I feel like folk music is almost like an old recipe that is passed on from generation to generation.Collection: Music
Sex appeal is not in your body parts. It's in you.
Bhangra is a beautiful dance form slowly making its place in the mainstream dance forms worldwide.
I am very confrontational by nature but only when egged on.
There is a section of people who love fast food kind of music but there is also a sizable number of people who love the good old music of the '60s, '70s and '80s.
I don't think winning an award changes things. It makes you feel happy.
In 2010 I came out with my own album, I was 10 years younger, going through breakups, so it was still raw.
I mean... yes, I have sung some really nice songs in Bollywood, and I have been lucky to sing them, but I am happy with the independent music space that I have created so far.
There are a lot of duets happening, but very few songs which are sung by only one woman.
I have understood that there is a huge fan following of 'Bigg Boss,' it's a huge platform and everyone in the country connects to it... and all those who go to 'Bigg Boss' and come out, have had positive changes only in their lives.
Of course, my stomach was circled on the television in a meeting and I was told that this video is not being released because I am fat. And this was when I was like 49 kg.
When I left home, I was a very normal kid with no insecurities or issues, but that was just the beginning.
I am not saying that the world is all bad but sometimes, you have to go through it all.
I started out as a pop singer, then pop died down, and I had to dig my feet into Bollywood which is not something I wanted actually.
For years I never had the courage to bring my written songs out. I had so many unreleased English songs.
I also feel I have always been targeted just because I am a singer and I like to look sexy. I like to wear a certain clothing, and targeted for that a lot. You see 18-19 year olds walking around in shorter clothes, nobody says anything.
As a musician, I can conquer a lot of hearts through my voice, but as a personality, especially in India, there's little visibility.
I just want to create a space in the heartland of India. I am hoping 'Bigg Boss' can help me do that in a positive manner.
'Bigg Boss' is crazy and I am crazy to do it.
If you are interesting as a person, as I believe I am, I don't think I have to grab the attention. It automatically will be there.
I feel the need to keep bettering myself.
I have led my life with extreme passion.
My husband calls me an uncorrupted soul, as I believe completely in the things I do.
In India, however good your western vocals are, you have to have that Indianess in your singing if you want to become a mainstream artiste.
Yes, I've been very low, I thought I won't survive. I thought I won't make it, not just in my career but in life too.
I'm not playing the woman card. But especially being a woman who is not afraid of her mindset and her body. You know people don't like it when you are happy. And that's the easiest target.
I always try to find friends and family wherever I go.
In the Bigg Boss house a lot of instigation happens.
I am all for confrontation but not baseless.
One should not tolerate anything wrong. One should raise his/her voice against the wrongdoings. Don't ignore, just call out.
I was 49 kgs in 'Viva' and I was fat shamed everyday.
Weight is a number you can change but shaming one self is damaging and toxic.
When we started our career with 'Viva,' we had it in our contract that we should not gain even a kilo extra on our existing weight.
What I want to know is that why we, as a nation, we are telling women that it's okay if a man is power tripping on her through either verbal advances or whatever. Why are we normalizing this kind of behavior?
I'm a Punjabi and I grew up listening to songs like 'Latthe di Chaddar,' one of my first singles.
When you're doing your own music, it's just you and your team. But when you go to sing someone else's song - Bollywood or ad or even collaboration - they've lived with the tune for so long you have to go by their vision.
I would love to do something with Mohit Chauhan and other folk artists.
When I was in school, the first song I learned was of Simon and Garfunkel and The Beatles. I couldn't even pronounce their names but I was singing 'Hello Darkness my old friend' and 'Yellow Submarine.'
Singing well is a talent, which many people may not have.
You can inculcate good acting and dancing abilities, but not singing.
Even after I had recorded a few songs, people would say that they didn't know me. It would hurt at times but now, I have learnt to live in the present.
Viva has history, and people loved it. Then there was a time when we just didn't talk to each other for many years.
'Jaago Zara' was never going to be irrelevant. It had great lyrics, and was a great song even back in the day.
'Tu ki jaane' is a melancholic song about a love unfulfilled, about a road block in a once happy relationship also embodies the evolution of a woman of today.
Honestly I haven't really followed 'Bigg Boss,' though I have seen a few clips online.
There cannot be anybody who can be better than Karan Johar.
I always keep doing things that I want to do... As an artist you need to keep growing.
An artist's life is to lead and not to follow and you have to take those chances.
You cannot just keep doing one thing for the rest of your life.
There are some artists who are doing some good music, especially those who are independent, but with labels, I say that I get the feeling of selling soaps.