasoor Acoustic in Kartik Aaryan¡¯s 2021 film Dhamaka.

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