Shankar Mahadevan Quotes

Shankar Mahadevan

Profession : Musician

Birth : March 3, 1967

I feel that one thing that a businessman can learn is do not follow a path that has already been successful. You will never be a path-breaker then.

Shankar Mahadevan

I don't think you can have a calculated approach towards learning music.

Shankar Mahadevan

Before the heart attack, I used to do a lot of work - what's needed and what's not needed. I used to sing songs that leave an impact and those that didn't. I could never say 'No.' Now, I have learnt to say it, though, and believe me, it has not been easy to do so.

Shankar Mahadevan

My sons are my friends, too, and they have introduced me to new technology and new sounds from around the world. I have learnt a lot from them.

Shankar Mahadevan

I always told my children that if they want to be pilot, go ahead and do it, or if they wanted to get into agriculture, I told them that I will support them. But when they chose music, you feel as if those birds have come back home to the nest.

Shankar Mahadevan

Work on not becoming good but excellent.

Shankar Mahadevan

Music in our schools is considered to be an extra-curricular activity in which you teach your students a few patriotic songs and bhajans that children are not interested in.

Shankar Mahadevan

If you are teaching a kid about seasons, you can put it in a song. He will definitely take interest. I wish to put every physics formula into a song, and it will become very easy for the student to learn.

Shankar Mahadevan

I would like to do some non-film stuff.

Shankar Mahadevan

Bollywood takes up a lot of time.

Shankar Mahadevan

I have tried to show the influence of folk music in Bollywood, in Tamil movies, in Telugu cinema.

Shankar Mahadevan

Fundamentally, if there is any secret, it is about the need to find that peace and calm in our personal space with music, as most of 'learning music' is about listening to music and practicing over and over again.

Shankar Mahadevan

Music is all about creativity.

Shankar Mahadevan

Musicians should understand that it is not just about creating one hit but to sustain it at the top.

Shankar Mahadevan

There are two kinds of music: good music and bad music. Both are and will continue to co-exist.

Shankar Mahadevan

I always believe that you have to give back what you have learnt.

Shankar Mahadevan

Travel is always connected to music, as with travel, we explore the world, and by listening music, we explore ourselves.

Shankar Mahadevan

Why English music is being taught in some schools? The government should make arrangements to promote Indian classical music among students.

Shankar Mahadevan

I can't escape crooning the 'Mitwa... Kahe Dhadkan Tujhse Kya' number wherever I perform. Basically, I am a classically rooted musician.

Shankar Mahadevan

Despite being a classical musician, I keep poking my nose in other genres of music.

Shankar Mahadevan