Quotes from Badshah

Haters will be haters, you have got to acknowledge them and move on as the ratio of love to hate is too high.

I think of myself as a reporter. I just rhyme my reports and give them a beat.

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

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

Downloading a song for free is the easiest way to get all kinds of music. Everything else is tough and I am sure, even if people wanted to buy music, they won't be able to because they will not understand the way to buy music online. It is a very complicated process.

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

Both the industries, be it Bollywood or music, have been really kind to me.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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 have never deliberately tried to hurt someone's sentiments.

In India we are creating mainstream hip hop music, than what real rap music is. The lyrics aren't that personal, since most of the music is catering to Bollywood. It's just trivial. It's a fashion here.

The trouble with indie music in India is it continues to be overshadowed by Bollywood.

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

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.

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.

Hip hop minus plugged sounds can be a very different experience.

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

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.

I am reserved; I don't speak much.