I am not a very good singer.

I would love to work in Bollywood.

I am basically a chilled out person.

As for singers, I'm fond of Mohit Chauhan.

You have to keep proving yourself over and over again.

If you compose a song from your soul, it will come out well.

I can never recreate the magic that 'Indian' did in the '90s.

It's good to see your songs breaking the barriers of language.

A musician's true talent is only tested through background music.

In personal life, I'm quite a shy person and keep things to myself.

The inspiration for 'Ai Dil Mere' happened at 4:30 A.M. on a Sunday.

When I'm working, I don't think about other things. I go into a zone.

In the case of '3,' the makers let me be. That worked out really well.

When 'Bayatikocchi Chooste' Teaser became such a big hit, I was so happy.

'Indian' is a cult album. It is one of my most favourite Rahman sir albums.

I did sing a track for Dhanush's '3,' but that's because the track required a voice like mine.

I am so happy about the opportunity I got to direct music for my favourite actor, Rajinikanth.

I love collaborations, as every combination provides a unique opportunity to create something new.

I was told that the 'Kolaveri' kind of success happens just once in a lifetime. So, I just cherish it.

I've done eight grades of piano training from Trinity College and also done my sound engineering course.

#MeToo is a welcome change, and I would encourage women to call out sexual harassment issues in their workplaces.

From my childhood, I never wanted to do anything else but create music. From my first piano to setting up my studio, all I ever wanted was to give it all my time.

Music has no language. That's something I've come to believe in even more ever since 'Kolaveri Di' happened. I don't deliberately make separate Tamil, Hindi, or Telugu tracks.

'Kolaveri' is one song that people feel connected to. While I am bored of the song, it seems people aren't. I really can't say what worked. But I can definitely say that the song made me what I am today.

The night we released 'Why This Kolaveri Di?,' I went home and played all the songs I had composed since I was in Class 6. I had a great time playing them and revisiting how much I had grown and evolved over the years as a musician.

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