Sona Mohapatra: “We Are Willing To Have A Coffee Of 300 But Want Music For Free”

Singer Sona Mohapatra has urged music lovers to pay for artistes instead of looking for ‘free access to music.

“In India, we do not have the habit of understanding the fact that an artist should be paid. We believe music should come for free. I want to talk about people in urban India. We willing to have a coffee for rupees 300. We love to invest in branded clothes, cars, we splurge our money on shopping but we want our music or free. Why? Whether it is music streaming, download, a music video, a webinar, or a digital concert — we want all of it for free. Why so?”

Sona Mohapatra: “if you really care about having more music in life, you should know how musicians get by, because it is going to be much much, much tougher in the post-COVID-19 days, please pay to the artiste. No artiste will ask for money, especially the folk singers, who depend on stage shows. Now they have difficulties. An artist will never ask for money. They will always sing and perform because they are passionate.”