Shankar Mahadevan Quotes

Everyone in the music industry is so fun and laid-back.

If you look at Adele, the reason she did so well was she created great music. It wasn't about a clever marketing trick.

I think times have changed, and there's no dearth of talent in the music industry.

As an artist, I am for non-film music as well. I want that to shine as much as Bollywood.

There's a lot of creativity in the industry, but I don't necessarily think that the most creative DJs or producers are always the biggest ones.

I'm a DJ, and I live in Williamsburg, and I run an independent record company.

I did everything to break in. I even recorded covers of Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill, and put them on Youtube in the hopes that Drake would discover me like he did Justin Bieber.

My dream is to take the Indian independent music scene to an international level. People like Alisha Chinai, Baba Sehgal and Daler Mehndi took it to a very high level. My ultimate target is to win a Grammy. I don't want to primarily be a Bollywood playback singer.

I'm not a household word. The climate for original music is always a bit difficult.

I know that starting out as a young band, it's really easy to get lost with bands that sound the same or with the plethora of music that's out there.

In the early 1970s. 1971, '72. The rooms were closing down, record labels weren't signing acoustic acts any more. Although they had been pretty much been getting out of that for some time before that.

You need to understand that a skilled professional songwriter can accelerate your success as an already talented musician. These people are writing every single day, so their craft is really sharp, and it's the best songwriters who consistently get on the radio.

First of all, I think that is true, if you are a musician, particularly on the come, that you do have to end up in one of these musical centers, some way, to be viable, saleable and so on.

Put out great music, and that's that.

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.

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

Independent artists and labels have always been the trend setters in music and the music business.

Of course it's fantastic to have bands formed in garages, but there is a market for other types of music.

My passion is music, you know, and music influences culture, influences lifestyle, which leads me to 'Roc-A-Wear'. I was forced to be an entrepreneur, so that led me to be CEO of 'Roc-A-Fella' records, which lead to Def Jam.

When I was working on 'Coloring Book,' I knew that I wanted it to be a beacon for independent artists and music makers with their own agenda.

Castle Face Records, run by The Oh Sees main man, Johnny Dwyer is always worth checking in with.

We have incredible record labels in Australia, but sometimes they have a preconceived idea of how to do things.

There's a system in place in Nashville, and for a long time, I was trapped in this idea that the only way to do it was to come to town, get a record deal, and do it the way they say. And that system works. But it caters to a specific kind of artist, and I didn't necessarily fit that mold.

I listen to my old records and I think, 'How did I ever get on the radio?'

Non-film music is a different world together, and unlike films, usually there are no actors, actresses or other superstars to help you carry the song, they can only share and support.