Quotes from Armaan Malik

I am focusing more on overseas gigs, as my international fans do not get a chance to be a part of my live concerts, as they visit India once in a blue moon.

There is no physical activity. All entertainment is happening in phone. Films can also be seen in laptop, so no one is visiting cinema halls.

My training has been in Hindustani classical, and I have done a six-week course in English vocals at Berklee. The holistic learning has helped me a lot.

Music is a very integral part of my life because I was born into a musical family, and it's not just a passion... it's everything for me.

As a performer, I groove to my own songs.

As an artist, I am for non-film music as well. I want that to shine as much as Bollywood.

I've never believed in competition. Everyone's here to do their own thing and become successful in that respect.

I had done a cover of the song 'Nenani Neevani' and put it up on Sound Cloud, which Sunny M.R., the music composer of Rowdy Fellow, came across. He liked it and approached me for 'Yedho.'

Personally, I love music, as it's my first love, and if I ever act, it has to be something close to music. That's when I will feel great about doing it.

I always wanted to sing English songs, ever since I was, like, 10 or 12 years old.

I love the attention. I love how I am so loved by the people, especially the girls.

It feels surreal to know that people out there know me, know my songs, and give me so much love.

I love Casio G-Shocks. My dream is to have watches in all colours. I also love gold watches. I'd like to have a diamond-studded gold watch some day.

Since music is so important to me, I don't need to put in any extra effort to do this; it just flows for me. It's as simple as drinking water and having food, so definitely, music is one of the main purposes of my life.

I would love to do a complete EDM album.

For an individual, playback singing is not enough to sustain a career, and it is not really a main source of income.

It is very important that we take care of our health.

People think it comes easy to us because we are from a family full of musicians, but I feel it's all about talent.

In my case, of course, people had a lot of expectations, but that didn't pressurise me because I'm pretty confident about my musicality and my talent.

I have myself been on the other side of the table being a participant of a singing talent hunt. Hence, it is weird but awesome at the same time to judge a pool of talent that our nation has.

Outside India, Chris Brown, Bruno Mars, Beyonce, and Rihanna are my favourites. I also like Justin Bieber. I like Western jazz and pop. Been a classical singer, I have sung a song 'Auliya,' a fusion of Western and Indian classical.

When you are presenting yourself, confidence is very important.

There's always a pressure on performing the best.

There are many people who are behind whatever I've achieved so far. My dad, Daboo Malik, is my mentor and guiding light who supported and influenced me. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to be what I am today. Besides him, Salman Khan is yet another important person who is my biggest and constant inspiration.