In whosever presence you find peace of mind, devoid of fear, only that person can be your guru.
Life is not what you expect: it is made up of the most unexpected twists and turns.
Music is the only medium by which everyone is connected in the world.
People forget themselves in my music. It's amazing.
To me, music is that which connects human hearts. It is something that takes you to unknown levels.
Music is nothing but sound, and there is no place for value judgement among various sounds.
Music is not a subject to be discussed. It has to be experienced.
Questioning the origin of music is like asking why the breeze is soothing, why you shiver in exhilaration when the spray from the waterfall hits you.
I don't believe in making two songs similar. Every composition must have its own unique character.
Do you know it took me 27 years to understand the C major chord on the piano?
When you see the ocean and the infinite, it empties your mind.
In India, most people are not aware or are unconcerned about copyright laws. This has proved disastrous for the music fraternity.
Music is as vast as the sky, the oceans, the universe.
Western, jazz, folk, or tribal music, whatever the form, they all have the same sapta swaras as the basis.
Genuine music, to me, is the one which has no purpose. It should be as natural and as purposeless as the flow of the river.
Music happens. It cannot be made.
The dictionary contains thousands of words on Tamil music. I am not familiar with most of the words, but it shows the rich past of Tamil music.
I had difficulty in grasping how music was made for films. It was a huge learning curve and the toughest phase of my life.
A director should concentrate on his storyline and his characters.
My practice is to take a sheet, write the song number in the left side, name of the production, and time of recording. Only when I have to fill the name of the singer do we look out to see who is free. When the singers we want aren't there, I end up singing it! That's how I became a singer.
