Quotes from Amaal Mallik

I am a horror to work with for any singer. At first, no one will like to work with me, but it changes once the song releases.

There is a layer of Armaan's voice in the hook line of 'Kar gayi chull' and it was mainly his voice there, but he wasn't credited in the track.

Sonakshi Sinha's single 'Aaj mood ishqholic hai' is the worst auto-tuned song sung by an actor.

I do not do a remix without crediting the original makers. For me, that is what is most important.

I don't jump on to singing every song of mine because I feel that will make my music repetitive.

I don't have to rope in Armaan for every song just because he is my brother. There have been times when I have replaced him with another singer. We don't have a war over it at home.

I do not have a problem with remixes but original songs are not being included in an album, this is sad.

I hear singers on a daily basis and there are some who really end up touching your heart.

It's not happened overnight for me or my brother as well. Maybe, it's even a bit tougher for people who have a name.

Success is good, but I have seen the other side. I don't think much about it. I just work towards making a good melody, with catchy yet meaningful lyrics, and as I'm a music producer and arranger myself, I know the sound I need.

U2 happens to be one of the world's most celebrated bands of all time, and they have influenced my own music and playlists growing up. In fact, when I was in college, I won a singing competition with a U2 song.

My songs are my babies and I am protective about them, especially 'Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon' since I dedicated it to my grandfather.

I would love to collaborate with Hariharan Sir.

I like making music which connects to me and the real situations in life.

'Aashiq...' is my tribute to the '90s David Dhawan-Govinda era.

I have slowly paced myself in movies, and I am pretty happy with what I have done there.

The reason we see more recreations is because people want to re-introduce some iconic songs to the younger generation. I support recreations too, as long as they're done well and respectfully. I have done a couple myself too, but when I recreate a song, I do it like a tribute to the makers of the original song.

The meaning of the word 'remake' has changed so much over the years that from being a channel through which the younger generation heard classic melodies, it has now become a formula, a business model.

It is such an honor to be one of the youngest composers to compose for an Amitabh Bachchan film.

My father's failures inspired me the most and still drive me. He worked for 10 years, but wasn't invited to award functions, forget being nominated. So winning even one trophy is a high for our family.

Back in the '90s, we saw prominent non-film artists like the Bombay Vikings do a splendid job on old classics and people danced to those new tunes without ever feeling that the song had been spoiled. We slowly saw this trend creeping into mainstream cinema.

All my songs encapsulate a particular emotion.

The Saina Nehwal film's soundtrack is one of the most prestigious and powerful scores I have worked on.

My EDM outings 'Sooraj Dooba Hain,' 'Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main,' 'Chal Wahan Jaate Hain' are melodically very different songs. I have mixed up the genres.