Quotes from Anu Malik

You could identify with Panchamda's music. It made you fall in love. It made your heart beat. It made you feel you are young.

I'm glad that someone like Bieber is coming to India.

Other shows have been aping 'Indian Idol.'

We have such fantastic talent in India, and there are some great Marathi singers, great sound producers, great sound engineers, and a great breed of lyric writers. But the problem is that you need a platform.

Making an easy song is very tough.

When I look at makers like Rajkumar Hirani, Aditya, Karan Johar, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Vishal Bhardwaj, I get inspired.

I see myself composing for Hindi films as well as international stuff.

It is a great feeling to be called an international composer in the true sense.

A famous singer once told me that he likes me because I am imperfect. He said that by being imperfect, I am being perfect.

It's good that Bollywood is changing and directors are trying out Pakistani singers as composers.

I remember going to a music company and while I was sitting there I saw Panchamda. He saw me and hid from me - because he had come there asking for work. That was the most painful moment of my life - that one of the greatest composers, a living legend, was looking for work.

I have always given people some thing new and a trend to follow.

Technologically things have changed, new softwares have come up. I am happy keeping myself abreast with time.

Roses don't always grow in the courtyard of kings, they can also grow in the backyard of beggars.

When you are known, you do have people who love you very much and also those who hate you for what you are.

Previously there were young people who would come to Mumbai looking for a break. Reality shows have made things easy.

I am excited to be working with the younger generation.

Pop stars are pop stars. People, especially the youngsters, are crazy for them.

I feel incredible that I've managed to connect with the youth.

I am connected to youth through my two daughters.

Ud Jana' is a rock song, so we have used funky beats to give it a youthful appeal.

In 'LoC,' I was returning to a war film after 'Border,' and I had to put myself into the hearts and minds of our soldiers.

I met Panchamda for the first time when I was just 17 years old.

I had this knack of writing opening lines to my tunes. This helped in making an instant impression.