Quotes from Badshah

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

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

Whatever script comes to me, I like everything.

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.

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

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.

I want to write music based on my life, my past experiences and heartbreaks.

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

I'm a hardcore performer. The rest follows.

The whole idea of performing before an audience is fun and organic.

I am not a businessman, I am an artist.

Trust me, the person who sings his/her heart out, laughs loud and dances like no one is watching, is the beautiful one.

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.

My lyrical content is all about entertainment.

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

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.

I think if you are a talented person, your story makes you a bigger star rather than the art.

I don't have an MBA, I don't have a qualification in music, but I am doing both - business and music - and I am doing quite well.

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.

I don't prepare for a live show.

An album takes a lot of work and energy and dedication to make.

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

Whenever I work on a song, my focus is on the listeners who follow my type of music.

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