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- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Coincidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always believed that there is no such thing as coincidence, and I have always believed in destiny.
- Gratitude
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Grateful' is a small word to express my gratitude, as God has blessed me with so many opportunities to restart my life.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was obese, I reached a point where I was about to meet death, and I lost weight to restart my life.
- Daughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am blessed to be a proud father of a daughter.
- Pain
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Hell
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a famous saying: 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.' I want to change it to 'Hell hath no fury like a nation scorned.'
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Clothes
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Inspirational
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- Nov 07, 2020
Northeastern folk music influenced me from a very young age. Sachin Dev Burman is one of the inspirational musicians in Indian film music. The way he fused folk music with his signature style is amazing. So, I am aware of the beauty of northeast folk music.
- Beautiful Places
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a singer. You love me or hate me based on my music. If you are judging me based on my nationality and religion, you are a racist. This is very offensive. I cannot encourage that.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a public figure, you cannot make everyone happy. Some people will criticise your actions, and I cannot stop expressing my opinion based on that.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
Recording a Hindi song takes me around 40 minutes whereas a Kannada song takes me about two hours. The music isn't a problem, since the notes used are universal. The language is the problem. I try my best to get it right, as I'm sensitive about respecting every language, since all of them are sacred in my heart.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from a non-musical family.
- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
My education has allowed me to be more open to ideas which I would not have been had I not been as educated.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Bollywood
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my first album came out, it wasn't Bollywood.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
People said that I had liposuction surgery, but you tell me how can a man of 230 kgs lose weight only with a prick of a needle.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am glad that my weight never affected my singing career, but other than this, I faced a lot problems: like, I was unable to talk for 20 minutes after coming down from the stage after my shows. I got very tired because of my fatness.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
If there is a new airport in Mumbai, I would feel proud about it, and I equally feel angry when I see potholes.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
My weight is this permanent topic that just doesn't fade away. Most days, I am fine with people talking about it. That doesn't bother me as much as how people use the fact to promote their own ventures.
- Better Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been working and composing music since 1986. Over the years, I have seen our music industry go through all kinds of transformation.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Though music was not in my blood, I always considered myself belonging to music, and that remained with me throughout my studies. The studies were my parents' wish, which I fully complied with, as one must be educated at the highest possible level.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do not think classical music faces any threat because new music is being made through computer, as the real charm of classical is its purity, and one who is seeking purity will surely find classical music in spite of so many alternatives.
- Humanity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sufis were always spreading love with their music, and if some kind of extremism is a threat to it, it is a threat to all humanity.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel that one should be health conscious, and that feeling can only come from within, so I suggest people to challenge yourself.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to be able to touch people's heart through my music. I want to bring a smile on every face. In my own humble, small way, I want to touch lives.
- Damn
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't give a damn about trolls.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to greet anyone who comes to my house with a lot of positivity and peace.
- I Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in the philosophy of turning the other cheek.
- Cricket
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes, I make music in my sleep. So I get up, put on my headphones, and compose it on the piano.
- Quality
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Nov 07, 2020
When you want something that is very dear to you, somewhere along the line, you become the child.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people love you for your cultural contributions, geographical boundaries become nonexistent.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
The response that I have got over the years is the best example that the people of India love me, and I feel as much Indian as anybody.
- Black Or White
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music, in its true essence, has got no language. You don't listen to anybody because he is black or white or because he belongs to a particular geographical region. You listen to him because you like what he does.
- Someone
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- Nov 07, 2020
If someone ever decides to tell my story, it will make for a typical masala movie.
- Extraordinary
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have had an extraordinary life, but it's been one incredible roller coaster ride.
- Pen
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- Nov 07, 2020
I will surely pen my autobiography.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whoever portrays me on screen need not necessarily be a look alike. Any hero could play my part.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
Apart from being a playback singer for films, I'm also an independent musician.
- India
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- Nov 07, 2020
The love, adulation, and warmth that I got from India is the reason why I chose this country.
- Claiming
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- Nov 07, 2020
People all over the world know me as an Indian artist. I could have chosen any other country and wouldn't have had to go through problems claiming my citizenship. But it is India where my heart is and has always been.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had my own ups and downs in getting Indian citizenship. But, ultimately I got it and I am happy about it. I like India. My love is here. I am a proud Indian.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mumbai is home to us. Medina was born in Munich because Roya's family lives in Germany and she had five sisters to help her while I was travelling for work.
- Except
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not scared of anyone except the Almighty.
- Destiny
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Mumbai
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- Nov 07, 2020
Terrorism doesn't have a border. Terrorists attack Mumbai, Peshawar, and also Paris.
- Loss
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether it was the 9/11 attacks, Paris shooting, or the attack on the Taj, people across the world mourn the collective loss.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
While artistes do want peace, it is not their preserve alone. Everyone wants peace just as much.
- Reality
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pakistan doesn't value its artistes. I will get trolled for what I have said, but that is the reality. It is unfortunate.
- Collaborating
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The way the Pak government treated me is only testimony to the ill treatment meted out to artistes. There was outrage against me. People were amazed that I had applied for citizenship in India. I don't give a damn about getting trolled. I have earned immense respect and love in India.
- Humanity
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Indians have loved and embraced Pakistani artistes, why can't the latter come out in their support when injustice has been meted out to the people? No one wants these artistes to wage a war against their government. People didn't demand that they condemn their own country. They just expected them to say something for the sake of humanity.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music does not have colour or religion. If I listen to a song, I don't care about the colour, religion, or country of the singer. It doesn't matter, even if it is in another language, because I love the music.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a singer; my job is to create music and harmony. Wherever I see harmony, I would go towards there.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love the classic marble inlay work of Arga.
- Jazz
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Indian
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started playing music when I was about six and didn't discover Indian classical music until I was fifteen. So, essentially, I had a lot of catching up to do.
- Evening
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My love for my wife Roya is so intense that I gave up alcohol. My love for my father was so great that when he made me promise him that I'd lose weight, I did and lost 167 kg.!
- I Wish
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only relationships I wish to honour and keep are with my family and my dear loved ones.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Film songs have so many creative limitations, but a private album is like an autobiography that reflects your state of mind.
- Body
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that sugar is just as important for our body as salt is, and other natural foods.
- Nov 07, 2020
My songs are my girlfriends. I have a secret romance with all of them. I romance with them year after year.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes it's a beautiful face, sometimes it's a place. I am inspired by everything.
- Exercise
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was too big to even contemplate exercise. I had to use a walking stick and a wheelchair to get around.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had to make lifestyle changes and stick to them for the rest of my life. For instance, I've had to give up bread, rice, sugar, and oil completely.
- Gadgets
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am like a child when it comes to gizmos and gadgets.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
God has blessed me with the in-born talent for which I pour my heart out in the form of music.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can never stop thanking God because my music influences people in their respective lives.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
If my life and music brings a smile or makes a difference in any individual's life, then there is nothing beyond for me as a god's gift.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a Mumbaikar. It has a special place in my heart.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I have asked something from God and worked hard for it, I have always got it, be it my Indian citizenship or my weight loss.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
While my mother is from Jammu, my father was originally from Afghanistan, as my grandfather was the governor of five provinces there, including Herat.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020