{"id":6100,"date":"2009-07-26T09:22:25","date_gmt":"2009-07-26T04:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.koolmuzone.com\/?p=6100"},"modified":"2009-07-27T14:31:14","modified_gmt":"2009-07-27T09:31:14","slug":"the-life-and-times-of-rohail-hyatt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koolmuzone.pk\/2009\/07\/the-life-and-times-of-rohail-hyatt\/","title":{"rendered":"The life and times of Rohail Hyatt"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cI can\u2019t, even for a split second, deny the fact that when fame first hit us (the Vital Signs) at a level that we couldn\u2019t possibly imagine, it felt good,\u201d said Rohail Hyatt. \u201cBut I think I soon realised that it\u2019s not my cup of tea. And you know there is no undo button in something like that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although he talked about eluding fame (referring to the moment when the VS released their debut album), it\u2019s been anything but that for Rohail Hyatt for a major part of his career in music. A founding member and one of the creative minds behind Pakistan\u2019s first boy band; as a producer and one of the judges of the popular show Battle of the Bands (2002) which introduced some of the major mainstream acts in music that we know today, to producing Rahat Fateh Ali Khan\u2019s debut album Charkha as well as the soundtrack of the film Khuda Kay Liye and lately Coke Studio \u2014 if it\u2019s fame that Rohail is trying to escape then unfortunately it\u2019s something he\u2019ll have to live with for it almost trails him like a shadow.<\/p>\n

In his studio at his home, he was sitting where he always does \u2014 in front of the entire sound recording system. The first thing I noticed was the hair. It fell in waves of light brown, framing his face like a mane; but add to that the brown beard, the sturdy built and it all screamed a bohemian lifestyle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call him Babs. If you didn\u2019t know that, then you don\u2019t know anything about him at all,\u201d a member of the Vital Signs (not named here) said to me once about him. But then again, that is the purpose of this visit: to uncover what it means to be Rohail Hyatt.<\/p>\n

\"rohail-car\"Rohail\u2019s story begins as a 14-year-old and a member of the Under-19 Rawalpindi cricket team. Back then, it seemed to him that his future was in the sport until he came across Rizwan-ul-Haq (who would later become the second official guitarist of the Vital Signs) at school playing the song A Horse with no Name with a guy called Aamir Salahuddin. Rohail immediately traded his brand-new training sneakers for Rizwan\u2019s guitar. Six months later, his aunt, on a visit from the UK, bought him his first Nylon-stringed guitar and a copy of the Pink Floyd album, The Wall. The year was 1980 and Pink Floyd, coupled with certain \u2018influences\u2019 that Rohail had begun to indulge in, changed him completely.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe year 1982 was when Shahi came into the picture. I met him perhaps the same day that I also met my wife (Umber): at a convent meena bazaar,\u201d he says about Shahzad Hasan, the bassist of the VS. \u201cShahi was a very close friend. I hung out with him every day; we used to be either at my place or his. His older brother was a mentor for us and we used to do a lot of camping, a lot of outdoor activities such as fishing. Great memories are associated with that time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to the Vital Signs or meeting Junaid, Rohail was a member of two underground bands \u2014 Progressions and Crude X. Nusrat Hussain, who he cites as a major influence in learning and on his outlook on music along with the global acts of that era, was a member of Progressions whereas Shahi was in Crude X.<\/p>\n

\u201cI met Junaid for the first time in 1983. He was not an engineering student yet and had come down from Peshawar, I think, and was performing at a girls\u2019 college in F-6, Islamabad. He was singing Careless Whisper. I managed to get into the hall towards the end,\u201d he remembered. Both Rohail and Shahi were in need of a vocalist for their band and Junaid seemed to be the answer to their prayers. Unfortunately, it was bitterly cold, they had arrived on motorcycles, and they had to go back to Rawalpindi before dark. They did not get the opportunity to speak to Junaid that day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI again saw Junaid perform at Flashman\u2019s Hotel in Rawalpindi as the vocalist of a band called Nuts and Bolts, which was the engineering university\u2019s band.\u201d Nusrat had tipped him off with a \u2018that kid\u2019s coming back; the guy you liked\u2019 and that \u2018perhaps we should go and see him\u2019. See him they did and Junaid joined their (yet unnamed) band.<\/p>\n

