Playback Singing Quotes

Playback singing has always been my dream.

When I came to Mumbai, I realised an individual should be versatile, and in playback singing you have different genres where you can explore yourself.

When I am offered a film, I don't ask whether I will be singing any of the movie's tracks.

From Amitabh Bachchan to Ranveer Singh, I have sung for different generations of actors.

I wanted to try everything. I learnt a lot from playback singing. But at heart, I'm a pop rock singer; I'm a stage performer.

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 do see myself doing more than just playback singing.

My favourites are Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi. They are the four legends. I have worked with them in hundreds of songs.

When people hear you singing songs which are done as playback, they don't see you. But when you perform live, they expect you to be interacting with them.

I think playback singing has a lot to do with voice acting. I would suggest to all the youngsters to understand the character, situation, and the story behind the songs. That is when you can add soul to the rendition which, I think, is missing in today's music.

I remember when I got into movies, the only way singers could be heard was to through playback singing in movies. Then gradually came the music companies promoting independent pop singers.

I am extremely lucky I have done so many songs with Lata Mangeshkar.

I started out dabbling in rock and roll; then I did playback, and I have also sung for my own songs on screen.

In my opinion, the biggest achievement was by Shankar-Jaikishan. With Raj Kapoor's 'Barsaat,' they changed the way we looked at playback singing.

I have a long way to go as far as my acting career is concerned. Lots of milestones are to be achieved and dreams to be fulfilled. I would someday want to do playback singing, too, as I am a very passionate singer.

I am open to playback singing, but only if my acting schedule permits. I would love to sing for myself in my films, but that depends on the director and if the makers think my voice is needed.

I feel very lucky that I got to work with Lata Mangeshkar, Asha didi and many more in the 1980s.

To be good in playback, you need to modulate your voice and sing with an accent that can provide some freshness.

People love me when I do selfie videos, so I know they like me in music videos as well. Otherwise, I would have just been a playback singer.

I am happy film stars are singing in their films. I hope to work as a music director for a film where actors will sing all the songs.

I have sung songs for several actors in movies, including Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. Unfortunately, even after singing songs for their movies like 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' and 'Raees,' the two actors have not lip-synced them on screen.

There is a conception about me that I am a playback singer and I sing for albums or for films only, but my roots are in bhajans. Even when I was in school, I used to win competitions for ghazals and bhajans.

Actually, it's the beauty of independent music that the artist can feature in his own videos and be the face of it. It is unlike Bollywood movies, where one does playback singing.

I really liked Kishore Kumar. He had a virile man's voice, and he was truly versatile.

I do agree that when a singer sings all the songs for one actor in a film, the impact is much better.