Prateek Kuhad returned to the stage after 2019 with a show in Mumbai over the weekend. The musician felt great about being back on stage after a three-year Coronavirus-induced hiatus. Sharing how things are much relaxed now, compared to his pre-pandemic gigging days, he tells us, “The load is a lot less. I get time to de-stress before a show and it’s not as hectic as it used to be. Also, my team has grown, and my attitude has changed a little (he has become more relaxed and easy-going). Before the pandemic, I was touring a lot and by the end of it, I was burned out. I was just trying to get through the shows. After 18 months of not playing at any concert, you realise what you have been missing. So, I am very grateful for this — The Way That Lovers Do — tour.”

Kuhad, 32, started learning the guitar when he was 16, and it’s been 16 years since his musical journey started. “I think the younger me would be thrilled to see where I am today,” the Cold/mess singer gushes. He divulges that he was 23 when he started taking music seriously, as a career. Before that, he wanted to get into a corporate, economics-driven profession. The musician worked “at a consulting firm in New York (USA)” and it was only when he was fired from the job that he decided to pursue music.

“After getting fired, I wondered what to do next. I decided to take a year off and try this (music) out. I never liked doing that (corporate job) anyway, so I was happy that I was done with it,” the singer-songwriter ends.