Salman tweeted that at the request of Junoon fans, he had spoken with the vocalist Ali Azmat after ten years to come together again with bassist Brian O'Connell. PHOTO: FILE
Salman tweeted on Monday evening that at the request of Junoon fans, who dot the globe from Lahore to Los Angeles, the guitarist had spoken with vocalist Ali Azmat and bassist Brian O'Connell to come together again.
Junoonis, due to your mad love & passion for Junoon, i just spoke with Ali after 10 years to come together with Brian for Peace & Unity.IA!
— Salman Ahmad (@sufisal) March 10, 2014
No confirmation from Ali Azmat
Azmat, who had in a 2012 interview scoffed at talks of a reunion, did not confirm any possibility of the reunion just hours later with a message on his official facebook page.
"News Update: Its spreading around every corner for a ReUnite of Junoon, This is an official update to all Ali-ens and others that "Nothing is confirmed from Ali Azmat".
Team Ali Azmat !!!"
In the 2012 interview with The Express Tribune, Azmat had all but ruled out working with Salman again.
“I resent Salman Ahmad; I can’t stand the man and can’t take his dramas. It’s a choice of personal liking.”
He added that Salman has tried to contact Azmat in the past but it was the vocalist who did not want anything to do with the guitarist. "I don’t see the point, I won’t be able to tolerate a lot of things. When you’re younger, you overlook a lot of things and you don’t know much, but I’m 41 now and at this stage in time I cannot play music like that.”
Salman had formed the group in 1990 where he was the lead guitarist of the band. Azmat was the lead vocalist in Junoon and O'Connell on bass. The group had split in 2005, after nearly 15 years in the limelight.
What a NEWS!! #Junoon reunites for peace!! This reunion is best thing to happen to our music industry in long... http://t.co/dTFvpm24yt
— Soch The Band (@sochtheband) March 10, 2014
@sufisal @junooooni @RealAliAzmat Oh Pappu Yaar! Revive the music scene na yaar. #1millionJunoonipetition
— Fahad Hayat (@FahadTheHayat) March 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/Emclub7/status/443051408909422592
Correction: Due to a spelling error, an earlier version of the article noted bass as 'base'. The error is regretted.
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The link for the petition is: https://www.facebook.com/ONEMILLIONJUNOONIPETITION aser the deal with Salman Ahmed we need 1M likes to get junoon back. Please sign and spread the word.
Add Omran Shafique on second guitar and it will be a better band than it ever was before! Salman, Omran, Ali and Brian + get a decent drummer (pinto where are you?) and it will be the best band in Pak EVER!!!
Do it for Pakistan Ali. Come on!
love from Sween
Azmat was the lead vocalist in Junoon and O’Connell on base.
its bass* ......
Brian on bass*
The mark of Junoon on pakistan music is ever lasting. I have not heard such brilliant music after they split up. Since 10 years they split-ed we did got such a high talented people . I wish them good luck. And i m sure they r very creative and will bring again the exclusive music to Pakistani and world audience
Ali S you do not deserve to see them live or reunite. What have you even done to support them apart from bashing them with your senseless criticism all over the internet just like you did so here. The band does not need self proclaimed Allama critics like yourself.
Both Ali and Salman need to realize they are nothing without junoon - even if today they are there in the market - its because of Junoon.
Maybe this is the best time for Junoon to put aside their difference and come back with a bang - they might want to learn something of strings here!
Do it for the Fans, Do it for your land! It's not a joke that you get to hear Junoon once called as the U2 of Pakistan.
Come on guys - the last concert I attended of yours was over 10 years ago! and I wouldn't bother attending Ali or Salman playing solo!
Further proof (as if any more was needed) how low class Ali really is.
I really hope it's true - Ali Azmat has an ego to match the size of his bald head, but I hope he's able to put it aside for once for the fans. He's the only one from the band who's against a reunion - and Salman Ahmad is a chronic attention-seeker so that doesn't help either.
I saw Ali talk about Junoon in a recent talk show a couple weeks back, he seems to have mellowed out quite a bit (marriage and fatherhood might have to do with it), so I'm hopeful that he'll give it one more chance.
Can't wait to see Junoon live once again here in Pakistan - would be an incredible experience. I really want to see them play their lesser-known songs from Azadi and Parvaaz live.
Great news. I wish u should make the music revolution as u eople did 15 years before. We all love you Junoon. I love u lot
C'mon Ali azmat you are great singer and salman great composer guitarist. Please bring back junoon. Put your egos aside
after azmats antics on Pakistan idol, i really dont care.
The title and and the actual news is contradictory. IF the article says there is no confirmation from Ali Azmat then how is Salman hinting a reunion?