A biography for Asha Bhoslehasn’t been written yet.
“Music has given me great solace in my times of hardship. It has also brought me fame and wealth, and I owe everything to music.”
“I have sung in all languages, and so every people know me - Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu.”
“By now, everyone knows I do not just sing standing in the middle of the stage. I also dance and get others to dance with me.”
“I prefer selective memories. Some songs and some co-workers are all that I want to remember, as memories are not always so pleasant.”
“As a person and as a singer, I love to try something new. I like challenges.”
“If we don't put some acting in a dance song, no one would be able to dance on it.”
“I performed six concerts all over the U.S.S.R. during the time of Gorbachev. The entire audience was Russian. There were no Indians. Period. The audience turned out in large numbers and gave standing ovations to all my songs. They knew each song. That was an amazing experience.”
“I love to cook, and both Pancham and Gulzarbhai loved to eat. Gulzarbhai loves my karela ghosht and my Bengali kheer.”
“With singing, you get lost in the music - I go into another world when I'm singing.”
“I have received many awards, love, and recognition.”
“Cooking fills the stomach, and music fills the mind.”
“I believe in destiny and the philosophy of karma.”
“I want to empower girls so that they are treated as equals to the boys in the country.”
“My songs would be nothing had it not been for my father. I follow his footsteps.”
“With a live audience, if you sing with the right feeling, the response you get is a high, an excitement. There's nothing in the studio that can give you anything quite like that.”
“Most of my colleagues have been insulated in Indian music alone - they did not think of the world beyond what they knew - but I always did and still do.”
“I prefer films and dramas based on families and relationships - films which focus on love and harmony.”
“I love to travel.”
“I am thankful to all the people who have loved and listened to me.”
“Singing is my first love.”