Badshah Quotes

"Confidence is the biggest swag, and that comes with success, which is subjective."

"Haters will be haters, you have got to acknowledge them and move on as the ratio of love to hate is too high."

"When I bring my music to a live audience, I know right away whether it is being appreciated or not."

"I don't take myself seriously, I don't think of myself as a star."

"Rap always has that undertone of rebellion and I just wanted to explore it. I felt there was a rebel within me who was against everything - the education system and teachers, and even my parents."

"My father was a government officer and for him, the ultimate dream was to see me become an IAS officer."

"I think that I can act."

"I think the debate around nepotism is futile because I am an outsider and I know that there is no compensation of talent."

"My lyrical content is all about entertainment."

"The first rap that I wrote was about my Maths teacher, and as expected, he didn't like it, but the students loved it!"

"I have always been a very determined and stubborn person about what I want."

"I stick to Hindi rap. That is my USP. It gives an Indian essence to my music despite the foreign influence of the genre."

"I live in Chandigarh and people have become more conscious there. Especially the younger generation, they are very aware and proactive. People take pain to stop and throw trash in dustbins."

"My lines are witty in nature and I love to be surrounded by people who are witty."

"Yes, I've been lucky to work with some of the biggest stars in the film industry, but I've worked hard and fans have loved my music."

"It's fine if you are on TV and people are taking pictures with you but where is the money? That is what parents are concerned about."

"Criticism is for real. The amount of hate that I get is."

"The thought about changing my genre of music does cross my mind, but then I remember why I started making music in the first place or why people started liking my kind of music."

"Both the industries, be it Bollywood or music, have been really kind to me."

"I don't see anything wrong in using auto-tune."

"I come from a humble background, where my family was struggling to be called middle class."

"While I hope that people like my work, I don't think an artist should be afraid of ­people not liking his work."

"I got into rap because I can't sing. If I could sing, I'd be a singer."

"Time has changed and artists release more songs in a short span of time and that's where the auto-tune steps-in. One doesn't have to record a song multiple times to make it better."

"Money is a resource for me and it is needed to make music."

"I want to be a family entertainer."

"God has made all of us in a certain way, and we are all unique. I see no reason to find fault in that."

"I am extremely excited to be working with Major Lazer on the Tuborg Open Project, which is an amazing platform for global and cultural amalgamation of music."

"I think if you are a talented person, your story makes you a bigger star rather than the art."

"I rather create better music and let that talk, than me going out and dissing other musicians in public."