If you make good music, it’ll surely be a hit

Sajid-Wajid have been producing music for over twenty years now, and it only seems like a beginning to them. That’s how much they have enjoyed their musical journey in all these years. And even though they have gone on to achieve unprecedented success in Bollywood, “there is no space for complacency.” The music director duo, who is currently on the judges’ panel in music reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, was in Ahmedabad for a performance when they spoke about music and more in a chat with AT.While Sajid is more reticent, Wajid did all the talking. Excerpts:
You have performed in Ahmedabad a few times. How has the overall experience been?
Every time we have come to perform here, the response has been amazing. What we have observed is that the audience is very patient with the artists apart from being involved. They give you the time to set the tempo of the concert and they cheer you at every stage, which shows how mature the audience in Gujarat is.
How does it feel to be a judge on a music reality show?
Sitting at the judge’s bench is not only great responsibility, but also a great learning experience. We see all these amazing singers coming from every nook and corner of the country, from different backgrounds and still doing some amazing music and it inspires us a lot. Plus mentoring them also helps us grow as musicians.
You belong to an era when pop music was at its peak. Why is it not happening now?
I don’t think that people are not making pop music, but if you make good music then there is no way it won’t become popular. And it’s not just the indie musicians, but even Bollywood’s big names like Sonu Nigam and Ankit Tiwari have ventured into pop music and that day is not far when we will again have pop music back to its glory.
You have, over the years, achieved great success. Has that brought any kind of complacency?
There is no space for complacency in our profession. That we have achieved something is a blessing and we don’t want to take it for granted. Maybe we were destined to achieve that and that's why it all happened to us. But we want to continue doing new kind of work so that it doesn't get monotonous. And what's the fun if you don't have competition or if you are not striving to do better?
With you two producing so much music, do you even feel a creative block?
I think every artist faces creative block at some point or the other. But you should not take it too seriously. It's only a phase and if you keep striving you sail through it too.