I am used to a certain amount of feedback from the audience. But the Germans sit still, like they are in the middle of church. At first I was thinking that they weren't enjoying or understanding my music. Then when the program was over they all stood up and applauded so loudly that I took heart. It was only then that I realized that that was just how they are.
Negotiations are underway right now for another European tour sometime in the spring or summer.
Well I was born in Macchalipathnam in Coastal Andhra in 1954. My childhood was very ordinary except I used to sing. When I moved to Vijaywada for schooling I began to sing on the radio for the children's programs. I kept singing all along. Yet I was just a child with no formal musical training.