A biography for Rahat Fateh Ali Khanhasn’t been written yet.
“I prefer unplugged forms of music any day to tech sounds.”
“I was born in a family of very talented people. Music runs in my blood and I could never think of anything else but this.”
“One thing is certain if something is gaining popularity that means there is a market and audience for it. New things will comes but pure Sufi music will stay as it has for centuries.”
“There's only one medium left and that is YouTube. We can give lessons but people need to be willing to learn. I have a channel of my own. I teach music. If you have what it takes, come find me.”
“If you are blessed with good vocals then it doesn't mean you start picking up anyone's song and start singing it. You should sing less but with quality.”
“Love is the root of everything. Whatever you do you must do with love so I also sing with love and perform with love for the love of my audience.”
“Salim and Suleiman Bhai are very good friends and I would like to thank them for being a part of the song 'Habibi', and I would also like to thank the very talented Shreya Goshal Ji for my duet in the song 'Rim Jhim'.”
“Music requires a lot of attention and concentration.”
“We need to revive quality music for Pakistani film industry in order to resurrect it.”
“Qawaali is the art, that's in my soul. It's the ground. Everything else is a passing season - wind, rain, sunshine.”
“The rhythm of sitar cannot be created with chords of guitar and vice versa as both the instruments have a distinct purpose in music.”
“For more than 300 years Qawwali music and Sufism have been deeply anchored in my family's roots and we spread it around to the public.”
“I was nine when I started training and performing, my son is even more passionate than I was.”
“In India, people have greeted me with great love. Not as a Pakistani, but as a singer. They respect me and I feel very much appreciated.”
“I belong to this family: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's family. Since my childhood I have always wanted to sing and learn music. Whenever I saw Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan play, I felt inspired to be like him.”