Top 55 Shankar Mahadevan Quotes

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'My Country, My Music' is about bringing music in langu

‘My Country, My Music’ is about bringing music in languages like Tamil, Telegu, Kannada, Malyalam, and Marathi together. It’s about bringing musical genres together, different scenarios in which music is displayed in our country in one show.
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I believe that classical music comes through listening and practice, and it can be fun both for the singer or performer and the listener or audience, as long as the performer is taught to recognise the pulse of the audience.
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Learning music must be made easy and fun.
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You will see nowadays TV’s Top 20 and Radio’s Top 20 tend to be the same. And then there are films that never reach to mass audience, and because of that, their soundtrack also dies a silent death.
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It is so important to have the cushioning of humour in one’s life for a smooth run.
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There are so many factors that one needs to keep in mind while composing for a film. Every movie is different and demands a separate approach. Originality also plays an important role.
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Music is so abstract; it is a combination of words and melody.
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There is nothing else is India which is as popular as Bollywood. Look at Indian classical music, how big and how respected it is in the West, but here in India, no one is interested.
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We cannot blame globalisation for diluting our cultural heritage and music, as our music is respected more outside India than here.
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There are two kinds of music: good music and bad music. Both are and will continue to co-exist.
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You can’t put a show in a boring format to young kids. They need to relate to it.
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My basic grammar is in Indian classical music, Carnatic music, and Hindustani music, but I don’t believe that that is the only form of music I will learn. I don’t believe in that, because I am a very open minded person.
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It is the responsibility of music composers to add some classical music elements into their songs to make the music genre popular.
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The feeling of being able to do something for your own country is unmatchable.
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Chinmaya Mission has been a very strong part of my life since childhood. I have been associated with Chinmaya Mission since primary school days, where I was part of group singing and bhajans in the Bal Vihar classes.
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I have completed 21 years of composing music in Indian films.
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Economic background should not be a reason for not learning music!
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Folk music has been our popular music… There is a myth that youngsters only like heavy metal or rock music, but that’s not true.
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Why English music is being taught in some schools? The government should make arrangements to promote Indian classical music among students.
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I’m a proud mainstream musician, but having said that, I do firmly believe there’s more to musical talent in India than just Bollywood.
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In any musician’s career, a film like ‘Manikarnika’ becomes a landmark dream project, which is challenging and musically enriching at the same time.
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When you are busy with all the live shows and bands, world music and jazz music, it takes time to come back and do a pop album. It needs its own length of time.
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Being from a middle-class Indian family, I learned Carnatic music.
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Besides training, you need to be focused and not shy away from hard work.
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My sons are my friends, too, and they have introduced me to new technology and new sounds from around the world. I have learnt a lot from them.
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Aartis and spiritual songs never get dated.
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I always told my children that if they want to be pilot, go ahead and do it, or if they wanted to get into agriculture, I told them that I will support them. But when they chose music, you feel as if those birds have come back home to the nest.
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I can’t escape crooning the ‘Mitwa… Kahe Dhadkan Tujhse Kya’ number wherever I perform. Basically, I am a classically rooted musician.
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Lataji defines the sound of Indian music, and I always had a secret desire of recording with her at least once.
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I am associated with Namami Goda Foundation, and I believe rivers are the pulse of our country.
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Music heals. Music grows new relations.
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You can't run away from the fact that you cannot ignore

You can’t run away from the fact that you cannot ignore hard work.
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There is so much talent in the country, and not all of that necessarily is confined to Bollywood. There are some great musicians from the independent music scenario in India making some great music.
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There have been many music reality shows on Indian television, but ‘Om Shanti Om’ is fresh and unique in all aspects. The show is going to bring the young generation closer to our heritage and culture.
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An artist must be open to both appreciation and criticism. It’s a part of the learning process, or else there is no growth.
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When you do a pop album, the canvas is completely yours. There is no story situation forced on to your songs – you have the freedom to develop it right from the concept.
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You have to be, become, the musician who can’t be replaced.
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Bollywood music is so international now, and our music has become global.
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I feel that one thing that a businessman can learn is do not follow a path that has already been successful. You will never be a path-breaker then.
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If some independent artists are using film as a medium to reach out to an audience, it should be promoted. Cinema is a popular medium and has a broad reach. There have been films with ghazals, classical and folk songs sung by local artists, which gave them popularity.
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We have harmonies, folk songs, and compositions attached to each occasion – ranging from birth, harvest, to our festivals. Our country thrives on culture, music, and arts. Musically, ours is a very rich country.
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Work on not becoming good but excellent.
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I feel there is a song for every occasion, and India is a land full of music.
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Fatherhood changed me as a musician.
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I will be singing till my last breath.
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You can be successful without learning music, but success has nothing to do with quality.
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If you are teaching a kid about seasons, you can put it in a song. He will definitely take interest. I wish to put every physics formula into a song, and it will become very easy for the student to learn.
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Music in our schools is considered to be an extra-curricular activity in which you teach your students a few patriotic songs and bhajans that children are not interested in.
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I think times have changed, and there’s no dearth of talent in the music industry.
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When you have music in your life, you can never be lonely.
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I share a lovely relationship with Javed Saab. I understand his method of working.
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Music is the highest form of communication.
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Music is my friend, my constant companion.
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Playing with words is like combining different notes in music.
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Despite being a classical musician, I keep poking my nose in other genres of music.
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