As
he
entered
into
50th
year
of
his
career
last
week,
legendary
singer
SP
Balasubramaniam
says
he
regretted
not
watching
his
kids
grow
up
due
to
his
busy
schedules.
Balasubramaniam,
who
has
given
innumerable
hits
in
15
languages
including
Telugu,
Tamil,
Malayalam,
Hindi,
Kannada
among
others,
terms
his
journey
as
"amazing".
"It
is
amazing.
I
don't
know
how
I
lasted
so
long.
I
am
not
a
trained
singer.
At
this
age,
I
am
getting
work
and
I
am
able
to
deliver," Balasubramaniam
told
PTI.
The
69-year-old
singer,
who
got
his
first
break
in
the
1966
Telugu
film
Sri
Sri
Sri
Maryaada
Raamanna,
counts
Telugu
movie
Sankarabharanam
and
1981
hit
Ek
Duje
Ke
Liye
as
films
that
were
turning
points
of
his
career.
"I
feel
every
day
is
a
turning
point
because
my
passion
and
my
sincere
approach
towards
my
work
and
my
dedication
kept
me
going.
"If
I
have
to
report
(for
recording
of
songs)
at
5
o'clock,
I
rush,
come
what
may.
I
prepare
myself.
I
never
go
to
microphone
until
I
am
sure
of
it.
Whether
small
or
big
directors,
I
will
do
justice," he
said.
Having
successfully
sung
for
five
decades
now,
Balasubramaniam
has
quite
a
few
regrets
in
life
which
includes
not
being
able
to
learn
classical
music
and
complete
his
engineering
degree.
He,
however,
felt
now
knowing
classical
music
came
as
"blessing
in
disguise" and
says
had
he
learnt
it,
he
would
have
not
sung
light
music
well.
"I
missed
watching
my
children
grow
up.
I
dedicated
all
my
49
years
(to
singing).
On
an
average,
I
am
working
11
hours
every
day.
I
missed
my
children
growing,"
he
said.
Balasubramaniam
counts
Mohammed
Rafi
as
his
'all
time
favourite'
singer
and
says
he
has
learnt
from
the
late
legendary
singer
more
than
anyone
else.