Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

“My wife adores me, I love my family, why would I want to marry anyone else?”

“MTV Unplugged is an interesting platform. They are doing a good job promoting a kind of music that ought to be heard.”

“I enjoyed working with Vishal Bhardwaj. As an artist I still think the song could have been better but everyone liked it the way it was composed, so no complaints.”

“I have not yet worked with A.R. Rahman and it is my hearty desire to do so. In Jugni both of us have a song but we have not sung together.”

“Many have paid tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan in the past and they will probably continue to do so in the future as well. However, this year marks 20 years since he passed away. This is a special moment for us and his fans.”

“It is really disturbing to see that every Tom, Dick and Harry starts singing compositions of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan as there is no one to claim it.”

“We are working on organising classical music festivals in a bid to promote qawwali there and produce films that promote music. Perhaps people lack the talent as yet, but at least there's a stable platform available to promote this as an art form.”

“But I am poised to restart qawwali and have a spiritual album of it available.”

“My responsibility is to the music and the industry.”

“I think that our family is very fortunate, very lucky, that on their own merit, from themselves, using whatever means necessary, singing Qawwali, in all corners and areas, in every place, singing in villages, they've promoted it.”

“I am honoured to be accepting this degree from Oxford University, a world famous educational institution. This is a very special day for my family and I, but also for my fans, who have shared this journey with me.”

“All the film stuff is business. Those are the songs I practise for, rehearse for, make money from.”

“I feel electronica is spoiling the essence of music.”

“Michael Jackson. I'm a fan of his, a very big fan.”

“A lot of shows take place here and people of Dubai are very good listeners too. Definitely a lot of talent comes here and a lot happens here which is very encouraging for artists.”

“But in the Indian film industry, from the moment a child is born, he is taught music, he is taken for classical classes.”

“Indian films do well in Pakistan. Pakistani artists do well in India. The signal has always been clear that people on both sides of the fence are not interested in the hatred.”

“Music is the voice of the soul and can move mountains. People receive the message of the soul through the voice. It is a voice, the tone that moves something in people.”

“I always think that for each day of my life, the tune of that day is particular to that day. Each day brings a different tune and I follow whatever it is.”

“If you aren't faithful to your music or your people or your work, then who will care anymore?”