I will keep playing as long as my body lets me, and as long as I'm wanted by my listeners. Because music is the only thing that keeps me going. Ravi Shankar bodyletlistener Change image and share on social
I enjoy seeing other Indian musicians - old and young - coming to Europe and America and having some success. I'm happy to have contributed to that. Ravi Shankar americacomecontribute Change image and share on social
In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments, they are like part of God. Ravi Shankar culturegodinstrument Change image and share on social
I started out as a dancer, but gradually became more interested in music. Ravi Shankar dancergraduallyinterest Change image and share on social
I think musicians and actors have all these problems, because of the popularity and the opportunity. Ravi Shankar actormusicianopportunity Change image and share on social
'Ravi' means 'sun.' It's a Sanskrit original word. And 'Shankar' is another name of Shiva, one of the holy trinity god that we worship. Ravi Shankar godholymean Change image and share on social
I was invited for the first Woodstock. Actually, I started the programme. Ravi Shankar inviteprogrammestart Change image and share on social
I have always had an instinct for doing new things. Call it good or bad, I love to experiment. Ravi Shankar badcallexperiment Change image and share on social
I have great difficulty sitting in the middle of the night and writing. Everything I do comes spontaneous. Sometimes it takes a long time; sometimes it comes just like that. Ravi Shankar difficultygreatlong Change image and share on social
In the U.K., classical music is composed by individuals and written down. Indian music is based on certain sequences called ragas. When I perform live, 95% of the music is improvised: it never sounds the same twice. Ravi Shankar basecallclassical share on social