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06/05/00 BEALE STREET FESTIVAL, MEMPHIS, TN, USA Article
by Malvika Nanda (from when he met BA in Memphis):
The summer of 2000 connects
Hindrockers Euphoria with Bryan Adams. That year, at the Beale Street Festival,
Memphis, the Indian rockers performed with the rock icon, besides others such
as 3 Doors Down, Third Eye Blind and Collective Soul. The Euphoria green room
was, in fact, next to the Canadian superstar’s.
Euphoria frontman Palash
Sen recalls Adams as a no-fuss person. “He doesn’t have ‘showman’
airs. It’s his music that has made him a cult figure. At Memphis they were
a three-piece band, nothing flamboyant about the players but extravagance dripped
from their music.” In fact, Adams is so unassuming that Palash and his colleagues
didn’t notice him at first.
“Adams was keen to find out more about
Indian music and instruments. He also asked us to help him locate sites from where
he could buy a sitar,” recalls Palash.
Indian cuisine, particularly curries,
and our music interest Adams too. “He is very fond of Indian food. He even
cooks it for himself. And everything from Indian dal and sabzi come under his
category of favourites. Adams was curious about the Indian music scene and was
pleased to learn that he has a strong fan base here,” says Palash. 
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