<p>Tamish Pulappadi is a 17-year-old Bengaluru-based guitarist and singer. He is a member of an international guitar group ‘The Brotherhood of the Guitar’ which was started by rock band photographer Robert Knight.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>How did you know that you wanted to be a musician?</strong></p>.<p>My journey with music started when I was eight years old. I was inspired by Slash; he influenced me to pick up the guitar. I started singing more recently and have begun to accompany it with the guitar. But I have always known that singing has been my passion.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>How do you balance your academics and your music?</strong></p>.<p>I have been balancing both pretty well so far. The school has also helped me when it comes to my music. I am in the eleventh grade; going forward with my education would definitely be difficult. Let’s see how it goes.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>What was your reaction when you found that your talent was gaining recognition?</strong></p>.<p>It was unbelievable. When I started, I did it for the pure love of music. All of this has been a by-product of doing what I love. It feels incredibly amazing to have gained recognition from people such as the Bollywood music producer Ram Sampath, who had commented on my Facebook post.<br />All this motivates me to keep learning and to grow as a musician.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>What are you working on currently?</strong></p>.<p>I have released my EP ‘Reflections’ which I wanted to finish before I turned 16. I have a few more songs that I wish to release as singles. I am also working on singing in the pop/rock genre.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>What are your plans for the future?</strong></p>.<p>Music is my number one passion, but I also want to focus on my studies. I want to balance the two. I want to pursue engineering simultaneously. </p>
<p>Tamish Pulappadi is a 17-year-old Bengaluru-based guitarist and singer. He is a member of an international guitar group ‘The Brotherhood of the Guitar’ which was started by rock band photographer Robert Knight.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>How did you know that you wanted to be a musician?</strong></p>.<p>My journey with music started when I was eight years old. I was inspired by Slash; he influenced me to pick up the guitar. I started singing more recently and have begun to accompany it with the guitar. But I have always known that singing has been my passion.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>How do you balance your academics and your music?</strong></p>.<p>I have been balancing both pretty well so far. The school has also helped me when it comes to my music. I am in the eleventh grade; going forward with my education would definitely be difficult. Let’s see how it goes.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>What was your reaction when you found that your talent was gaining recognition?</strong></p>.<p>It was unbelievable. When I started, I did it for the pure love of music. All of this has been a by-product of doing what I love. It feels incredibly amazing to have gained recognition from people such as the Bollywood music producer Ram Sampath, who had commented on my Facebook post.<br />All this motivates me to keep learning and to grow as a musician.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>What are you working on currently?</strong></p>.<p>I have released my EP ‘Reflections’ which I wanted to finish before I turned 16. I have a few more songs that I wish to release as singles. I am also working on singing in the pop/rock genre.</p>.<p class="Question"><strong>What are your plans for the future?</strong></p>.<p>Music is my number one passion, but I also want to focus on my studies. I want to balance the two. I want to pursue engineering simultaneously. </p>