Adnan Sami Quotes
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Pakistan never valued Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan saab until English songwriter Peter Gabriel started collaborating with him. After that, the country suddenly realised that they have an amazing talent. This is the story of a lot of artistes there.
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I have been working and composing music since 1986. Over the years, I have seen our music industry go through all kinds of transformation.
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Film songs have so many creative limitations, but a private album is like an autobiography that reflects your state of mind.
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I genuinely believe that, physically and emotionally, women are far stronger than men. The amount of pain they have to endure for a childbirth, a man cannot take an ounce of it. A toothache or a stomach upset is the end of our world at times.
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If my life and music brings a smile or makes a difference in any individual's life, then there is nothing beyond for me as a god's gift.
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I don't give a damn about trolls.
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There's a famous saying: 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.' I want to change it to 'Hell hath no fury like a nation scorned.'
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When my first album came out, it wasn't Bollywood.
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Mumbai is home to us. Medina was born in Munich because Roya's family lives in Germany and she had five sisters to help her while I was travelling for work.
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'Grateful' is a small word to express my gratitude, as God has blessed me with so many opportunities to restart my life.
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I am glad that my weight never affected my singing career, but other than this, I faced a lot problems: like, I was unable to talk for 20 minutes after coming down from the stage after my shows. I got very tired because of my fatness.
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My love for my wife Roya is so intense that I gave up alcohol. My love for my father was so great that when he made me promise him that I'd lose weight, I did and lost 167 kg.!
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I am like a child when it comes to gizmos and gadgets.
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I'm grateful to God that I'm able to praise his glory through my music.
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I have gone to many beautiful places across the globe, but I must say that the northeast of our country is the best-kept secret in the world.
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Sufis were always spreading love with their music, and if some kind of extremism is a threat to it, it is a threat to all humanity.
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My roots are in classical music and jazz, and I want the freedom of being able to improvise. This freedom is possible only in a live concert.
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The only relationships I wish to honour and keep are with my family and my dear loved ones.
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Apart from being a playback singer for films, I'm also an independent musician.
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When people love you for your cultural contributions, geographical boundaries become nonexistent.
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When Indians have loved and embraced Pakistani artistes, why can't the latter come out in their support when injustice has been meted out to the people? No one wants these artistes to wage a war against their government. People didn't demand that they condemn their own country. They just expected them to say something for the sake of humanity.
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I come from a very affluent family. I have been educated in one of the finest institutions of the world. Money was never a factor in my life: by the grace of God, I was blessed with a golden spoon.
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There is nothing more beautiful for a musician to listen and see harmony.
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I have always believed that there is no such thing as coincidence, and I have always believed in destiny.