I am a very romantic person, and I love 'love' - however cheesy that sounds!
Armaan Malik
I love Casio G-Shocks. My dream is to have watches in all colours. I also love gold watches. I'd like to have a diamond-studded gold watch some day.
All the appreciation I have been receiving has been very encouraging. It pushes me to do better.
If you look at Arijit Singh, Divya Kumar, and Benny Dayal, they aren't competing with each other. They have their individual standing and distinct space of work. I want to create that kind of niche for myself.
There are many people who are behind whatever I've achieved so far. My dad, Daboo Malik, is my mentor and guiding light who supported and influenced me. Without him, I wouldn't have been able to be what I am today. Besides him, Salman Khan is yet another important person who is my biggest and constant inspiration.
I'll be more interested in acting only when it has to do something with who I am in real life. More like playing a singer or musician on screen like in 'Aashiqui' or 'Rockstar.'
Though I'm getting a lot of acting offers, I'd like to enter only when I'm ready. My first love will always be music.
For an individual, playback singing is not enough to sustain a career, and it is not really a main source of income.
I love the attention. I love how I am so loved by the people, especially the girls.
It is very important to highlight the young talent of India.
I have myself been on the other side of the table being a participant of a singing talent hunt. Hence, it is weird but awesome at the same time to judge a pool of talent that our nation has.
My training has been in Hindustani classical, and I have done a six-week course in English vocals at Berklee. The holistic learning has helped me a lot.
I always wanted to sing English songs, ever since I was, like, 10 or 12 years old.
Tollywood has a special place in my heart because Telugu is my mother tongue, and when I sing in the language, my mom feels really happy.
As a performer, I groove to my own songs.
Singers are definitely getting their due in Bollywood. I feel that music composers, on the other hand, tend to lose out on the popularity, fame, and success that singers usually enjoy.
Around eight or nine years back, I participated in 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.' The point of coming on the show was that a person coming from music family can also compete with people from all over India.
Music is a very integral part of my life because I was born into a musical family, and it's not just a passion... it's everything for me.
It has been a dream of mine to be a singer, and now I'm living this dream, singing some beautiful songs and winning people's hearts with my voice.
I understand our audience loves to see some drama on TV, but even they have got bored with similar patterns of carrying out reality singing shows.
For the outside world, it may seem easy to enter into the industry if you belong to a film family, but, trust me, it's even harder, as you have to not only prove your talent but also carve your own niche and identity.
As an artist, I am for non-film music as well. I want that to shine as much as Bollywood.
I like 'love' songs, however cheesy that might sound.
Catchy lyrics are being given more importance.
I love dabbling in various genres and languages.
I don't see Arijit Singh as a competition at all. That's because we both have a very different style of singing. In fact, I really appreciate what he's been able to bring to the playback singing industry.
Ultimately, it's your talent that counts.
There is no physical activity. All entertainment is happening in phone. Films can also be seen in laptop, so no one is visiting cinema halls.
Amaal and I have some sort of magnetic connection. I am my brother's first assistant. So I have sung the scratch versions of all his songs. We make music at home, jam every day.
It's tougher to work with Amaal, as the brother equation comes in between. We fight like any other siblings and have creative differences. I work harder when I am singing for him, as he is a taskmaster.
You may come and go, but the real test is to see how long one can manage to stay in the game.
My mother is a Telugu, so I have been familiar with the language since childhood.
Even I would be unhappy if the final track did not sound good to me, which is why I stay in the loop with the music team till the song is ready.
Amaal is a music composer, and I am singer, so I think we compliment each other rather than competing with each other.
In the West, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Justin Bieber are the face of their songs.
We love food. After our studio session, we devour dal makhani, butter chicken, and butter naan.
I got my first break in 'Bhootnath,' solely on my credit, and went on to sing for around 20 films for all the leading music composers.
People don't think music to be a reliable source of income or career, which I will agree, in a way, because Bollywood is a very risky place to be in.
When it comes to advice, I always consult my father regarding everything, as he has seen the industry inside out, and he is the best person to guide me.
'Tum Jo Mile' came as a surprise. Vivek and Kumaar sir, who has written the song, sent me the track just to listen. I was in London at the time for my world tour. I heard the song, and I fell in love with it instantly.
It's better if a singer disconnects from the original and brings something new to the version.
As far as Indian artists are concerned, I really like Mohammad Rafi and Sonu Nigam.
I think recreations are a good thing if done right because it can be very dangerous also. If you do something which goes wrong, then people probably won't like it because they are attached to that old version of the song... So, recreations can be a little tricky.
I think that live shows are more important for singers than composers, because composers still get a lot of recognition as compared to a singer.
I've never believed in competition. Everyone's here to do their own thing and become successful in that respect.
It feels surreal to know that people out there know me, know my songs, and give me so much love.
As a child singer, I never sang a single track for my father or uncle.
I want to lead the pack in the process of making Indian singers bigger than actors internationally.
I am undoubtedly a 100 percent Bollywood product, but my heart truly lies in making music for the world and taking India global.
While I can't speak Telugu, I do understand the language.
