Quotes from Neha Bhasin

'Paani ravi da' is a very difficult song to sing.

I started out as a pop singer, then pop died down, and I had to dig my feet into Bollywood which is not something I wanted actually.

Our music industry is male-driven. There are fewer opportunities for female singers.

You can inculcate good acting and dancing abilities, but not singing.

I'm a Punjabi and I grew up listening to songs like 'Latthe di Chaddar,' one of my first singles.

I feel like I am constantly getting challenged by every song I sing because I'm not that lucky girl who sings 100 similar songs and becomes famous.

'Jaago Zara' was never going to be irrelevant. It had great lyrics, and was a great song even back in the day.

When I was in school, the first song I learned was of Simon and Garfunkel and The Beatles. I couldn't even pronounce their names but I was singing 'Hello Darkness my old friend' and 'Yellow Submarine.'

I mean... yes, I have sung some really nice songs in Bollywood, and I have been lucky to sing them, but I am happy with the independent music space that I have created so far.

I did feel the pain of leaving the house and separating from the friends that I had made. But yes, I also wanted to meet my family. So it was a mixed feeling when I came out of the 'BB OTT' house.

Yes, I've been very low, I thought I won't survive. I thought I won't make it, not just in my career but in life too.

In 2010 I came out with my own album, I was 10 years younger, going through breakups, so it was still raw.

I believe tobacco is a slow poison and it's unfortunate that a lot of youngsters are hooked to it.

Sex appeal is not in your body parts. It's in you.

There are some artists who are doing some good music, especially those who are independent, but with labels, I say that I get the feeling of selling soaps.

Michael Jackson dominates my heart forever.

I am one of the few singers who has reinvented oneself with every song.

Even after I had recorded a few songs, people would say that they didn't know me. It would hurt at times but now, I have learnt to live in the present.

I take my job seriously. It's a very special process, you have to be connected with what you are singing.

I have understood that there is a huge fan following of 'Bigg Boss,' it's a huge platform and everyone in the country connects to it... and all those who go to 'Bigg Boss' and come out, have had positive changes only in their lives.

'Tu ki jaane' is a melancholic song about a love unfulfilled, about a road block in a once happy relationship also embodies the evolution of a woman of today.

I have stayed away from my family since I was 19-year-old because of my career in music.

When I left home, I was a very normal kid with no insecurities or issues, but that was just the beginning.

There is a section of people who love fast food kind of music but there is also a sizable number of people who love the good old music of the '60s, '70s and '80s.