I got to win a Grammy with my childhood idol Stewart Copeland: Ricky Kej
Updated On: 21 June, 2022 02:20 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
The Bengaluru-based music composer recently won his second Grammy for the ‘Best New Age Album’ with Stewart Copeland. In a chat with Mid-day Online, Kej talks about the pandemic’s impact on the album, working with an all-time great, and making music for the environment
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Ricky Kej worked on his award-winning album `Divine Tides` with Stewart Copeland during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo Courtesy: Special Arrangement
The Covid-19 pandemic made the world slow down and take a step back. It was no different for Grammy-award winning musician Ricky Kej who was busy touring and had a jam-packed schedule not only for 2020 but also continuing into 2021. In fact, Kej found the time during the virus-led closures to work on a new album called ‘Divine Tides’ – a follow-up to ‘Winds of Samsara’, his 2014 award-winning album. Not just that, he collaborated with legendary drummer Stewart Copeland –founding member of the English rock band The Police – for it.
The result? Winning his second Grammy award for the ‘Best New Age Album’ at the 2022 Grammy Awards. “If there was no pandemic, this album wouldn’t have happened,” shares the Bengaluru-based musician in a Zoom interview with Mid-day Online. “Stewart would have been way too busy to join me on this album and I myself wouldn’t have recorded the album because I would have been constantly touring,” he adds.
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