— Photo: Vivek Bendre

Bryan Adams addressing a press conference in Mumbai on Friday.

MUMBAI: On the eve of his concert in Mumbai, singer Bryan Adams expressed a desire to collaborate with Indian musicians like Ravi Shankar and his daughter Anoushka Shankar and . On his third visit to India, the rock artist is geared up to enthral the Mumbai fans with all time hits as well as a few new numbers from his latest album "Anthology".

Starting at the age of 18 with a one dollar contract, the singer today has 10 Grammy Awards, 12 Platinum hits around the world and album sales exceeding 55 million copies, to his credit.

Adams maintains that creativity is not an easy process and considers himself to be "a lowly song writer." "The secret is to put your songs in the car and listen to them. It is a really difficult process and when I probably make 30 songs I'd pick five. And I may really love three of them."

Answering curious questions as to which of his favourite songs he would be including in the concert, Adams said he would be playing all the songs that his fans love and some new songs.

To a question about recording a live concert, he said, "When you record live you have to do something unique. People would expect old songs and I don't want to do that. In some sense, "Anthology" marks the end of this."

Regarding experimenting and collaborating with Indian musicians, he said, "There are so many talented musicians here. Nobody has approached me yet. If they do, it would be good. I have only met Anoushka Shankar and Ravi Shankar. I would love to work with her."

He mentioned that before his family settled in Canada he toured several countries and he loves doing concerts all over the world. "India is an incredible place. There is so much energy. And it is getting better compared to earlier years as technology advances. I remember performing on a cricket ground first time. It is great to perform here; I mean otherwise I wouldn't be coming here again right. ... I see Indian fans wherever I play. There is always a contingency of Indian fans. I recognise them by their enthusiasm which is why I keep coming here."

Fans here recognise and love Adams for that, apart from his innumerable songs.

The stage is set at the MMRDA grounds at Bandra Kurla Complex for the Canadian rocker who has been enchanting millions for 25 years now.

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