Quotes from Kailash Kher

My songs are all about celebrating poignant music. While some of them focus on fun and revelry, they are fortunately backed by powerful lyrics. Put together, the lyrics, tune and my voice strive to take the songs to the next level.

A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics.

When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!

For us Indians, I don't think English can ever exude that magic of emotions which our mother tongue can.

I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes I listen to Indian music quite often and other non- film music.

My inspiration comes from the common man and nature.

Nepal is a beautiful country with a lot of holy places. I also like the country because it's close to the Himalayas. According to Hindu mythology, that's the abode of Lord Shiva.

There's no meaning to life without music. Everybody has their own connect with music.

Just like gold, which has to weather very high temperatures to achieve the sheen and shine it finally gets, so also every person has to go through struggles in his life to achieve success.

It's a whole new world out here. The online world is like a blackboard on which, when you write, the whole world can see - and I'm thrilled about this development. I want to make full use of it.

I have cut four albums so far, and all of them have been trendsetters and commercially successful. I believe that once you start taking art in commercial terms, it ceases to be art.

My real guru are my experiences in life - the realisation that you are alone in this world came very early to me.

What is most amusing and can happen only in India is that the most posh and big households that I've seen in Mumbai, the 'big city', will have their balconies and windows festooned with rows of baniyans and tauliyas hanging on them.

The problem with working under an outside label is that your music never seems to reach the right people.

Singing is my passion, my first love and the secret of my energy. Music to me is like finding my inner self, my soul. It gives me a great joy to see audiences enjoying with me. I have given my heart to singing. When I sing, I can feel romance in everything around me.

Bollywood is huge. Anything that's made in large quantity will evidently overshadow others. But that won't stop artistes from making albums. A person who has faith in his music will go ahead.

Money and good life had never been my goal.

I don't follow anything blindly. I have to know the entire thing, if I have to get in to it. It might sound funny to you, but it's like using English language. I use an English word only when I know its meaning and understand its connotation. You won't hear me say, 'What's up, dude' or anything like that just for the heck of it.

Music is not a work for me - it's a form of meditation, and you don't need to work hard for it.

Music reality shows are a good thing, especially for those seeking a career in music.

I've experienced many hardships, but mentally, I've always been older, and that reflects in my actions, too.

A. R. Rahman is truly India's Mozart. His music is celebrated worldwide.

The worst affected from corruption is the common man.

Don't take things too seriously, and just chill.