The more you know the less you talk.

I wanted to be part of something bigger

The search is more important than the destination

Beautiful film music can be made relevant to any period.

No regrets. There is no time for that. Regret is boring.

Your best success comes after your greatest disapponitment

So long as you do it truthfully, music is not to be judged.

Be original and find your inner voice. The rest will follow.

I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.

I like music that is able to stir my soul. My music is a spiritual exercise

All my life I have had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I am here

You can't be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.

I love the voice - it’s the most perfect instrument ever heard. It’s God given.

In my case, dust has become gold: Today, I work with people I grew up admiring.

I compose music for films, and by the grace of God, I've got a few awards. That's it.

While my mother wanted me to be a musician, I wanted to become an electronic engineer.

If music wakes you up, makes you think, heals you...then, I guess the music is working.

People Expect Something New From Me All The Time.And That's Good It Keeps Me On The Edge

I have too many responsibilities and principles. There's no time for 'guilty' pleasures.

The music had to be rooted, and yet had to branch out,like the wild imagination of a child.

Music is all about transporting people, speaking a language which languages fail to express.

Wisdom comes from within. Knowledge is acquired and can sometimes put a screen on your wisdom.

There is only one of the two that can reside in our hearts, GOD or ego. If GOD is in ego is out.

When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects the output.

The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.

When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects in the output.

Compared with other Indian film composers, I only write about six movies a year. Others write up to 60.

Your inner voice is the voice of divinity. To hear it, we need to be in solitude, even in crowded places.

While other creators make a big show of their art Mani Sir makes it look as though anyone can do what he does.

I feel blessed and humbled that people have loved my music. Nothing would be possible without their acceptance.

For me, there is no day or night for music. I often work through the night - without phone calls disturbing me.

That's a sound design thing but then we wanted to do music that would not disturb it and at the same time drive it.

I want to go beyond the restrictions of language, religion and caste, and music is the only thing that allows me to do that.

A musician is a professional, whether he or she is successful or not. The profession itself must be regarded as a stable job.

Sometimes I intentionally cut it off. I just want to be in silence, especially when I'm traveling. I watch movies without sound.

There have been predictions that the world will come to an end on 21.12.12. But I look around me and I see so much scope for hope.

I love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it's Indian or it's Western.

Music is something that takes you to a world which is very different from the world of hatred,jealousy, and all those negative emotions

I am a friend when I need to be a friend, a father when I need to be a father, a musician when music calls. I switch roles accordingly.

Rather than making money I believe in making people happy, all other things are secondary. Money isn't important, creative satisfaction is

A good film demands its own score, and if you are a musician, your conscience will never allow you to do something mediocre for a good film.

I was famous from the age of 13, and after a while you become immune to it - in a good way. You look at positives and what you can do with it.

I basically love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it's Indian or it's Western.

My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars have unified us.

I think I would like to discover a new root where people don't get bored with people singing boring lines but something exciting. That'd be interesting.

I love great lyrics, and I love the way it could shape a tune into a very unpredictable one, and I also like taking a great melody and putting lyrics into it.

I am a big admirer of Sachin and his personality. He is a source of inspiration for the country and just looking at his photographs gives a lot of positive vibes.

Music knows no barrier of age or culture. It isn’t about being politically correct or even making a statement. Music is what appeals to the ears and touches your soul.

Sometimes, a remix is good because it reaches a whole new generation. But when it gets too much, it's irritating. Also, the original composer needs to be credited properly.

I don't want to expose my personal life. It's best that people know me for my work. My family doesn't want to be surrounded by cameras. We want to live like any other family.

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