Shankar Mahadevan Quotes

I grew up listening to all music, not just country.

Growing up, I always liked so many different sounds from so many different genres - the different aspects they could bring.

I get bored with music so I try to listen to things in different types of genre to see what's possible.

I'm universal. As much as I can get out a 'Firework' with Katy, I can get a 'Lil Freak' out with Usher. Or a 'Lay It Down' with Lloyd. I can get Caribbean as I did on 'Rio,' then go from there to working with No Doubt.

I'm into hip-hop, rap, country, blues, gospel, old school, new school... whatever... pop. If it's really good, I like it. I don't have to be told what to listen to. If I like it and it's good, I'll listen to it.

There is no kind of music I don't listen to. Everything good is interesting. I am as happy with a Bach fugue as I am with a record by Thelonious Monk.

I have a very eclectic taste when it comes to music.

I'm a mutt as far as music is concerned because I listen to everything.

I never set out to be part of a genre, because I listen to all types of music.

For better or worse, I'm interested in just about everything: every different type of music I can imagine. I can never see a reason to choose just one type of music at the exclusion of everything else. Different types of music are capable of being rewarding in different kinds of ways.

I have such a wide variety of tastes in things that I like musically.

I like to sing covers of songs that are at the extreme ends from what I usually listen to.

But I'm also a music lover, and I'll always try a lot of different things.

I have such an eclectic taste. I like listening to classical music and pop music.

I had phases of listening to rap and trap, and then I had phases where I'd listen to post-hardcore, rap, grunge, metal... all that. I had different time periods of listening to different music. And now it all clashes together.

Music is music - it makes no difference what it is. I can like Slipknot and Public Enemy equally.

I've always appreciated having a wide music taste, despite making what a lot of people would call electronic music.

I'm not as aware of categories in music as some people are. To me it's just music. I'm interested in all kinds of music.

I'm a music fan first and foremost. I can find the beauty in Jellyfish and U2 just as much as Opeth and Lamb of God, just as much as I can with Rush and Yes.

I love singing jazz. I don't like the idea that classical music should be over here and jazz should be someplace else. It's all wonderful, and we should be open to enjoying it all.

I'm influenced by all kinds of music. I have a very diverse iPod. You never know if I've got it on shuffle. You never know what you are going to hear next. I like all genres.

I have really diverse tastes, which can be problematic sometimes, but it's good because it means I'm always listening to as much music as possible. I love listening to music, whatever genre it is.

For better or worse, I've always been curious musically. Whether it's opera or Judy Garland or pop, I've deliberately sought those things out. I've never wanted to do the same things over and over. Some think I've accomplished what I set out to do, and others consider me a dilettante.

With my music, I don't have to stay in one lane. One day I'm in Motown, and the next day I'm in reggae.

I have quite catholic taste in music.