I am a friend when I need to be a friend, a father when I need to be a father, a musician when music calls. I switch roles accordingly.

For me, there is no day or night for music. I often work through the night - without phone calls disturbing me.

I am the kind of person who does not like to carry baggage. In fact, I don't go back and listen to my own music. I believe in closing chapters and moving forward. That's what gives me peace.

Every time I sit for a song, I feel I am finished. It's like a beggar sitting waiting for God to fill your bowl with the right thought. In every song, I ask help from Him. Everybody around is so good, so to create music that will connect with so many people is not humanly possible without inspiration.

While my mother wanted me to be a musician, I wanted to become an electronic engineer.

I basically love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it's Indian or it's Western.