Badshah

“The thought about changing my genre of music does cross my mind, but then I remember why I started making music in the first place or why people started liking my kind of music.”

“I was offered Vicky Kaushal's role in 'Lust Stories,' which I had declined.”

“It's fine if you are on TV and people are taking pictures with you but where is the money? That is what parents are concerned about.”

“I'm a hardcore performer. The rest follows.”

“I want to write music based on my life, my past experiences and heartbreaks.”

“I don't see anything wrong in using auto-tune.”

“When I bring my music to a live audience, I know right away whether it is being appreciated or not.”

“While I hope that people like my work, I don't think an artist should be afraid of ­people not liking his work.”

“I was born in Delhi but grew up in Chandigarh, so I write about the machismo of Punjab because it was around me.”

“I am not a businessman, I am an artist.”

“I don't have an MBA, I don't have a qualification in music, but I am doing both - business and music - and I am doing quite well.”

“I rather create better music and let that talk, than me going out and dissing other musicians in public.”

“I think that I can act.”

“I want to thank Bollywood for accepting me and loving me the way I am and my songs. Bollywood has given me the reach.”

“Confidence is the biggest swag, and that comes with success, which is subjective.”

“It's hard to find parking space in Delhi and the traffic sucks there.”

“Earlier in our country, rapping was not considered as a proper art form, as it is not a song. But now, incorporation of rap in Bollywood songs, is giving rappers a chance to show their talent and it is coming to the mainstream.”

“I would love to act in films if people think I am right for a particular role.”

“Haters will be haters, you have got to acknowledge them and move on as the ratio of love to hate is too high.”

“For me, safety is a huge parameter for a city's progress. If your city is safe, it is progressing.”