I want to keep singing: Lata Mangeshkar
India’s melody queen Lata Mangeshkar wants to keep singing for the rest of her life, provided that she is offered meaningful songs.
During an audio launch in Mumbai, the legendary singer-actress, who turned 80 on Monday, said: "I want to continue singing for the rest of my life. I’m open to all kinds of songs, but the only thing I look for is the lyrics. The lyrics have to be meaningful. I would like the producers and the directors to approach me with soulful and meaningful tracks."
When asked about her opinion on the number of TV reality shows today, Lata said that more than singing, the focus is on performance. "Reality shows these days are all about singing, dancing, performing and latest fashion. New singing stars have potential but they concentrate more on overall performance rather than singing itself, which is a total contradiction."
"Singing is a divine form of art and blending it with other art forms takes away the very soul of music. So it’s better if reality shows concentrate purely on the talent of singing and music," she maintained.
Lata Mangeshkar has sung more than 30,000 songs in over 20 Indian languages including all kind of songs, from light classical music to film songs, from ghazals to bhajans and pop. Having worked with almost all top music composers and singers in India, Lata has also featured in the Guinness Book of Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the world.
