Palash Sen: I Was Never Looking For Validation

MUMBAI -Indian pop rock band Euphoria frontman Palash Sen has described himself as an “independent, unapologetic and perhaps misunderstood” rock singer, asserting that he has always chosen authenticity over validation.

“I am a rock singer … independent, unapologetic & perhaps misunderstood… Rock is rebellion against the machine … aggressive, honest & strangely Sufi … one with God … one with your inner self … and borderline maniacal … which is what euphoria means (sic),” he wrote.

Describing the emotion behind his music, he said that rock borders on the maniacal, which, according to him, is what true euphoria means.

“I sing from my heart & all I believe in … can’t do the filmy thing or pretend to be someone else …this is me … some obviously understand me, some don’t… but I was never looking for validation … I was only being me … This is from the time we were all angry… here is me pouring some sugar !!”

It was during his college days that Palash founded his band, Euphoria. He began composing songs in college and initially wrote them in English. His first composition is believed to be ‘Heaven on the Seventh Floor’, an ode to his hostel room on the seventh floor.

Euphoria’s first release, ‘Dhoom Pichuck Dhoom’, was a major commercial hit and received rave reviews from critics worldwide.

Euphoria went on to become a noted Indian band, with five hit studio albums, one compilation album and seventeen music videos. Sen’s Bollywood debut came with ‘Filhaal…’, directed by Meghna Gulzar, which also starred Tabu and Sushmita Sen.

Palash also composed an eight-and-a-half-minute song for the film. (IANS)