Quotes from Kumar Sanu

When Mohammed Rafi was not an active playback singer, Kishore Kumar dominated the scene and vice-versa.

I managed to make an identity as a playback singer in the industry; I thought I'll never be able to do that.

After following the footsteps of the greats, each singer must carve out his own identity, else he will perish.

There are two things that I hold close to my heart. One is that I got the opportunity to playback sing for actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and second was working with playback singer Lata Mangeshkar.

I am the fastest singer in our industry.

Every good singer is a good actor.

Jaan would send me songs and ask me what I thought about his singing. I have always encouraged him, and I always will. He asked me to call a few industry people who I know. I called Mukesh Bhattji, Ramesh Tauraniji and a few others, and Jaan went to meet them, but now it's up to them if they want to give him work.

It's important to have an open mind while singing.

I can never stop singing... it has given me recognition and fame.

I really didn't like the songs that were being offered to me. There was no melody and no meaning to them. That's why I have not been singing in Bollywood for a while.

Who says I haggled for money? If directors like Yash Chopra promised me an amount for singing 'Tujhe dekha to yeh jana sanam' but back-tracked once the song was a huge hit, am I to blame for asking what was due to me?

When I am in Calcutta, for instance, I often charge nothing for singing for debutant directors and small producers who cannot afford to pay me.

I'm from a musical family. My father, Pashupati Bhattacharjee, was a great classical singer. My mother, sister, everybody was in music, and I grew up in music.

In fact, when Jaan wanted to be a part of some of my live concerts, I let him join me for a few.

My reason for joining politics is not to make money, as I have enough of my own, but to help the poor.

Yes, Kishore Kumar inspired me, but there was no pressure. I used to copy his style initially.

I can't even stay with my wife Saloni and my two daughters for a long span of time, as I have to travel all over the world for concerts.

I have tremendous respect for Pakistani artistes, they are very talented, especially where music sense and melody is concerned.

Music has always followed a cyclic trend.

'Hum-Tum' is my tribute to Kishor Kumar as he is my idol.

The good thing is that people have slowly started helping each other and not shunning Corona patients to a corner.

Just because I have joined the BJP does not mean that I am an active BJP member.

I don't have any ambition to become minister.

I feel scared going before the public and it has been like this forever. After one song is over, I feel better.