“Before the '80s, no girl would ask to click a photograph. That was mod...” — K. J. Yesudas Quote

Before the '80s, no girl would ask to click a photograph. That was modest and demure.

When I recieved the Padmabhushan it was a happy moment no doubt, but it was not something I sought desperately to win. I never worked towards the award.

My parents - Augustine Joseph and Elizabeth - discovered my talent for singing when I was a kid. I remember them telling me that I sang a classical piece after listening to it a couple of times when I was two-and-a-half years old.

You should be an example for your children. I show my three children what I am and expect them to live by certain controls. But, by the grace of god, they are good kids.

I feel no one has the right to click pictures of anyone without their consent.

I'm so used to America, used to the traffic in L.A., and I don't really feel it click with the Korean culture. But obviously, I have a Korean face, and I feel like that's just - you know, I can't walk around people like I'm, like, straight-up American. It's like, I'm Korean American. My parents are from Korea.

Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter.

It is difficult to click your fingers and say, 'Right, go and play that formation now.'

Competition is one click away. Innovation happens everywhere... you better have a culture asking for a voice.