Kej not too long ago got here up along with his personal interpretation of the Indian Nationwide Anthem together with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
By:
Mohnish Singh
Three-time Grammy-award-winning musician, Ricky Kej, who not too long ago got here up along with his personal interpretation of the Indian Nationwide Anthem together with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, recalled assembly Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the primary time, calling it a “life-changing expertise” for him.
Whereas speaking solely to ANI, Ricky mentioned, “I’ve all the time been two issues my complete life one is the environmentalist and the second is a musician. I used to make music in regards to the surroundings then in 2015 I had a life-changing expertise, one is after all I received the Grammy award after which Prime Minister Modi invited me for a gathering. I went in after which PM Modi and me beginning talking in regards to the surroundings as a result of he was going to be visiting a local weather change convention, COP 21. He instructed me that he will probably be launching the Photo voltaic Alliance and goes to offer a speech over there. He instructed me about his perspective on local weather justice. We had a protracted lovely dialogue that lasted nearly an hour. I believe that’s the place he inspired me.”
“He instructed me that you simply really feel so strongly in regards to the surroundings so why don’t you simply dedicate your life and your artwork solely to the aim of environmental consciousness and optimistic social influence? After which I left his workplace pondering that that is precisely what I’m going to do. I the chief of the nation is providing you with recommendation then clearly you’ve to take it very severely and I took it very severely and that was my life-changing expertise the place I left his workplace pondering that now each single piece of music that comes of my studio and my head goes to be about making this world a greater place,” he added.
This isn’t the primary time Ricky Kej has talked about PM Modi.
Earlier, after successful his profession’s third Grammy award, he shared how Modi has been supportive of his music.
Ricky is a three-times Grammy Award-winner music composer and environmentalist, who began off his profession as a keyboardist and later got here up with many albums and collaborated with quite a few artists. He additionally received the award for ‘Divine Tides’ after being nominated within the Finest Immersive Audio Album class.
