Quotes

I feel that one should be health conscious, and that feeling can only come from within, so I suggest people to challenge yourself.

I want to be able to touch people's heart through my music. I want to bring a smile on every face. In my own humble, small way, I want to touch lives.

I'm grateful to God that I'm able to praise his glory through my music.

I don't give a damn about trolls.

I believe in the philosophy of turning the other cheek.

I used to play rugby, polo, tennis, and cricket in school. It was only in the 1990s, when I used to live just opposite Harrods in London, that I started putting on weight. I used to have my breakfast there every day.

Sometimes, I make music in my sleep. So I get up, put on my headphones, and compose it on the piano.

I believe every artiste, at some point, needs to take a step back.

Every person goes through a bad phase. Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan, too, had a rough phase in their careers. In my case, it was unfortunate that my personal problems came up at a time when I took a break to rejuvenate myself.

When you want something that is very dear to you, somewhere along the line, you become the child.

When people love you for your cultural contributions, geographical boundaries become nonexistent.

The response that I have got over the years is the best example that the people of India love me, and I feel as much Indian as anybody.

Music, in its true essence, has got no language. You don't listen to anybody because he is black or white or because he belongs to a particular geographical region. You listen to him because you like what he does.

If someone ever decides to tell my story, it will make for a typical masala movie.

I will surely pen my autobiography.

Whoever portrays me on screen need not necessarily be a look alike. Any hero could play my part.

As a musician, to be part of anything that promotes peace is very rewarding.

Apart from being a playback singer for films, I'm also an independent musician.

The love, adulation, and warmth that I got from India is the reason why I chose this country.

People all over the world know me as an Indian artist. I could have chosen any other country and wouldn't have had to go through problems claiming my citizenship. But it is India where my heart is and has always been.

I had my own ups and downs in getting Indian citizenship. But, ultimately I got it and I am happy about it. I like India. My love is here. I am a proud Indian.

If we would have had the 262 at our disposal - even with all the delays - if we could have had in '44, ah, let's say three hundred operational, that day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that's for sure.

It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.

When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm, I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter. And that's when we did it. I think we did it.

We had at our disposal the first operational jet, which superseded by at least 150 knots the fastest American and English fighters. This was a unique situation.