Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Anu Malik - Page 2

Previously there were young people who would come to Mumbai looking for a break. Reality shows have made things easy.

Nothing that you see on 'Indian Idol' is ever staged or planned.

As a composer, the voice comes in front of me when I make a song.

Only talent helps you to survive in this competitive world.

See, I'm a very straight forward person.

I dont get ruffled easily.

Making an easy song is very tough.

Other shows have been aping 'Indian Idol.'

It is not only just a Indian phenomenon but it's happening the world over. People are taking old movies and remaking them; old serials are being made into web series. There is no harm in remixing the song if you do it well.

If you want to give a twist to a song, I have no problem, but don't forget to mention the original composer's name.

I have always given people some thing new and a trend to follow.

Sonu Nigam, Farah Khan and I don't have a teleprompter and neither do we plan about what we say. If we break into a argument or kiss and make up, it's all real.

In short, I have been a trendsetter. I have then moved on and people have followed in my footsteps.

A famous singer once told me that he likes me because I am imperfect. He said that by being imperfect, I am being perfect.

I remember when Michael Jackson came to India and I was crazy about his gig.

It's good that Bollywood is changing and directors are trying out Pakistani singers as composers.

I make catchy, easy music which the public can grasp easily.

There are many singers who in spite of not making big in the industry are doing numerous shows and earning a lot of money.

If I don't like a thing, I will say it out loud then and there.

We have such fantastic talent in India, and there are some great Marathi singers, great sound producers, great sound engineers, and a great breed of lyric writers. But the problem is that you need a platform.

You can't write off Bappi Lahiri's or RD Burman's music.

I have to motivate myself to give my best each day in order to survive.

Technologically things have changed, new softwares have come up. I am happy keeping myself abreast with time.

I've struggled so much in my life and I've seen so much of rejection, insult and humiliation, that it can turn into a film.

I'm glad that someone like Bieber is coming to India.

You had to knock the doors of the great directors and producers; of course I needed the work and was desperate for work. I remember one of the producers saying, we have R.D. Burman, we have Laxmikant-Pyarelal, we've got Kalyanji-Anandji with us, why should we take you?'

How do you explain a person like Asha Bhosle? A star or a super star or just someone from the Gods.

I would love to work with everybody who would give me what I need.

Roses don't always grow in the courtyard of kings, they can also grow in the backyard of beggars.

Just equating my price to one hit song is taking credit away from my lifetime's work.

I see myself composing for Hindi films as well as international stuff.

Farah Khan and I form a magical pair.

I never get affected by anyone telling me anything.

You can't write off Prakash Mehra and Manmohan Desai hits.

My music is my passion.

I am excited to be working with the younger generation.

When I was very young, around 11 or 12, when I started actually meeting people, trying to get work, I had to meet producers, directors but I didn't have the platform.

Pop stars are pop stars. People, especially the youngsters, are crazy for them.

I wouldn't be able to compare 'X Factor' and 'Indian Idol' as I wasn't a judge on the former. But there will never be another show like 'Indian Idol' as Indians connect with the struggle, pain and victory of a regular person on a show that allows them to choose the winner.

I am connected to youth through my two daughters.