Ravi Shankar

“Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.”

“I feel that my music has a spiritual quality. I don't have to believe in any religion to have that.”

“My life has been a blessing. I'm grateful for everything I do have and have had.”

“Pop music is a reflection of the culture of the people who are listening to it.”

“The sitar is a very beautiful instrument. It is very difficult to play.”

“Everything that has a beginning has an end. This is the law of nature.”

“In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments, they are like part of God.”

“The spirit of Indian classical music is the improvisation.”

“For me, music is a spiritual journey. It's a way of connecting with the divine.”

“I always felt that I was a servant of music, not its master.”

“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.”

“Indian music is a very deep and spiritual art.”

“Raga is the soul of Indian music.”