“From when I first started listening to music, M. S. Subbulakshmi has b...” — Sid Sriram Quote

“From when I first started listening to music, M. S. Subbulakshmi has been one of my biggest influences. She poured her heart and life into everything she sang.”

“It is kind of a cliche that many Indian parents, especially in the U.S., want their kids to become doctors or engineers. But my parents encouraged me to turn to music when they found that I had the passion and talent.”

“My idea is to take the improvisational excitement that takes place with Carnatic music and juxtapose that in different sonic contexts.”

“Growing up, everyone dreams of certain things, and they map out a direction that their life would take. Working with A. R. Rahman sir is one of my dreams, if not the biggest dream, realised.”

“Listening to A. R. Rahman as a five-year-old opened my mind to a whole new set of creative dimensions.”

“Film music has given me everything - career and popularity.”

“I come from a short fiction background, and my mom is a poet, so I've always read poetry; I've always had a lot of different influences both linguistically and musically.”

“One of my biggest influences growing up was Jamie O'Brien. He was like an older brother to me.”

“I can't tell you any more than any other writer can tell you why they write, and I don't know what my influences are.”

“I grew up singing a lot of Martina McBride, Shania and LeAnn Rimes, and because of my age, those were my main influences.”

“I have so many influences, you couldn't write them all down.”

“I like to believe that everyone is born with the same skill set, and that it is the influences that one comes upon.”