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

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.

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

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

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

My inspiration comes from the common man and nature.

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.