My only goal was to be a musician: Ayub Bachchu
Legendary musician Ayub Bachchu was a founder member of the band Love Runs Blind (LRB), Bachhchu was the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter. In its early years, he was a member of the bands Feelings and Souls as the lead guitarist.
Ayub Bachchu's only goal was to become a musician. He revealed this in an interview earlier. He said: "I always had one goal and that was to become a musician. I had no other option."Bachchu was born as Robin in Chittagong on 16 August 1962 to Haji Mohammad Ishuque Chowdhury and Nurjahan Parvin. He grew up in Chittagong. He was a student of Government Muslim High School in Chittagong.
Bachchu made his debut in the music industry by the song "Harano Bikiler Golpo". He started his music career there with the band Feelings in 1978. From 1980 to 1990, he was a member of Souls as the lead guitarist. In 1986, he released his first solo music album Rakto Golap.
He got his breakthrough in his second solo album Moyna in 1988. In 1991, he formed his own band, LRB. LRB released its first album as a double album, which contained hard rock songs inlcuding "Ghum Vanga Shohore", "Madhobi", "Hoker", "Sesh Cithi Keno Amon Chithi Hoy", "Happy", and "Dhakar Sondha".
LRB released their second album, "Sukh" and third album Tobuo in 1993 and 1994 respectively. It contained hard rock, blues, rock songs like "Sukh", "Gotokal rate", "Khoniker Jonno", "Cholo Bodle Jai", "Sei Tumi", "Haste Dekho Gaite Dekho", and "Rupali guiter". Bachchu released his third solo album Koshto in 1995.Bachchu was one of the leaders of Bangladesh Musical Bands Association (BAMBA).
Bachchu performed live with Richard & Le Gang (France); Remo Fernandez, Nandon Bugchi, and Bikram Gosh of India; and Azam Khan, Feelings (now Nogor Baul), Miles (band), Warfaze.
He appeared as a judge on IIM Joka 'Rock Fest' (India), Benson and Hedges Star Search 1 and 2, and DRockstar 1. He has worked as a music director for Azam Khan, Niloy Das, Khalid Hasan Milu, Shaikh Ishtiaqe, Nasim Ali Khan, Tapan Chowdhury (singer), Hasan Abedur Reza Jewel, Alam Ara Minu, Rupom, Jholo, and many others. Bachchu was one the panel judges of Bangladeshi Idol. He led LRB at the South Asian Bands Festival 2013.
He wrote songs for Grameenphone. He tuned and music arrangement for the song "Dol Lage Dol, Prane Lage Dol/ Paye Lage Chhanda Prane Lage Football" for the local television channels on the occasion of 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Bachchu's band performed more than 500 open-air and about 2,000 indoor concerts at home and abroad, according to its website.
A colorful journey of this great musician came to an end on October 18. He was brought in an unconscious state to Dhaka's Square Hospital where on duty doctors declared him dead.
