My dad is into western classical and mother is an Indian…

I don't run after money or fame. The only thing I have always wished is to be a classical singer.

— Asha Bhosle

I have been singing since I was a child, and I am a trained Hindustani classical singer.

— Parineeti Chopra

I love Western classical music - I grew up on that thanks to my parents who loved it too.

— Shobana

I am really very fond of Indian classical music though I have spent my teenage years in Bahrain.

— Madhura Naik

Indian classical music is in my blood.

— Jeet Gannguli

I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music.

— Satyajit Ray

There is no essential difference between classical and popular music. Music is music. I want to communicate with the listener who finds Indian classical…

— Anonymous

Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures of royal courts and a system of patronage where…

— Tariq Ali

I have imbibed my love for Spanish and Indian classical music from my mom.

— Tanishk Bagchi

My name is an Italian name because my father is an Italian and my mother is Indian.

— Dino Morea

My mother was Indian, brought up in Delhi. My grandparents were born in Bow and Poplar.

— Sebastian Coe

My mother was Indian in her soul.

— Amanda Redman

Over the years, I was lucky; right from the beginning, I studied with a lady who had a lot of... she was a classical…

— Johnny Mathis

My entire family are in music and my father was a classical singer, teacher and composer.

— Kumar Sanu

My grandmother Shahmshad Begum was an accomplished classical singer. And I'd often urge her to teach me. She would demand that I sit and…

— Saira Banu