Bilqis is one of your favourite tracks in the latest album Rabbi Avengi Ja Nahi. What inspired you to work on it?

Rabbi Shergill: Bilkis Bano case formed the background of it, but I did not seek it. It just came to my mind. The song Bilqis really shakes me up. I cannot think of myself simply as a writer. Likewise I could see the resonance in Manjunath-a whistleblower who was put to death.

Technology and art are coming together in a big way in the modern times. In your opinion, which one of the two is having a piggyback ride?

Rabbi Shergill: Technology, of course! Technology is using music to promote itself and it’s doing so at the cost of the latter.

Yours songs throw a whiff of spirituality. Who do you feel guides your songs---your spiritual being or the singer in you?

Rabbi Shergill: My songs have more of human element in them than the spiritual one.

As an artist what in your opinion is the utility of technology for art?

Rabbi Shergill: As an artist, I use it (the technology) and abuse it. (the technology). Though I do use a lot of technology, but I feel excessive use of technology in arts or for that matter in the music will make human beings and their creations mere cogs in the machine.

How did you agree to the idea of your music album being launched on the Nokia device?

Rabbi Shergill: Nokia has quite a big share in the market. So it was a good idea to get the music album launched on the cell phone.

What is your take on the remix (of songs) culture and its success?

Rabbi Shergill: It is good as long as it appeals to the audience but I wish original songs to keep pace with the remix versions.

Why did you take such a long time to come up with a new album?

Rabbi Shergill: I don’t see time in a linear way. It’s just a state of mind, as such there is no ‘time’ for me. I can compose songs only when they reach me.

Do you believe that music could be used to fight the social evils?

Rabbi Shergill: Music in the long run can actually help in fighting the social evils. But it (music) will not work like a quick fix. It can trigger off the launching of the movement to fight social evils.

When you compose the music, what target audience do you have in your mind?

Rabbi Shergill: (Smiles) I think of beautiful girls, when I compose the new songs!