Several performances later, and after having secured a place in the underground music industry in Islamabad and Lahore, they were approached by Rana Kanwal, a student of the PTV Academy, through Rohail\u2019s brother. She was given an assignment in which she wanted to make a music video and she wanted to make one of a music band. \u201cThe song we created for her was Chehra. It was the first song we wrote as an entity and it was also a part of our first album,\u201d said Rohail. The band then caught the attention of Shoaib Mansoor who, back then, taught at the PTV Academy as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 1987, Shoaib Mansoor took notice and decided that we should do Dil Dil Pakistan. We laughed ourselves silly at the words dil dil Pakistan, we were like \u2018Oh God, we\u2019re never going to be able to show our faces, this is embarrassing\u2019. Vital Signs thora sa burger syndrome se suffer karte thaye,\u201d he laughed. \u201cThere was a much deeper meaning to the song, and obviously it eluded us at the time.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"band\"The song aired on PTV and later, with the help of sponsorship, spread farther than the band had initially anticipated, becoming one of the premier patriotic anthems of the country. Vital Signs was on the brink of mass popularity but no one could have predicted what would happen next.<\/p>\n

Tragedy struck and before they could record their first album, Nusrat left the band. Rohail had heard of a medical student, Salman Ahmed, at the King Edward College in Lahore, who was rumoured to play guitar leads by The Scorpions, Led Zepplin, etc. According to Rohail, it was enough to convince him of Salman\u2019s eligibility for the VS. Salman flew down to Rawalpindi, met the boys and joined the band. His inclusion in the band would change things for them \u2014 the tempestuous guitarist had a knack for PR and marketing and with his family, managed to secure a concert for them in Karachi. They met the chief executive of EMI records, Manzoor Bukhari, at Salman\u2019s place and got their first ever record deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started recording our first album in 1989. The songs were almost all done. Shoaib (Mansoor) Sahib was involved with the lyrics and Arshad (Mehmud) Sahib was involved with the recording process. Everything was hunky dory. I remember going back to Islamabad, the day it was released. We went to Jinnah Market and we heard Gori playing in three four cars\u2026 and we couldn\u2019t believe it!\u201d said Rohail.<\/p>\n

But somewhere between the first and second albums, Salman Ahmed left the band. In almost every article ever published in the print media, Rohail was squarely blamed for having \u201cissues\u201d with every VS guitarist there ever was. He has never gone on-record to clarify his position either. When questioned, he responded that as a band, Vital Signs has always been a democracy. Every single major decision \u2014 including the expulsion or admission of a band member \u2014 was done with the consent of the majority.<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps Salman wanted a direction for the band that was more raw. According to Junaid it was noisier; he didn\u2019t want distortion or too much rock attitude in it,\u201d said Rohail, concluding that \u201cwhat Salman wanted for Vital Signs, you can see in Junoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dispute occurred over the metal-heavy guitar solo Salman had done on the song Bichar Ke Jane Wale Logoon which Junaid wasn\u2019t comfortable with. Salman insisted that the solo go, and Junaid insist otherwise. Both were adamant that they be supported in their stance and neither was willing to budge. \u201cBoth of them were packed off and sent and I played a lead on the keyboard instead,\u201d said Rohail. \u201cThe decision may have tilted in favour of Junaid, but at that stage I had to take care of the situation. I was 20-22 years old and I had my own energies working for me.\u201d
\nWith Salman parting ways with the band, Rizwan-ul-Haq was recruited. Eventually, as the band moved to Karachi, this would prove to be strategically difficult since it was expensive to call Rizwan all the way from Islamabad at every rehearsal. Ultimately, after the second album, the band would part ways with Rizwan too for that very same reason. It would make more sense to them to hire a guitarist from Karachi \u2014 which turned out to be Aamir Zaki.<\/p>\n

