A Small Session With Asad Qizilbash of Swaras (Interview)

By

Sadaf Fayyaz

The lead vocalist of band Swaras tells and shares something about his education and music. Hassan Bokhari is the lead guitarist of the band. With a dream of making music and converting it into reality, Asad speaks:

My Education:Aitchison College 94, University of Central Punjab 97, Product Marketing, Schulich School of business-York University, Project Management 2003
My Childhood: Short
My Current Education: Google
My Inspiration:Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
My Guitar: Don’t have any
My Band: Swaras (http://www.musicofswaras.com/)
First instrument I learnt playing: Keyboard
My Pastimes: What’s that?
My Interests: To do something different everyday and in a new style
My Favorite Bands: Overload, Josh
My Favorite Musicians:John Mayer, Lenny Kravitz, Matt Dusk, Abbas Ali Khan, Shafqat Amanat Ali
My Motivation: My laziness
My Desire: To perform live with John Mayer
I am working with: An awesome guitarist/composer
My Company: I work for myself

My Learning: It comes through everyday life
I Take Criticism as: A tool to correct myself and a way of judgment
My Music Genre: World Fusion
My Expectation: Least
My Hobbies:Making music, having Barbeque in Summer and Cinema
I Define Music as: A venture to let go my fears
What would I have been, if not a musician? Actor
One must know: I am very straight forward and blunt person with a sarcastic sense of humor.
My Message: Respect others and make them respect you back.