Musician

I am like a child when it comes to gizmos and gadgets.

I remember my father playing a cassette for me when I was fifteen - Amjad Ali's 'Durga.' He said, 'This is from our part of the world. You must listen to it.' And I continued rewinding it and listening to it from early evening until midnight. By the end of it, I was nearly in tears.

Whoever portrays me on screen need not necessarily be a look alike. Any hero could play my part.

The only relationships I wish to honour and keep are with my family and my dear loved ones.

Apart from being a playback singer for films, I'm also an independent musician.

I feel that one should be health conscious, and that feeling can only come from within, so I suggest people to challenge yourself.

Terrorism doesn't have a border. Terrorists attack Mumbai, Peshawar, and also Paris.

I had my own ups and downs in getting Indian citizenship. But, ultimately I got it and I am happy about it. I like India. My love is here. I am a proud Indian.

My songs are my girlfriends. I have a secret romance with all of them. I romance with them year after year.

The response that I have got over the years is the best example that the people of India love me, and I feel as much Indian as anybody.

I am not scared of anyone except the Almighty.

I was born in England, but India is the only place I feel at home.

God has blessed me with the in-born talent for which I pour my heart out in the form of music.

Every human being is unique and reacts differently to different food items. A diet that works for you may not necessarily work for your friend.

Sometimes, I make music in my sleep. So I get up, put on my headphones, and compose it on the piano.

When people love you for your cultural contributions, geographical boundaries become nonexistent.

When my first album came out, it wasn't Bollywood. The love that I received from people was everything, and it still is everything for me.

I have always believed that there is no such thing as coincidence, and I have always believed in destiny.

I am an incurable romantic. I am even in love with the idea of being in love, and hence, I write a lot of love songs.

Whenever I have asked something from God and worked hard for it, I have always got it, be it my Indian citizenship or my weight loss.