Review Fix Exclusive: Q & A with Singer/Actor Yatharth Ratnum

January 15, 2012 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 2

Review chats with Indian teenage singing sensation Yatharth Ratnum about his upcoming EP, his musical influences, success on the Indian talent show “Lil Champs” and his hopes for the future.

A heart throb in India, Ratnum is ready to take the United States by Storm.

Review Fix: Can you tell us about the about the writing process of “I Love You?”

Yatharth Ratnum: To tell the truth, “I Love You” is the first song written by me. At the time I wrote it, I actually knew nothing about songwriting. But I had this beautiful girl in my school whom I loved like mad! We became friends and eventually I expressed my feelings I had for her. After which I got to know she was already with another guy. But knowing about her guy didn’t make any difference to my love for her. It was her birthday and I had to gift something, so to make it priceless for her, I wrote my heart out in this song, “I Love You.”

Review Fix: How difficult was it to write?

Ratnum: It wasn’t difficult at all, I wrote it like in 2-3 hours. It was really easy ‘cuz at that point of time, I was going through the same feelings “I Love You” is written in. I just had to write my heart out. And that’s what I do in every song I write.

Review Fix: Adele had a ton of success writing about a lost love. Are you hoping to have similar success? Do you think your experiences are alike?

Ratnum: I think Adele is very good at writing the songs she writes and I really admire her. Our experiences might be alike. I think my songs are cool enough to go out there and mesmerize people and make them happy. So fingers crossed for that. I hope people will like me and my music.

Review Fix: Tell us the last five songs you listened to on your iPod.

Ratnum: “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” “Whenever, Wherever,” “Billie Jean,” “In The End” and “That’s the way”- Santana.

Review Fix: Who are some of your musical influences?

Ratnum: Guns n Roses, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Shakira, Bee Gees, Linkin Park, Santana, Agnetha Faltskog. I just love good music and good musicians.

Review Fix: What are your long term goals in music?

Ratnum: It really excites me to see so many varieties of music in the world. I want to learn different styles of music. And yes, I want to be a great pop-star .

Review Fix: How do you think the early part of your career and your success on Lil’ Champs will help you as you move forward?

Ratnum: Yes, Lil’ Champs was a great journey. And as I have been moving forward, it has always helped me. Step by step, I guess. Everything is going to work.

Review Fix: What do you want people to remember you for?

Ratnum: I want people to love me, and give me the chance to love them back. I want them to remember me as a good person- a cool pop-star and an Insane Lover.

Review Fix: How are you different from other singers?

Ratnum: Listen to my songs and you’ll know.

Review Fix: How do you want people to feel when they listen to your album?

Ratnum: My album is me spreading love, fun and joy to the people out there. Every song in my album is very different. Each one has its beauty. I want people to feel that in the album. And I want them to feel good when listening to my songs, enjoy life and spread love.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

2 Comments

  2. cool…
    u noe wat u r awesomeeee…
    i think i dont hav to tell u this.. u already noe dat….. i guesss!!!
    well best off luck for ur new album and for ur future :) :D ;)

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