Before that, however, \u201cIn the summer of 1990, we shifted to Karachi. We all stacked up in Junaid\u2019s apartment: a newly-married Junaid and his wife, myself, Rizwan, Shahi; sleeping on the drawing room floor and making the second album. But these were the worst times as there was no money. I had to go the EMI office in Site every day. After three months into the album recording, Shoaib (Mansoor) walked out saying the album was useless, crap, and that we (VS) had lost it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Junaid took on a full-time job and considered leaving music. At the same time Shahi\u2019s father fell ill and he had to go back to Rawalpindi. Rohail was left to salvage what little was left in an environment of utter uncertainty, \u201cThe magic had died. It\u2019s the second-album phenomenon where the belief in it is over. My role in the Vital Signs was in those six months. In hindsight, I believe everything has a purpose. There was a reason I had zero rupees in my pocket. I just couldn\u2019t go back to Pindi as I didn\u2019t have the money. Otherwise mein bhi gaya tha! So you see how Divine will actually sets you up?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"rohails-babies\"Arshad Mehmud would help Rohail out by picking him up every morning, taking him to Site and sitting there while Rohail finished work on the album. It was rumoured that Rohail shut himself up in the studio for three months. \u201cBesides myself there was Asif Saheb who was the engineer and the unsung hero.\u201d The latter would boost Rohail\u2019s morale by encouraging him to continue believing in the Vital Signs.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople now say it was our best album; but that phase was perhaps the toughest time,\u201d said Rohail gravely. \u201cI can\u2019t even tell you what sort of darkness you experience\u2026 after you\u2019ve tasted that high.\u201d The \u2018high\u2019 was of the mass popularity the band gained after the commercial release of Dil Dil Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Aamir Zaki, the third guitarist, was asked to leave in 1994. A \u2018personal biography\u2019 published online on the Signs stated that the predominant reason was because Aamir had criticised David Gilmour\u2019s guitar-playing while the band was touring the UK and attending a Pink Floyd concert. \u201cThat\u2019s ridiculous! That\u2019s one person\u2019s (Aamir\u2019s) opinion. You don\u2019t fight or drop out of bands because of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Vital Signs did, however, go on a US tour with Aamir Zaki sans Rohail because he disagreed with the manner in which the tour was being managed. \u201cI had an issue with the way contracts were being negotiated with the organisers. It was done in bhai-chara mode. I wanted contracts, advance money in the accounts before we left, and everything to be in black and white.\u201d Rohail then also went on to start a music magazine called Vibes.<\/p>\n

The band members reconciled with Rohail on their return from the US but the immediate issue they faced was that in Rohail\u2019s absence, Aamir Zaki had been given the impression that he was going to benefit as a full-time member of the band, and not as a sessions player as he was originally hired for. Finances seemingly played a major role in Aamir\u2019s eviction from the band in 1994. With a major sponsorship deal just around the corner, his position in the band had to be made clear. \u201cHe could get a cut out of a concert, there were no issues there. But not from sponsorships,\u201d said Rohail.<\/p>\n

With Aamir Zaki out of the picture, in came Assad Ahmed who is also featured in the fourth Vital Signs album, Hum Tum. Said Rohail, \u201cThe fourth album was recorded in 14 days. I personally think it\u2019s the best Signs\u2019 album. It was the most \u2018my baby\u2019 album.<\/p>\n

\u201cJunaid, I remember very clearly, disliked it and the media sort of agreed with him. Perhaps what was happening was that there was a Vital Signs\u2019 overdose by that time. I was very disappointed because I personally thought that this particular line and direction would be welcomed; that finally the Signs were now going somewhere. And mind you, there was another phenomenon happening: it was called Junoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

