Quotes from Ananya Birla

'Let There Be Love' is going to be my very first international single release after going independent and I'm beyond excited.

I often buy things, feel a little guilty, but then think that it's so worth it.

I work out one-and-a-half hours a day, five times a week to strengthen my muscles and increase tone.

Mental health is an issue ailing everyone - it is so omnipresent in society, we must work towards making it better.

I love soft music, slow tracks and rap.

My creative energy and inputs have always been respected.

There are not many musicians from India who are working internationally in pop. My aim is to change that and show the world that we have so much more to offer.

My father has a golden voice and sings beautifully. So does my brother, and my sister pursues dance as well. Love for the fine arts runs in our family in some way or the other.

I am completely invested in my music - committed to it full time.

I bought a Burberry jacket that I call my Chris Martin jacket. It's a bomber and was very expensive - there are just two in the world - and I felt very guilty.

I didn't have any pressure to join my dad to help with the family business. I don't think he needs any sort of support at all. That said, whenever he needs my help, I will always be there for him.

I started writing poetry when I was 12 years old and also undertook vocal training since a young age. However, it was only during my time at the University of Oxford did the musician in me came alive.

I have always been musically inclined, whether it's been playing the santoor from a young age or writing poetry that has now evolved into songwriting. So, I wouldn't really call it a focus shift, but just pursuing a career path I am passionate about.

The pandemic has been such an awful time for so many people around the world, but it has also been a reminder for us about the things that really matter - the people in our lives and the love we have for them.

Eminem is like a God to me. Besides that, Kurt Cobain has been my evergreen musical guru.

The jet lag really gets to me sometimes and I still haven't found a cure.

Of course, I have privileges that others don't. But, you don't choose where you are born. If you want to hate me for that, I am sorry.

South India, and in particular Hyderabad, holds a special place in my heart because I have a huge fan base here.

I wrote my first song, called Spectator,' when I was 11.

It's important to be unconventional.

When I was at university in England, I went through a difficult phase. Outwardly everything seemed fine, and I was doing really well academically, but I was suffering from anxiety and frequent panic attacks and found it so difficult to reach out for help without people undermining my abilities.

My sole intent is to spread love through music - to let people know the power of music.

'Livin' the Life' is about celebrating life and spreading love and kindness around the world.

I like to come up with new ideas and see them grow.