Asha Bhonsle

All the names I have mentioned have God gifted voices.
They are a class in themselves and nobody can touch or imitate them. I feel such singers are rarely born in centuries. There is a gap between the heart and brain — that is where the soundbox lies — some sing from their heart, others use their brain. But all singers in my list apply both their heart and brain. That is the reason I consider them great singers. strongly feel that the government must preserve their songs and set an example for the coming generations.

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Filmfare November 1987 Article

KK A TRIBUTE
(Kishore Kumar passed away on October 13 1987)

“Zindagi ko bahut pyar humne diya, Maut se bhi mohabbat nibhayenge hum” he sang. You bet he is doing just that, keeping everyone up there spellbound with his songs of life - and death, or in stitches with his comic antics.
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Rajiv Vijayakar
Reams have been written about how Kishore Kumar,when he finally came into the mood to playback for artistes other than himself and Dev Anand, decimated the competition offered by such stalwarts as Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh and Mannadey. (more…)

From: The Illustrated Weekly of India, April 28, 1985.
Blurb:

The legend of Kishore Kumar began 37 years back, when a young lad from Khandwa turned up in Bombay, to meet his brother Ashok Kumar, then a superstar, and wangle an introduction to K.L. Saigal, the great singer whom he idolised. (more…)