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Shankar Mahadevan
Indian
Musician
Born:
Mar 3
,
1967
Learning
Me
Music
People
Will
You
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You have to be, become, the musician who can't be replaced.
Shankar Mahadevan
You
Become
Musician
Replaced
Who
We cannot blame globalisation for diluting our cultural heritage and music, as our music is respected more outside India than here.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Blame
Heritage
Our
Respected
Our Music
We Cannot
India
More
Outside
Globalisation
Cultural
Than
Cannot
Here
If some independent artists are using film as a medium to reach out to an audience, it should be promoted. Cinema is a popular medium and has a broad reach. There have been films with ghazals, classical and folk songs sung by local artists, which gave them popularity.
Shankar Mahadevan
Cinema
Films
Medium
Gave
Local
Broad
Independent
Out
Sung
Folk
Promoted
Folk Songs
Some
Classical
Songs
Reach
Audience
Been
Artists
Which
Them
Should
Popular
Using
Popularity
Film
There is nothing wrong in electronic music or synthesised music.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Nothing
Wrong
Electronic
Electronic Music
When you are busy with all the live shows and bands, world music and jazz music, it takes time to come back and do a pop album. It needs its own length of time.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Time
Needs
You
World
Own
Jazz
Live
Busy
Back
Takes
Come
Bands
Length
Pop
Jazz Music
Shows
Live Shows
World Music
Album
When you do a pop album, the canvas is completely yours. There is no story situation forced on to your songs - you have the freedom to develop it right from the concept.
Shankar Mahadevan
Freedom
You
Situation
Develop
Songs
Concept
Forced
Story
Canvas
Pop
Your
Yours
Right
Album
I share a lovely relationship with Javed Saab. I understand his method of working.
Shankar Mahadevan
Relationship
Share
Understand
Method
His
Lovely
Working
Music festivals are coming up everywhere in India, and that is the only way to go ahead. People are exposed to a wide variety of music, and the experience of being at a music festival itself is unique. It is an experience unlike any other.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Experience
People
Other
Unlike
Way
Everywhere
India
Only
Variety
Coming
Go
Up
Itself
Festival
Festivals
Any
Being
Exposed
Unique
Wide
Wide Variety
I do watch singing reality shows.
Shankar Mahadevan
Reality
Singing
Reality Shows
Shows
Watch
Geography can be a major restriction for people to not be able to showcase their talent.
Shankar Mahadevan
People
Able
Restriction
Talent
Major
Geography
Showcase
I always believe that you have to give back what you have learnt.
Shankar Mahadevan
You
Believe
Back
Give
Always
Learnt
Music connects all of us universally!
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Us
Connects
Universally
Chinmaya Mission has been a very strong part of my life since childhood. I have been associated with Chinmaya Mission since primary school days, where I was part of group singing and bhajans in the Bal Vihar classes.
Shankar Mahadevan
Life
School Days
Strong
School
My Life
Singing
Group
Has-Been
Classes
Part
Primary
Primary School
Since
Days
Mission
Been
Very
Childhood
Where
Associated
Music is my friend, my constant companion.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Constant
My Friend
Friend
Companion
Music is so abstract; it is a combination of words and melody.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Words
Melody
Abstract
Combination
Lots of musicians from non-filmi backgrounds and from independent bands are making it to mainstream cinema. Even the music directors are experimenting with different genres.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Musicians
Cinema
Backgrounds
Independent
Directors
Mainstream
Genres
Making
Lots
Bands
Different
Experimenting
Different Genres
Even
Music in our schools is considered to be an extra-curricular activity in which you teach your students a few patriotic songs and bhajans that children are not interested in.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
You
Few
Our
Considered
Students
Songs
Schools
Children
Patriotic
Not Interested
Which
Interested
Teach
Your
Activity
Learning music must be made easy and fun.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Learning
Made
Must
Easy
Fun
Fundamentally, if there is any secret, it is about the need to find that peace and calm in our personal space with music, as most of 'learning music' is about listening to music and practicing over and over again.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Peace
Learning
Listening
Space
Calm
Secret
Our
Find
About
Over
Most
Practicing
Personal
Any
Again
Fundamentally
Need
Music is all about creativity.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Creativity
About
Travel is always connected to music, as with travel, we explore the world, and by listening music, we explore ourselves.
Shankar Mahadevan
Music
Travel
World
Listening
Ourselves
Always
Explore
Connected
While the concert is instant communication with the audience, composing is a creative process where a song comes up out of nowhere and then transmits happiness to many, translates into money, fame, or whatever.
Shankar Mahadevan
Happiness
Creative
Communication
Song
Money
Creative Process
Whatever
Out
Composing
Instant
Concert
Audience
Fame
Up
Where
Process
While
Then
Many
Nowhere
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