I actually never wanted to do a remake, but I got the opportunity to make the music for 'The Humma Song' for 'Ok Jaanu,' and that is how I actually got into remaking a song.

At first, I ain't gon' lie, I used to be a little nervous about what people were gon' think about my music, but once I let that go, then everything started happening.

When people ask me a personal question, I answer it in a personal way. I can only speak from the footsteps and the shoes that I've walked in.

I won't sing if I don't feel it, so there's always so much sadness and so much sentiment behind it all.

I'm a massive pessimist.

It's very hard to behave naturally when you know people recognise you. On the other hand, I still sometimes get upgraded in hotels because someone used to like me back in the day, which is still...

I still love playing music. It was all I ever wanted to do, and I got the chance to do it.

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than 35 years of performing? Sixty-four.

Bappi Lahiri has an image that the public wants to see.

Everybody has flaws, and every country has flaws. But you can still love something even though you know it's been so wrong before, and sometimes is now, and probably will be again.

I've never been very good at fitting into boxes.

This is one hell of a business I picked to be in.

My mom's one of 13 siblings, and they all got six kids, and till I was 13 everybody was in Compton.

It's okay to have faith in something that you can't see or touch.

I loved all of the 'Zenon' movies. Those were my jam mostly because of the fashion. I loved something about the space buns and the weird neon colors. I couldn't just wear that in real life because...

If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all.