Popular playback singer Shaan, who has delivered numerous melodious and evergreen songs in 90s and 2000s, recently opened up about what's wrong with today's generation of singers and revealed the reason behind monotony and lack of variety in songs these days. "Everyone is trying to be the next Arijit Singh and fail to get their own identity," he told Hindustan Times.

Drawing a parallel with his initial days, Shaan said, "At that time, everyone had to sound like (singers) Kishore Kumar or Mohammed Rafi. That pressure was present even when Sonu (Nigam) entered that music scene. But when Kunal (Ganjawala), KK and I entered the industry, that pressure was not there to sound like someone."

He continued, “Abhi ghoom firr ke wapas aa gaya hai. Everyone is looking for Arijit Singh’s voice. As a result, everyone has started sounding the same way, which is why their own identity is lost.” Shaan also explained why the formula based songs are killing creativity. "When people make songs now they look at what songs are working. They immediately think that if this kind of song is working then let’s also make it. Iss chakkar mein bewafayi pe itne gaane hai. What is new in that? Such songs don’t have longevity," he said.