Spending a lot of time in London not only gave me inspiration, but also the opportunity to meet in person some great collaborators, who I'd earlier interacted with only remotely.

I have no fears or inhibitions while composing. It's a way of expressing myself.

I listen to my songs so many times that I tend to lose objectivity. After I hear a tune around 30 times, I keep it aside, and revisit it after a while. Then, it starts sounding fresh again.

I was unsure if people would like the music of Kabali' and had even booked tickets to Sydney on the day of its release. I didn't want people to come and throw stones at my house!

My biggest inspiration was the music of Slumdog Millionaire.' The music that Rahman tried had such an Indian sound, but that didn't stop it from winning two Oscars.

It's so easy to create a controversy.