“Had I not been a classical singer, I would have loved to spend my entire life in a garage fine-tuning a Fiat or a Maruti.”

—  Bhimsen Joshi

His often repeated lines. Relentless riyaz- Bhimsen Joshis recipe for success, 29 November 2013, Deccan Herald http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Nov52008/national2008110598978.asp?section=thirdcolumnupdatenews,

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