Quotes from Amit Trivedi

In films, you have to follow the director's vision. Filmmaking is a director's medium. So everything happens as per the script and his vision.

I love music, whoever makes it. Whoever makes great music in the entire world I am their fan because I love music so much. I am each and everybody's fan who is putting their music out there.

Indian classical music is charming and currently there are a wide range of musicians who bring great classical tunes to the Bollywood industry.

My mother sang. But back in the day, it was looked down upon if the lady of the house wanted to sing in public. So, she couldn't pursue her musical aspirations.

I play the keyboard, but I am fond of all wind instruments, the oboe in particular.

I am thankful to all my fans and supporters out there for the overwhelming love and support. I just hope I continue to make music that is loved by everyone.

I enjoy what I do. The only burden is the deadlines. Plus, composing background scores is a thankless job; it is not perceived as a significant thing.

I share different relationships with all directors. I share a beautiful working relationship with Anurag Kashyap. Sriram Raghavan is such an inspiration and I have always wanted to work with them. I gel really well with filmmakers like these.

I love everything about Delhi, mostly the fact that people here never fail to react to music.

My music is born from instinct. I react to situations a script may provide while creating a song.

I do sometimes go back to my old songs. Some I feel very proud of. They make me wonder, 'How did I do this?'

Bollywood is such a space where you get to work with so many genres. Genres being pushed isn't the way of looking at it. In fact, I think Indie needs to be given a lot more focus or recognition.

I'm a huge fan of Chennai - the culture, the musicians, the audience... Language is not a barrier. It is all about the emotion in the music.

You have to adapt yourself to the changing times. There is no other way. You must keep up with what's happening around you. You afford to be complacent on that front at all. Otherwise you won't be relevant.

The pressure is only from the producers and the labels. No composer, no singer would ever want to sing a remix.

The amount of exposure you get in India as a musician in Bollywood is so much better than what one gets independently.

Most films don't have a budget for a background score, but it is the toughest job to do. We work like donkeys. And usually we get only around a month to do a score.

To play on top of a bus is something we've never done before - we did play on the Red Bull Tour Bus once in Bangalore last year, but it's always a one of a kind of experience to jump on the bus and sing.

Ultimately it's just music - whether I'm catering to the Bollywood audience or the indie audience. I just approach every type of music the way I am, and how my personality is.

I don't have any background in the industry, nobody in my family or friends. So entering into the industry and dealing with the concept of being a Bollywood music composer was daunting initially.

Whenever I come to Ahmedabad, I feel as if I am at home. Amdavadis make the best audience and that inspires me to make beautiful music.

I have been a huge, huge fan of music ever since I was a kid. Anything to do with music inspires me.

More than influences, my music is based on instincts. I make music to match the script and the world of the film.

For creators, especially for me as a composer, I am sure for singers also, it is sad. It is not exciting that we have to create something that someone else has already done before.