India, June 2 -- L eslee Lewis, the composer of cult classics such as Paree Hoon Main and one half of the iconic music duo Colonial Cousins, has been an independent musician all his life. But his new single, Meheki Khushboo, is special as he has "composed it, sung it, recorded it, and released it myself". The idea behind it? "I'm as independent as it gets. I wanted people to ask, 'Did you really write this?' That was the desperation - to reach the youth," shares the 64-year-old musician. To adapt to the changing times and stay relevant in the music landscape, Leslee claims to have reinvented himself. He explains: "There are so many independent artistes these days. While I understood my audience, I knew I couldn't sing the way I always have. It was a conscious decision to sing in my own language - Hindi - to reach the masses. Today's youth is my target audience. I believe in reforming things for me. Change is very important, and if AI can bring that change, what's the harm? It's a great tool - like a computer. But you have to be the master. If the machine starts making creative decisions, you've lost control." While many chase trends with remixes, he likes to make fresh content. Would he ever want to recreate any of his cult classics such as Bombay Girl sung by Alisha Chinai, Meri Neend sung by sung by A Band of Boys or Paree Hoon Main sung by Suneeta Rao? "Why recreate when I can create? I believe in working on original content and would prefer focusing on that. Even though I have been approached to recreate my cult classics, I am not too keen," he says. The musician feels that the current music landscape is dominated by arrangements, not strong compositions. "There's a scarcity of good songs that truly stay with you. There is no depth in the lyrics or composition in the music that's being created. Going viral has become as easy as it can get. A good composition is like natural beauty. Arrangement is just the styling," he says....