I wish I had given more time to learning classical singing.
LATA MANGESHKAR
I wish I had given more time to learning classical singing.
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I wish I had given more time to learning classical singing.
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There are so many songs that I could not sing the way I wanted to. When such songs come on television or radio, I shut them off or leave the room.
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My father passed away in 1942, and three-four months after his death, I had to start working. There was a responsibility on my shoulders to run the household. It was my duty as the eldest child in the house.
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I have been singing for the last 50 years, you know, so I deserve a break. Besides, there are talented singers around who can do justice to their work.
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I feel I am a little unfit for the kind of music that is being made today. There is a big difference between what I sang earlier and what is being made now. I am not saying this music is bad, but there are too many beats.
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I appreciate the change associated with people’s growth, but I don’t like the changes in our lives. I came to Mumbai in 1945, so imagine my acceptance of the massive changes around. I have witnessed every kind of revolution.
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From my experience and understanding, I believe money follows name and fame, while recognition calls for a huge amount of sacrifice. To get something, you have to lose something. That’s the rule of life.
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When I started out, there was so much work that I couldn’t think of doing anything else. I would go for recordings by 8.30 A.M., that, too, in trains. I used to come home at night. I was travelling alone everywhere.
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Today, the scope for variety has shrunk drastically. There are only a handful of topnotch composers like A. R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Jatin-Lalit that’s it.
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I’ve always loved life, irrespective of all the ups and downs that have filled my journey.
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I have decided that I won’t take up assignments that don’t interest me.
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For me, awards are a token of respect that people are giving me. So no matter how many awards I am receiving, I always feel emotional.
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People, who accused me of practising a monopoly were wrong. The media fuelled rumours about my ‘monopoly.’ The first question I was always asked during interviews was about my supposed monopoly.
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I missed out on my childhood. I had to work hard, but I was immediately given a place in playback.
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I believe in one power, and that is the hand of God. I respect all religions.
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I wouldn’t let a biopic be made on me. That’s because I don’t believe in them. I don’t like them.
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