Quotes about Personal Growth

People had told me to try 'The X Factor' for years, but I thought I'd be moody and hate it all. But it's what I needed. I asked Mum and Dad to come to my 'X Factor' audition, and it was the first time that they'd been in the same room in years.

I remember the day me and my brother ate and my mum and dad did not. I know what they did for me to reach the top.

The best thing my mum and dad ever did for me was keeping me at home and giving me time to find my feet.

Everybody has to go through a struggle period, and I was no different. When I came to Mumbai from Delhi, I didn't know anybody, and all my relationships had to be built up from scratch, including my work relationships.

My mother used to call me everyday after moving to Mumbai and would tell me to take up this course or join some distance learning course and to please do my Masters, but, yeah... I didn't do it.

I came to Mumbai in 2000 and have lived alone for 20 years.

In 2004, I shifted to Mumbai and started working in theatre, along with working for corporates for 15 years. That helped me a lot in creating a different character for multiple shows.

What does culture mean? It's not a physical thing. I love a museum, but that, for me, doesn't make you a better person.

Having a daughter made my music, I guess, more meaningful. It made me see more of life when I had my daughter.

I'm just going to make the music I love to make, and I'm going to mature with my music.

I've seen the highs and lows not just of the music business but of life.

I was a late bloomer in the music business.

I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs.

The music industry is something that I'm still trying to understand. With acting, I've been doing it for so long that I understand every aspect of it for the most part - there are obviously still more aspects that I need to learn - but I have a grasp on it. With music, I'm still learning. I'm still getting used to it.

I've been through a heartbreak and seen the business side of the music industry. Now I see things clearer.

I've grown so much in the music industry. From 'GoldenHeart,' it was just about me and the music and me in this dream. With 'BlackHeart,' its more about me and who I am and what role I play in my own life and in the business.

I'm now 23 and feel like it's been a full 'crash course' in the music industry - I've only just found my sound.

The experiences that I've had in the music industry have given me a learning curve.

I never thought I would be doing musical theatre.

I don't want people to think like Roddy is John Legend now. I just felt like once I got to a certain point, that I wanted to expand musically.

I feel like we're constantly getting better musically, and more of what's in my heart and head is coming through.

Greedo taught me a lot. I don't say that about every artist. Some artists might teach me stuff musically, but Greedo taught me stuff about being a man and being a musician and being a creative, and being different from other people.

I've auditioned for musicals a lot, but I think my voice didn't really match what they were looking for. I went to school for musical theater for a year and dropped out. Legit musicals are not quite my forte.

Now that I'm in my late 40s, I'm trying to make up for a little bit of lost musicals time.