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Hyder Husyn He broke into the music scene, an unlikely icon with the monster of a hit Phaissa Gechhi sung in the Old-Dhaka dialect. Now he is fast becoming the mature voice of conscience with his political ballads and his matter-of-fact style. Here he talks about his obsession with the idea that he was born, and his despise for materialistic pleasures photo by Al-Emrun Garjon What is your idea of perfect happiness?    Being honest with ones-self is a state of perfect happiness        What is your greatest fear?    That God might be unhappy with me        Which historical figure do you most identify with?    No one        Which living person do you most admire?    There isn’t anyone around who deserves that kind of admiration        Which living person do you most despise?    I don’t despise any one. Despise wrong deeds, not men who commit them        What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?    This is turning out to be a confession. I have many        What is the trait you most deplore in others?    Pride        What is your greatest extravagance?    Cigarettes        What is your favourite journey?    Anywhere on foot        What is your greatest regret?    That I am not a human being in the true sense as yet        What or who is the greatest love of your life?    The ‘idea’ that I was born        What is your current state of mind?    Neutral        What do you consider your greatest achievement?    Don’t have any        What do you most value in your friends?    A soulful relationship        Who are your favorite writers?    Rabindranath is the only writer who can hold my attention        Who is your favourite hero of fiction?    None. I read mostly to grasp the language, not journey into the story        On what occasion do you lie?    That is something I really try to avoid        What do you dislike most about your appearance?    The Bible says ‘God has created all of us from his own image.’ I don’t dislike anything        When and where are you happiest?    Wherever and whenever I was appreciated for my work        If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?    A better human being        What is your favourite occupation?    Any kind of work        What is the quality you most like in a man?    Responsibility        What is the quality you most like in a woman?    Responsibility        What is it that you most dislike?    When people try to win arguments at all costs.        How would you like to die?    Unable to feel the difference between life and death        If your house was burning down and you could take long along one possession, what would it be?    That has happened to me before. I would rescue people, even a cat or dog, but not a possession