“I can understand my popularity with the Indian diaspora, but I do get ...” — Asha Bhosle Quote

I can understand my popularity with the Indian diaspora, but I do get surprised when non-Indians recognise my music.

I never think about the past. Why waste time thinking about something I cannot change.

I prefer selective memories. Some songs and some co-workers are all that I want to remember, as memories are not always so pleasant.

With a live audience, if you sing with the right feeling, the response you get is a high, an excitement. There's nothing in the studio that can give you anything quite like that.

I have brought up my kids single-handedly. So a strenuous routine is something I thrive on, not shy away from.

'Tenali Rama' is one of the most popular shows on Indian Television and it feels great working in the show.

I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.

I feel as if I can take Indian stories, make them mine and take them to the world.

My career means, if you're a non-Indian writing about Indians, at least there's one Indian in your rearview mirror.

I appreciate art in any form. So it applies to clothes as well. On stage, I think people prefer me in Indian outfits... in fact, it goes with the kind of songs I sing as well. Indianness in the form of a sari, or a chaniya choli or jeans with something interesting, matches my style of singing.