How has the experience of making this EP with Joe helped you personally evolve as a musician?
We didn’t really have a plan, but one knew that something profound would come out of this. You are almost guided by an unseen power called music. The album has a meditative, transcendental spirit that permeates. We were very honoured to be joined by several iconic Los Angeles-based musicians — drummers Stewart Copeland [of The Police] and Jim Keltner; bassists Nathan East, Leland Sklar and Abe Laboriel Sr; keyboardist Ed Roth; guitarist Davey Johnstone [Elton John’s longtime lead guitarist]; and multi-instrumentalist Joe Vitale, with whom Joe Walsh has been a band mate.

What compelled you to include the message of ‘We shall overcome’ as part of the music in the EP?
The pieces have very different temperaments. Things happened at the moment. The energy is so positive. I hope this EP brings peace, prosperity and good health to the world. It’s ironic that We shall overcome was recorded without knowing that it will be out at a time when the song is most relevant, including its association with Martin Luther King. 

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‘Fusion music’ is a bandied-about term? What is your take on its meaning?
It’s important to strike a correct balance between the worlds of traditionalism and contemporariness, but it’s not something easy to do in today’s times. I see a great journey of music being carried forward by brilliant musicians of the younger generation. The world of rock and roll is epic. It’s important to preserve the essence of both Indian and Western traditions, so that they can flow into each other without artistic compromise.

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