We’re literally living out of suitcases, but we love it: Behram Siganporia | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru is always home for pilot turned musician Behram Siganporia, even if he is rarely here anymore. Sixteen shows in a month, back-to-back flights and time-zone jumps have become routine for the Bengaluru musician who now fronts one of the country’s busiest live acts. Even as the world books him, he remains rooted in the city that built him — opening up about burnout, brotherhood, broken guitars, cancelled flights — and the unwavering belief that the show must always go on.‘Bengaluru is where everything began for us as a band’“Bengaluru is our base. It’s where we were first noticed — playing the club and pub circuit, building a fan base, releasing music here. And then the city kind of sprouted us out into the world,” he says. From their first outstation gig at Hard Rock Café, Hyderabad, to now having performed in 101 cities worldwide, the growth still feels surreal. “Now people tell us they saw us in Montenegro, or want us to play at a birthday in Dubai. We would have never imagined this when we first started,” he adds.With 20–25 shows in some months, exhaustion is inevitable. “There are very few artistes who burn themselves out the way we do. We’re literally living at the airport — but we love it,” he admits. Even with back-to-back flights and constant time-zone jumps, the audience can never see fatigue. “You can’t walk on stage showing that you’re tired. Even if you have one per cent energy, you have to make it look like a hundred,” he says.

‘My bandmates are truly like my family’With more time spent touring than at home, the band has become his closest circle. “They’re not my second family — they’re my first,” he says. While he stands at the front as lead singer, the balance within the group is deliberate. “They push me forward. They’re comfortable taking a backseat with the media, but when it comes to the music, the jam room, the shows — we’re one unit,” says Behram.‘People will find flaws as you grow’As their audience has expanded — particularly a largely female fan base — scrutiny has followed. “Someone will say, ‘You wore this suit before. Why are you repeating it?’” he shrugs. For him, social media is both useful and superficial. “The less you look at it, the better your mindset. Put your work out there, let fans relive the moment — that’s the best use of it,” he says.The band name changed — the bond didn’tOriginally called One Night Stand, the band changed its name after a copyright issue. Following the dispute, a naming contest led them to Best Kept Secret — a title that stayed even as the journey grew louder. “At the end of the day, names change. What keeps a band together is trust,” states Behram.

‘The show has to go on’Travelling with expensive instruments across continents is another constant stress. “We’re very selective about airlines because of how instruments are handled,” he explains. With backups stationed across countries, the goal is simple: never cancel a show. “Our instruments are bought with hard-earned money. It’s heartbreaking when something happens to them. But the show has to go on,” he says. Recalling a wave of flight cancellations that disrupted their tour, he admits they were fortunate. He tells us, “We could afford to fly 14 people at the last minute so we didn’t let clients down. That’s not something upcoming artists can always do — and that’s where it gets really tough.”