A biography for Adnan Samihasn’t been written yet.
“My father was a diplomat and served as Pakistan's ambassador to 14 countries. I was born in London and grew up there and studied and lived in a hostel throughout in London and became a barrister.”
“Whoever portrays me on screen need not necessarily be a look alike. Any hero could play my part.”
“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.”
“As a musician, to be part of anything that promotes peace is very rewarding.”
“I am like a child when it comes to gizmos and gadgets.”
“The love, adulation, and warmth that I got from India is the reason why I chose this country.”
“When my first album came out, it wasn't Bollywood.”
“I used to play rugby, polo, tennis, and cricket in school. It was only in the 1990s, when I used to live just opposite Harrods in London, that I started putting on weight. I used to have my breakfast there every day.”
“I remember my father playing a cassette for me when I was fifteen - Amjad Ali's 'Durga.' He said, 'This is from our part of the world. You must listen to it.' And I continued rewinding it and listening to it from early evening until midnight. By the end of it, I was nearly in tears.”
“My father was a great admirer of music and the arts, so there was always a lot of culture in the house. As it happened, while my father was the ambassador in Portugal, the ambassador's residence had a piano, and so I started learning how to play it at the age of five.”
“While artistes do want peace, it is not their preserve alone. Everyone wants peace just as much.”
“My father was a great connoisseur of music and arts. He said, 'I will encourage you in anything you do, but make sure you get a solid education.' So, I studied in the finest schools and went on to become a qualified barrister but didn't take up law because my music was my area of interest.”
“I want people to get over my weight and the loss of it. It's been years, and I am sure people can find better things to talk about.”
“I was 230 kg, with a size 81 waist. I couldn't buy anything off the shelf and needed more than one tailor to measure and stitch my clothes.”
“If someone ever decides to tell my story, it will make for a typical masala movie.”
“I suppose I am more comfortable with jazz because I have been playing it that much longer, and also because classical music is a much more disciplined genre.”
“I come from a non-musical family.”