48 Shankar Mahadevan Quotes for You to Enjoy

Shankar Mahadevan

Indian Musician

Born: Mar 3, 1967

Learning Me Music People Will You

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I quit my software engineer job, decided that I would be a singer, and got married. Those days, there were no platforms like the 'Indian Idol.' It was like, you decide to become a singer, and then what do you do? It must have been tough for my wife getting married to a man without a job. Shankar Mahadevan

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

Friendship Humanity Earth Like Sing Want Happening

'Breathless' was an important milestone in my life. Shankar Mahadevan

Life My Life Important Breathless Milestone

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

Music Other Despite Musician Classical Poking Genres Being Nose Keep

Who are critics? Do they know about music? Have they proved themselves in the field? I remember, when we came up with the music of 'Dil Chahta Hai,' some of the critics said that the songs sounded like jingles. Shankar Mahadevan

Music Remember Field Jingles Critics Some About Songs Remember When Like Know Said Proved Came Up Themselves Who

You can be successful without learning music, but success has nothing to do with quality. Shankar Mahadevan

Success Music You Learning Quality Nothing Without Successful

You will see nowadays TV's Top 20 and Radio's Top 20 tend to be the same. And then there are films that never reach to mass audience, and because of that, their soundtrack also dies a silent death. Shankar Mahadevan

People should feel proud about the music that we have in our country, and that's my objective. Shankar Mahadevan

Music People Country Our About Objective Feel Proud Should

I will be singing till my last breath. Shankar Mahadevan

Will Singing Breath Till Last

My basic grammar is in Indian classical music, Carnatic music, and Hindustani music, but I don't believe that that is the only form of music I will learn. I don't believe in that, because I am a very open minded person. Shankar Mahadevan

Music Will Believe Minded Indian Classical Classical Music Only Open Open-Minded Learn Because Am Very Person Form Grammar Basic

There is always a musical exchange happening between me and my sons. Shankar Mahadevan

Me Musical Exchange Sons Between Always Happening

Our sons are the next generation who are more clued into the new trends of music. So if I want to understand the vibe of the new generation, and if I want to stay relevant with time, they are my source of learning. Shankar Mahadevan

Music Time Learning Generation Our Trends Relevant Stay More Sons New Understand New Generation Source Vibe Want Next Next Generation Who

Music is the highest form of communication. Shankar Mahadevan

Music Communication Highest Highest Form Form

Economic background should not be a reason for not learning music! Shankar Mahadevan

Music Learning Background Economic Should Reason

I believe that classical music comes through listening and practice, and it can be fun both for the singer or performer and the listener or audience, as long as the performer is taught to recognise the pulse of the audience. Shankar Mahadevan

Music Listening Long Practice Believe Pulse Recognise Classical Classical Music Both Through Performer Singer Audience Listener Taught Fun

There can be inhibitions, but there are millions of people who like to sing. Shankar Mahadevan

People Like Sing Inhibitions Who Millions Millions Of People

I always believe in using technology for a positive result. Shankar Mahadevan

Positive Technology Result Believe Always Using

Playing with words is like combining different notes in music. Shankar Mahadevan

Music Words Combining Like Different Notes Playing

It is so important to have the cushioning of humour in one's life for a smooth run. Shankar Mahadevan

Life Important Humour Run Smooth

In any musician's career, a film like 'Manikarnika' becomes a landmark dream project, which is challenging and musically enriching at the same time. Shankar Mahadevan

Time Enriching Project Musically Musician Dream Like Becomes Same Any Same Time Which Landmark Film Challenging Career

'My Country, My Music' is about bringing music in languages like Tamil, Telegu, Kannada, Malyalam, and Marathi together. It's about bringing musical genres together, different scenarios in which music is displayed in our country in one show. Shankar Mahadevan

Music Together Country Our Musical About Scenarios Like Genres Different Which Languages Show Displayed Bringing

Don't run after shows and money. Shankar Mahadevan

Money Run After Shows

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