KK

“It happens so many times with me that after a concert fans come up to me and ask that are you really KK and have you really sung songs like 'Tadap Tadap' or 'Alvida?' I know they are not misinformed, or anything like that, but it's just that they haven't seen me much. So, they don't know what I really look like.”

“From the beginning, I was able to learn a song by just hearing it, it is something that I've been blessed with.”

“I have a lot of Bengali friends and most of them are pretty well read.”

“I did around 3,500 jingles in 11 languages.”

“Winning or not winning an award doesn't affect me. I just like to do my work in the best possible manner.”

“Music directors like Vishal-Shekar, Pritam, Anu Malik, Shankar-Ehsan-Loy, Nadeem-Shravan, Ankit Tiwari and many others gave me some of their best songs over the years. They have contributed to me being who I am.”

“My favourites are Deep Purple, Extreme, Billy Joel, and Bryan Adams. I love the energy.”

“Reality shows are giving a fair chance to singers hailing from far-flung areas like Jharkhand and Jhansi, which otherwise wouldn't have been recognised at all.”

“The studio and the stage are very different atmospheres. The studio is very personal. You are alone with your own idea and sounds. You can write your songs and make it happen at your own pace.”

“Singing for films is a non-stop trip; you're always on call. When you're doing your own music, it's more relaxed.”

“Shaan's voice is brilliant. He has got one of the most mellifluous voices in the industry. His happy voice is very ear-friendly and he sings with his soul.”

“Reality shows are like fiction dramas, there is no reality in them. And the end result is a highly edited version of what actually happens on the set and things come out in a completely different light.”

“In college, I totally took to rock. I played drums and sang with a band.”

“When you sing others musicians' tunes for 20 years, you tend to get lost as a musician. You lose focus on how you started out, and the kind of music you used to make.”

“If you get caught up in social media too much then you start getting governed by it.”

“For me, a singer is more about the voice. If you look at greats like Kishoreda, Mukesh and Rafi, you used to hear them and conjure up images.”

“Some people go for minimalist interiors but for me empty houses seem cold.”

“Pardon the cliche - stage shows give you an adrenaline rush.”

“I simply don't relate to myself to reality shows. Even though many friends ask me to take up reality shows, I haven't given it much serious thought.”

“I can't plan. Life also never sticks to a plan.”