In my case, dust has become gold: Today, I work with people I grew up admiring.

If music wakes you up, makes you think, heals you...then, I guess the music is working.

The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.

These are the Rad instruments that are dying out in India. So, it's going well and I think now we are increasing the number of kids we have taught and of course we are helping out with other things too. It's based in India now. [The idea is to] perfect it in one place and then we'll expand.

Music is something that takes you to a world which is very different from the world of hatred,jealousy, and all those negative emotions

I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.

My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars have unified us.