After a song comes out, it doesn't remain yours.

Music has been an important part of my life.

I was born and brought up in Himalchal Pradesh, so I have bond with mountains and love being surrounded by them. So I love Nepal.

The real deal is when you are friends with someone said since ninth standard or college days: the person who has been with you through your struggle and stayed with you through thick and thin.

It never occurred to me that I'd be a musician. I was just drunk on music, jamming with friends, chilling out with lot of music around.

In schools, if you go to teach kids with less interest in music the nuances of music, they feel deviated, as it is very technical. But teaching them songs, to begin with, creates a natural desire in them to know the other country, their eating habits, the way they dress up, how they look, and other things.

I always say a song is like a ship. Once it has been made, you let it sail. Let the waves take it in the direction it wants to.

Delhi has played a pivotal role in my both personal and professional life.

I was making music simultaneously while studying B. Sc. and M. Sc.

My personal favourites include J. J. Cale, R. D. Burman, Mehdi Hassan, and Ghulam Ali.

I would take my guitar to college and sit for hours in the hills humming to myself.

It is hard work composing a song for a film and showing it to makers: 50% of the tune remains the same, and the remaining 50% is changed to suit the script.

For me, music is for the soul - no matter whether the song is composed by me or by someone else.

As I was born and brought up in Himachal Pradesh, I used to listen to a lot of Hindi songs over radio apart from ghazals, western music, and 'Himachali' folk songs.

I sang so many beautiful compositions, but 'Rockstar' was indeed magic.

My cousin lives in Delhi, so I kept visiting the city and got really fascinated with DU. Apart from studies, one also gets good exposure to music here. For an artist, there are a lot of opportunities in the city.

I can't take credit for the success of my songs.

My parents tell me that I've been singing since I was really young.

I am completely attached to my roots, and therefore you will see a Pahadi touch in all my albums.

The power and reach of music should never be underestimated.

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

Since I am an avid singer and a lot of my fans want to hear me sing, I thought it will be really nice to sing my songs online so that more people could watch me, and I thought digital is the best way to connect with everyone.

Being in smoggy Delhi was a gloomy feeling.

I did a lot of theatre.