Nusrat F. A. Khan Quotes

Yes, you've got to sing from the depths of the heart.

Yes, I tried to change the classical style in a way that people who don't understand it can enjoy.

When people start dancing, they dance like they don't know they are doing it.

These three elements are called Qawwali, and they've got to be there.

On the fortieth day after his death, we held the ceremony, and I performed for the very first time.

In his day, the audience was well aware of the music, of the classical beat.

I was just studying with my father, a very difficult task for me since he was a great, great Qawwali singer.

I have tried to make the music a bit easier for them to understand.

I have a daughter, she's twenty years old.

I do listen to other music though, and try to pick up what is good.

I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi.

I also like Western classical music and jazz.

He didn't want me to become a musician, he wanted me to be a doctor, because he said singing was too hard.