When I sing for God, I feel myself in accord with God, and the house of God, Mecca, is right in front of me. And I worship. When I sing for Mohammed, peace be upon him, our prophet, I feel like I am sitting right next to his tomb, Medina, and paying him respect and admitting to myself that I accept his message.
He's my elvis. I idolize Nusrat, he's a god, too - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
He's my elvis. I idolize Nusrat, he's a god, too
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
I have a daughter, she's twenty years old. - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
I have a daughter, she's twenty years old.
To be a qawwal is more than being a performer, more than being an artist. One must be willing to release one's mind and soul from one's body to achie… - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
To be a qawwal is more than being a performer, more than being an artist. One must be willing to release one's mind and soul from one's body to achie…
People say that love is easy, but love spares nothing and no-one. - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
People say that love is easy, but love spares nothing and no-one.
When people start dancing, they dance like they don't know they are doing it. - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
When people start dancing, they dance like they don't know they are doing it.
I was just studying with my father, a very difficult task for me since he was a great, great Qawwali singer. - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
I was just studying with my father, a very difficult task for me since he was a great, great Qawwali singer.
He didn't want me to become a musician, he wanted me to be a doctor, because he said singing was too hard. - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
He didn't want me to become a musician, he wanted me to be a doctor, because he said singing was too hard.
The musical instuments may be western but my voice never wavers away from my own ragas. it is good to make experiments and I do a lot of them but my … - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
The musical instuments may be western but my voice never wavers away from my own ragas. it is good to make experiments and I do a lot of them but my …
I also like Western classical music and jazz. - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
I also like Western classical music and jazz.
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