You have to be, become, the musician who can't be replaced.
You can't run away from the fact that you cannot ignore hard work.
You can't put a show in a boring format to young kids. They need to relate to it.
You can be successful without learning music, but success has nothing to do with quality.
Work on not becoming good but excellent.
When you have music in your life, you can never be lonely.
We cannot blame globalisation for diluting our cultural heritage and music, as our music is respected more outside India than here.
Travel is always connected to music, as with travel, we explore the world, and by listening music, we explore ourselves.
There is nothing wrong in electronic music or synthesised music.
There is always a musical exchange happening between me and my sons.
There can be inhibitions, but there are millions of people who like to sing.
There are two kinds of music good music and bad music. Both are and will continue to co-exist.
The feeling of being able to do something for your own country is unmatchable.
Playing with words is like combining different notes in music.
People should feel proud about the music that we have in our country, and that's my objective.
Being from a middle-class Indian family, I learned Carnatic music.
I don't think you can have a calculated approach towards learning music.
I have always been fascinated by Krishna, the Indian deity.
I would like to do some non-film stuff.
Bollywood takes up a lot of time.
I have tried to show the influence of folk music in Bollywood, in Tamil movies, in Telugu cinema.
Learning music must be made easy and fun.
Music is all about creativity.
Musicians should understand that it is not just about creating one hit but to sustain it at the top.
I always believe that you have to give back what you have learnt.
I want to sing of humanity, friendship, what's happening to the Earth and the like.
