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

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

I have been getting offers from international artistes for collaboration all across the globe, but I prefer to work with Indian artistes.

I am not a Ph.D. in economics or a doctorate in literature that I can afford to take my singing lightly. Even if I sing a jingle, I take it as seriously as oxygen.

A man with a silver spoon may get his share of supporters, but he can never be an inspiration for somebody! Patience and hard work are the key to every man's success.

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.

We are all souls, and what I have learnt so far is that while God is male, the souls created by Him are female, so I always had women as my theme, as they are dedicated to Him.