Shankar Mahadevan

While the concert is instant communication with the audience, composing is a creative process where a song comes up out of nowhere…

— Shankar Mahadevan

Fatherhood changed me as a musician.

— Shankar Mahadevan

It is the responsibility of music composers to add some classical music elements into their songs to make the music genre popular.

— Shankar Mahadevan

I'm a proud mainstream musician, but having said that, I do firmly believe there's more to musical talent in India than just…

— Shankar Mahadevan

I do watch singing reality shows.

— Shankar Mahadevan

To sustain and become a musician of a certain calibre, you need to know and understand music completely. You need to have…

— Shankar Mahadevan

Lataji defines the sound of Indian music, and I always had a secret desire of recording with her at least once.

— Shankar Mahadevan

It's hectic at times, but this is what any artiste wants: a hectic life with lot of travelling, performances, lots of love…

— Shankar Mahadevan

An artist must be open to both appreciation and criticism. It's a part of the learning process, or else there is no…

— Shankar Mahadevan

I will be singing till my last breath.

— Shankar Mahadevan

My basic grammar is in Indian classical music, Carnatic music, and Hindustani music, but I don't believe that that is the only…

— Shankar Mahadevan

Don't run after shows and money.

— Shankar Mahadevan

I would like to do some non-film stuff.

— Shankar Mahadevan

Aartis and spiritual songs never get dated.

— Shankar Mahadevan

Music is so abstract; it is a combination of words and melody.

— Shankar Mahadevan

You can't run away from the fact that you cannot ignore hard work.

— Shankar Mahadevan

Our sons are the next generation who are more clued into the new trends of music. So if I want to understand…

— Shankar Mahadevan

We cannot blame globalisation for diluting our cultural heritage and music, as our music is respected more outside India than here.

— 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

When you are busy with all the live shows and bands, world music and jazz music, it takes time to come back…

— Shankar Mahadevan

Music is the highest form of communication.

— Shankar Mahadevan

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

— Shankar Mahadevan

There is so much talent in the country, and not all of that necessarily is confined to Bollywood. There are some great…

— Shankar Mahadevan

Heartbreak is something which is part of every person.

— Shankar Mahadevan

I want to sing of humanity, friendship, what's happening to the Earth and the like.

— Shankar Mahadevan