He mentioned how he felt the media constantly compared the Vital Signs to Junoon, as if it was an either\/or situation. Why couldn\u2019t both or more bands co-exist? According to him, \u201cI have probably 300-500 different artistes in my music collection. I don\u2019t say move over Police, Duran Duran is here; or move over Oasis, Radiohead\u2019s taken you over. Everything has got its own mood.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Hum Tum didn\u2019t do as well as expected, things didn\u2019t look like they were working out to Rohail. \u201cIt\u2019s better to leave it on a high end and I couldn\u2019t afford not to. So the second tour I didn\u2019t go on with the Signs came in December 1996, to South Africa. I was setting up the production house here and that was a clear change.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this was a move for the better. At that point, Junaid continued making music. A lot of people think that Junaid maulana ban gaya tha to Vital Signs khatam hua. Nothing of the sort happened. Junaid took out three solo albums after that,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

With his production house, Pyramid, Rohail took out some memorable shows including Top of the Pops and Battle of the Bands (BOB) that was aired in 2002. The jury included not only Rohail but Shahi and Junaid as well, among others. BOB was important because back then it introduced bands that were previously underground and that are now prominent names in the mainstream media. \"pama-na\"\u201cIt sort of allowed for a whole new generation of artistes to surface and allowed me to take more of the backstage, producer role,\u201d said Rohail. Some of these bands include Mekaal Hasan Band, Mizmaar, Shahzad Hameed, Entity Paradigm and Aaroh.<\/p>\n

Rohail wrapped up the production house sometime in 2002. In 2004, the Indian film Paap was released for which Rohail produced the song, Mann Ki Lagan by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, eventually producing Rahat\u2019s entire solo debut album, Charkha (2008). He also worked on the soundtrack of the Pakistani film, Khuda Kay Liye (2007).<\/p>\n

There seem to be little gaps in his body of work between 2004 and 2007. How did he\u2026 \u201csurvive, eh?\u201d Rohail finished the question for me. I nodded. \u201cI\u2019d come down to nothing. Right down to the last thousand rupees in life. We experienced poverty like we had only experienced in the beginning of my career. What happened in 1990 happened again in 2005.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, there were opportunities. Rohail was approached by several media networks asking him to head their entertainment\/news channels in return for some very attractive packages. \u201cI had this offer and it\u2019s rosy: its ghar, gari, kapra, makan, paisa, sab kuch on the one side. On the other there was only blind faith.\u201d But having previously worked under an organisation before, Rohail was adamant that he was going to be his own master essentially, and that he wouldn\u2019t work on something he didn\u2019t fully believe in. \u201cI remember sitting in this room with Umber and I said: \u2018Umber, tough one. Because if this doesn\u2019t work out, do you realise we\u2019re probably moving into a very small place with a very small car. Life\u2019s different, totally different\u2019. She was like, \u2018I\u2019m totally for that. I prefer that life to this any day. As long as you don\u2019t become miserable the way you were\u2019. We took that decision that day, said no to the people who had made the generous offer \u2014 good of them. I felt very light after taking that decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

As fate would have it, the next morning Rohail got a call from a representative of a cola company. They wanted him to do a show and Rohail, keeping in mind that he wanted to represent the classical\/folk artistes on the same platform as the pop artistes, decided to work on a music fusion show, also known as C-Studio. The second season of that show is currently doing the rounds on the airwaves and much is being said about it.<\/p>\n

Thinking about how he started off, have there ever been plans of the Vital Signs reuniting? Slightly amused, he responds: \u201cNo, there is no such plan. And if it\u2019s a plan, it\u2019s actually a scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photographs courtesy of:<\/strong>
\n(For the main image only) Rizwan-ul-Haq & Kohi Marri
\nRohail Hyatt\u2019s personal archives<\/p>\n

– By Madeeha Syed<\/em><\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> DAWN.COM | Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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