Amit Trivedi

“The amount of exposure you get in India as a musician in Bollywood is so much better than what one gets independently.”

“I do sometimes go back to my old songs. Some I feel very proud of. They make me wonder, 'How did I do this?'”

“The pressure is only from the producers and the labels. No composer, no singer would ever want to sing a remix.”

“I go deep into the script and speak the language of the film, musically.”

“There are no experts, only varying degrees of ignorance”

“I share different relationships with all directors. I share a beautiful working relationship with Anurag Kashyap. Sriram Raghavan is such an inspiration and I have always wanted to work with them. I gel really well with filmmakers like these.”

“I have to be excited by a particular voice to consider it for a song. I am open to new voices. If I come across one that I like instinctively, then I would like to work with that singer.”

“My mom and sisters liked to sing and we would jam at home very often. I would also jam a lot in college, where I formed a fusion band and played the keyboards.”

“In the 1990s music was a beautiful collaborative process between the composer, lyricist and director. They would exchange ideas and magic used to happen.”

“I don't feel insecure at all. There's nothing permanent here. One has to make the most of his/her talent.”

“Ultimately it's just music - whether I'm catering to the Bollywood audience or the indie audience. I just approach every type of music the way I am, and how my personality is.”

“I am proud to say I'm a director's composer. People do method acting, I do method composing. I like to get into the skin of the character and go deep into the director's vision.”

“I have been a total brat since my childhood. Because of me, my mother's day was over by afternoon as just managing me, she was exhausted.”

“I'm very excited! To be sharing the stage of Katy Perry and Dua Lipa is an honour. I've watched Katy live and she's phenomenal to watch. A true performer!”

“Bollywood is such a space where you get to work with so many genres. Genres being pushed isn't the way of looking at it. In fact, I think Indie needs to be given a lot more focus or recognition.”

“I'm getting to compose music for diverse language films from all over the country.”

“The only place where any artist feels liberated is doing independent music. I have had great experience making music for The Dewarists and Coke Studio. No actor, producer or label is telling me what to do with my music. I'm the boss. It is my life, my expression.”

“Whosoever has money has power. It's not about a label. If you have money tomorrow, you will be powerful.”

“In the West, film music is completely different and independent from their popular music. The two industries are separate and don't interfere much.”

“Whenever I come to Ahmedabad, I feel as if I am at home. Amdavadis make the best audience and that inspires me to make beautiful music.”