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“When my first album came out, it wasn't Bollywood. The love that I received from people was everything, and it still is everything for me.”
“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.”
“I can understand when people say that they're not a big fan of my music. That's an individual opinion, and I respect that. But you don't have the right to comment on my choice of citizenship, my skin colour, or my religion. It's not open to discussion.”
“When people love you for your cultural contributions, geographical boundaries become nonexistent.”
“God has blessed me with the in-born talent for which I pour my heart out in the form of music.”
“Pakistan doesn't value its artistes. I will get trolled for what I have said, but that is the reality. It is unfortunate.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Pakistan is not the torch-bearer of Islam, and if I change my country, it doesn't mean that I have to change my religion.”
“If it is written in my destiny that I will go back to Pakistan, then I will. I won't be scared of going back.”
“I like to greet anyone who comes to my house with a lot of positivity and peace.”
“For me, everybody is the same. If you are not nice to me, I will say, 'Okay, we will try to make it nice tomorrow.' I am like that. I am not a confrontational person.”
“I feel that one should be health conscious, and that feeling can only come from within, so I suggest people to challenge yourself.”
“I have always maintained that it's not the quantity of work, but the quality that should speak. I have maintained the same for my music albums, too. I have always released them after a gap of two to three years.”
“Sometimes it's a beautiful face, sometimes it's a place. I am inspired by everything.”
“Sometimes, I make music in my sleep. So I get up, put on my headphones, and compose it on the piano.”
“Every person goes through a bad phase. Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan, too, had a rough phase in their careers. In my case, it was unfortunate that my personal problems came up at a time when I took a break to rejuvenate myself.”
“A song's lyrics can't be held culprit for the overall change in society.”
“India fell in love with me, but I fell in love with India even more.”
“My independent songs are actually about me, so if you really want to know me, listen to my songs and know what I have been through in my life.”