Top 66 Badshah Quotes

The shopping centres that have come up in Noida are amazing. There are amusement parks and other good family outing spots.

I rather create better music and let that talk, than me going out and dissing other musicians in public.

Once you know the background of an individual, you can connect better with his or her music.

I just want to focus on creating more music.

It’s hard to find parking space in Delhi and the traffic sucks there.

As a successful artist it is my job to give the indie scene as much of a push as I can.

I am not a businessman, I am an artist.

I want to be a family entertainer.

Time has changed and artists release more songs in a short span of time and that’s where the auto-tune steps-in. One doesn’t have to record a song multiple times to make it better.

Money is a resource for me and it is needed to make music.

Art is subjective and, as an artiste, if our artistic work is not appreciated by the majority, it hurts.

I feel an acting stint would help me widen my reach as a singer. Being an actor would let me reach out to people who may not have heard my kind of songs.

I have always been a very determined and stubborn person about what I want.

I got into rap because I can’t sing. If I could sing, I’d be a singer.

Of course, I have been influenced by my Punjabi and Hariyanvi roots.

For me, safety is a huge parameter for a city’s progress. If your city is safe, it is progressing.

I want my fans to listen to my music. Period.

My lyrical content is all about entertainment.

I am extremely excited to be working with Major Lazer on the Tuborg Open Project, which is an amazing platform for global and cultural amalgamation of music.

When you act you realise acting is not that difficult – the other technicalities are, like the mark, angle, light, etc. So you just not have to memorise your lines but keep in mind the mark, the angle and light. It is difficult.

Criticism is for real. The amount of hate that I get is.

It’s an incredible experience to interact with fans in first person, get immediate responses to your music and see the madness that your music creates.

I don’t see anything wrong in using auto-tune.

I don’t want people abroad to see India like it’s shown in a film like ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’ We are at par with the world.

Everything is temporary. I don’t know how long will I have my time here in the industry. I want to concentrate in making good music. That will be my biggest satisfaction.

I was offered Vicky Kaushal’s role in ‘Lust Stories,’ which I had declined.

If celebs try to do something good, people think it is a publicity stunt and if they do without showing it, they don’t get credit.

Bollywood goes through these phases. Whatever makes money is quickly lapped up by all. They all want to play safe.

So many kids meet me and they get disappointed. They ask me to wear shades and behave in the way I do in my songs. Then I have to explain it to them that I am like this in real life, more composed, chilled out and cool.

I don’t take myself seriously, I don’t think of myself as a star.

I come from a humble background, where my family was struggling to be called middle class.

I live in Chandigarh and people have become more conscious there. Especially the younger generation, they are very aware and proactive. People take pain to stop and throw trash in dustbins.

I go out of my way to help people, but I don’t tell people. Goodness is not about beating your own drum.

The first rap that I wrote was about my Maths teacher, and as expected, he didn’t like it, but the students loved it!

I was born in Delhi but grew up in Chandigarh, so I write about the machismo of Punjab because it was around me.

I think that I can act.

I have always said and maintained that I think being an RJ is the most difficult job in the media business. To have that energy and animation in your voice alone, to capture your audiences through your show, is entertainment in the true sense.

God has made all of us in a certain way, and we are all unique. I see no reason to find fault in that.

Rap or hip-hop music emerged in the West because of the atrocities against the Blacks. Their lyrics had a certain style of rebellion and it was quite personal.

When I started listening to rap music, I loved the fact that there were stories being told in 16 bars.

I mean even I don’t know how to buy music online. I go on a music- streaming site or an online music store, there are so many steps you have to go through, before you get to download the song. Then, if I have made my account, then I forget my password daily.

I never really liked kids before, and kind of hated them. I just didn’t like them. I don’t know why. All that has changed ever since my daughter was born, and I have started loving kids now.

Never have I ever come across any woman who is imperfect!

Bollywood gives you an immense reach. The stars have a huge fan base. The amount spent on promoting a film is incredible. To be part of such productions, in some way or the other, is a blessing for any artiste.

It’s fine if you are on TV and people are taking pictures with you but where is the money? That is what parents are concerned about.

While I hope that people like my work, I don’t think an artist should be afraid of ­people not liking his work.

Yes, I’ve been lucky to work with some of the biggest stars in the film industry, but I’ve worked hard and fans have loved my music.

Whenever there’s a crying kid, I have to make sure that the kid stops crying.

Artistes never make their image. Image is made by the fans and the artiste’s job is to fight that perception.

I would love to act in films if people think I am right for a particular role.

Indians have a huge misconception when it comes to rap. It isn’t just about heavy beats; it is about poetry.

Shah Rukh Khan’s stardom always inspires me. His sensibilities, way of life and the way he does business, I love him for that.

My father was a government officer and for him, the ultimate dream was to see me become an IAS officer.

Somehow, I don’t see myself doing a lead role.

If one is hardworking and has faith in one’s talent, I think it just adds to one’s confidence.

Confidence is the biggest swag, and that comes with success, which is subjective.

Hindi film songs are the best of everything – whether it is lyrics, melody and talented singers.

Earlier in our country, rapping was not considered as a proper art form, as it is not a song. But now, incorporation of rap in Bollywood songs, is giving rappers a chance to show their talent and it is coming to the mainstream.

Bollywood is a tough place to be in and survival isn’t easy.

You need to have a heart to help others and separate yourself from your money.

I am comfortable doing independent music; it gives me more freedom as an artiste.

I am a very chatpata guy.

When I bring my music to a live audience, I know right away whether it is being appreciated or not.

I feel it is important to remember who you are if you want to make it in life – and I try not to forget that fact even for a moment.

I am a qualified civil engineer but academics never attracted me as I was a sleepoholic when I was in college.

The thought about changing my genre of music does cross my mind, but then I remember why I started making music in the first place or why people started liking my kind of music.