Javed Ali Quotes

The most frustrating thing for me as a singer is that people have pinpointed me as an actress who suddenly woke up one day and decided that I wanted to sing.

I still sing. I don't know if I'm going to sing on 'Glee' or 'New Normal.'

You sing fast and hope to get out.

Everyone looks adorable singing with James Corden.

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

I have always been complimented that my voice matches all actors like Shahid Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan.

I agree that when you sing for Bollywood, the reach is bigger. But I don't want to concentrate on any industry in particular.

I compose for very limited people in Bollywood, as I am not a playback artist. I compose my songs and sing them.

I've sung a lot for the Tauranis in the last six years. Now that my contract with them is over, I'm free to sing for others. If 'Race 3' is made by another producer, I will.

I still vividly remember when I was working in 'Kashmir Ki Kali,' I had no idea about lip-syncing the song 'Diwana Hua Badal' sung by Asha Bhosle and the scene was to be shot in the Dal Lake in Kashmir.

After 'Rock On!,' when I started acting, and I sang in the film, people asked me, 'What was the need to sing in your film?' and things like that. I really don't have an answer for it. In terms of what made me do it? It just felt like the right thing to do.

Eventually, I began singing in various shows. It was then that I started appreciating the breadth and depth of Hindi film music.

When my first album came out, it wasn't Bollywood.

Paul Sinha is a very good piano player and singer.

I was raised by my father, who was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and bass player. His brothers all did the same thing, so I was kind of always raised around the music.

Recording vocals has the same kind of physical demands as you experience a lot in theater work.

It won't be fair on my part to name one song that brought me fame, but 'Suit Suit' from 'Hindi Medium' is close to my heart, and it quite turned tables for me.

It's very challenging to be a playback singer in Bollywood.

To stand up against Amitabh Bachchan in 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan,' you need to be a good actor to be able to do that.

The greatest gift a man can have is to have an operatic voice.

I sing all the time, and my co-actors from theatre arena feel that my choice of songs and timing is bad - not that I pay heed, though.

Ever since I started, I think Bollywood has gone through a lot of changes. Film producers now want to experiment with their movie's music and that's why you see many of them working with independent musicians.

The intelligent use of contemporary music in film has an enormous audience.

I am a great Nadeem-Shravan fan.

AR Rahman is truly great.