Quotes by Kailash Kher

About Kailash Kher:

Kailash Kher is an Indian pop-rock singer with a music style influenced by Indian folk music. He has sung in 20 languages for Indian films, and in over 5000 songs for Bollywood. He was inspired by the classical musician Pandit Kumar Gandharva, Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, and the Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. They remain his inspirations. He has won Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Bollywood movie Fanaa (2007), and has also won Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Telugu for the film Mirchi.
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Money and good life had never been my goal.

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Bollywood is huge. Anything that's made in large quantity will evidently overshadow others. But that won't stop artistes from making albums. A person who has faith in his music will go ahead.

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I don't follow anything blindly. I have to know the entire thing, if I have to get in to it. It might sound funny to you, but it's like using English language. I use an English word only when I know its meaning and understand its connotation. You won...

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We are all souls, and what I have learnt so far is that while God is male, the souls created by Him are female, so I always had women as my theme, as they are dedicated to Him.

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Just like gold, which has to weather very high temperatures to achieve the sheen and shine it finally gets, so also every person has to go through struggles in his life to achieve success.

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Music is everywhere and in everything! I draw my inspiration from the day to day activities of my life!

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There's no meaning to life without music. Everybody has their own connect with music.

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Singing is a limitless form of expression, and I love to experiment with my work.

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Recording a song for a film doesn't take much time; it's hardly an hour's job, but concerts are constant ,and so is travelling, so I've to take time out to work on my albums because I'm passionate about creating my own music. When you love something ...

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I play the harmonium. I had learned to use the guitar for a bit before becoming a part of the music industry, but unfortunately didn't pursue it fully. I would love to learn to play the piano because it holds a unique connect for me in terms of rhyth...

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I love listening to songs that are from the heart and that touch the heart. So, love is the preferred theme for most of the songs that I sing.

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My inspiration comes from the common man and nature.

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I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music.

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My music is not just about entertainment. It is about enlightenment also.

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A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics.

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My songs are all about celebrating poignant music. While some of them focus on fun and revelry, they are fortunately backed by powerful lyrics. Put together, the lyrics, tune and my voice strive to take the songs to the next level.

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Music is not a work for me - it's a form of meditation, and you don't need to work hard for it.

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A. R. Rahman is truly India's Mozart. His music is celebrated worldwide.

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Music companies and buyers are not too encouraging towards independent musicians. Everyone wants to play safe and go with established names, but unless one breaks this routine, no new talent will come and survive.

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The problem with working under an outside label is that your music never seems to reach the right people.

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We want our music to reach everybody, so we're using the Internet. Every kid today is online, and we want to make sure our songs reach every one of them.

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Author Bio

  • NameKailash Kher
  • DescriptionIndian pop-rock singer
  • BornJuly 7, 1973
  • CountryIndia
  • ProfessionSinger; Composer