I was champion soprano of Sussex when I was 16!
I'm a musician, I always was a musician, and now I've got a song on the radio, so I'm definitely a musician.
My siblings' first songs in Bollywood - 'Baabuji Zara Dheere' and 'Saawan Aaya Hai' were huge hits. There is no rivalry between us, and we love and support each other.
To be recognized and accepted by my musical peers is truly an honor.
Every musician, their goal in life is to play music that people love, and I've accomplished my goal. I was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and left that chapter of my life and those people in the past. Good and bad, I've loved and am thankful for that chapter.
When you spend two to three years working on an album that I feel very happy with the end result, there is nothing I would change. Musically, I have achieved what I set out to do.
I'm very proud of 'Backatown,' and usually I don't like to listen to my records.
I pride myself on working with great musicians.
I'm much more interested in working and getting on with my music.
It's an honor that people give a crap about us. We're in a rock band; we're not supposed to be treated with any respect.
I sang "O Holy Night" in a school choir. My mother came and listened to me and complimented me. So that was the high point. I cannot sing a note.
I would never have become music director of the Chicago Symphony, which would have been an extremely sad loss.
I got recognised for my work in 'Guru' as 'Tere Bina' became extremely popular, but very few people know that I have sung major lyrical portions of the song 'Maiyya' as well.
I can't take credit for the success of my songs.
What about Tom Jones? He's made a million and he's a bloody awful singer.
You kind of hope as a musician that you get some recognition for what you do, and when you do, it's nice. It's a really good feeling.
In the beginning of my career, I wanted to be chased by girls more than anything - that's why I got the guitar. By the time we were in ABBA, the music was the only important thing.
Once we went into the basement and learned a song, we felt successful. Then we learned two songs, and then we got a gig, and on and on - and that's the way musicians think. I don't know about other people - I mean, I don't know about all musicians either - but some are more driven than others.
Being called a 'music legend' is a very funny thing. It's nice to know that my work has been appreciated and that people have given me that status. On a personal level, however, I can't think about it too much. It means a lot... but then it doesn't.
The grand old lady of bluegrass? Well, wouldn't that be a wonderful title to have? I hope I do enough to earn it some day.
I made it, Ma - Carnegie Hall. And I didn't have to practice.
With the Stone Roses, I always thought we'd be successful because we had some great songs.
To me 'Varayo' is a special song, not just because it has given me seven awards so far, but the experience of singing with Unnikrishnan ji.
Some artists get so comfortable now after even one or two albums and think, 'I'm the biggest artist in the world,' but it's like, yeah, you are for now, but you've gotta work so that you're remembered further, and that's what I'm trying to do.
I want all of my songs to do well whether I've written them or not.
