We have to put expressions in a song when we sing it.
If we don't put some acting in a dance song, no one would be able to dance on it.
Every concert of mine is different in terms of song selection.
I don't run after money or fame. The only thing I have always wished is to be a classical singer.
I want to empower girls so that they are treated as equals to the boys in the country.
If a biopic is ever made on me, Priyanka Chopra will be able to do justice to my character. She is not only talented, but I also like the way she conducts herself. I am happy that she is making her presence felt in Hollywood.
Cooking fills the stomach, and music fills the mind.
Cooking well, with love, is an art.
You cannot enter a studio and just start crooning before the mike. It is essential to understand the mind of the composer, mood of the song, and meter of the tune.
Songs, for me, are notes from the heart.
There can be no technique or formula for creativity.
I performed six concerts all over the U.S.S.R. during the time of Gorbachev. The entire audience was Russian. There were no Indians. Period. The audience turned out in large numbers and gave standing ovations to all my songs. They knew each song. That was an amazing experience.
I can understand my popularity with the Indian diaspora, but I do get surprised when non-Indians recognise my music.
Music has given me great solace in my times of hardship. It has also brought me fame and wealth, and I owe everything to music.
With a live audience, if you sing with the right feeling, the response you get is a high, an excitement. There's nothing in the studio that can give you anything quite like that.
In my opinion, anybody can sing. If they have a voice, they must sing.
I used to work from 7 A.M. till 3 A.M.
I never think about retiring - because you retire, you die.
I hate a sleepy, nonresponsive, and silent audience because it fails to excite me as a performer.
