Nusrat Fateh Ali Quotes & Sayings

Yes, I tried to change the classical style in a way that people who don't understand it can enjoy. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Almighty and eternal Lord God, the great Creator of heaven and earth, and the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; look down from heaven in pity and compassion upon me thy servant, who humbly prostrate myself before thee. — George Washington

Here's an idea: let's get over ourselves, buy a cherry pie, and go fall in love with life. — Tom Robbins

On the fortieth day after his death, we held the ceremony, and I performed for the very first time. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

When I sing for God, I feel myself in accord with God, and the house of God, Mecca, is right in front of me. And I worship. When I sing for Mohammed, peace be upon him, our prophet, I feel like I am sitting right next to his tomb, Medina, and paying him respect and admitting to myself that I accept his message. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

The musical instuments may be western but my voice never wavers away from my own ragas. it is good to make experiments and I do a lot of them but my thoughts always round the centre and that centre is the tradition of my elders and it is classical music.. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

He didn't want me to become a musician, he wanted me to be a doctor, because he said singing was too hard. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Like unto ships far off at sea, Outward or homeward bound, are we. Before, behind, and all around, Floats and swings the horizons bound, Seems at its distant rim to rise And climb the crystal wall of the skies, And then again to turn and sink, As if we could slide from its outer brink. Ah! it is not the sea, It is not the sea that sinks and shelves, But ourselves That rock and rise With endless and uneasy motion, Now touching the very skies, Now sinking into the depths of ocean. Ah! if our souls but poise and swing Like the compass in its brazen ring, Ever level and ever true To the toil and the task we have to do, We shall sail securely, and safely reach The Fortunate Isles, on whose shining beach The sights we see, and the sounds we hear, Will be those of joy and not of fear! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Yes, you've got to sing from the depths of the heart. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

When I was a kid, I was surrounded by girls: older sisters, older girl cousins just down the street ... except for an older boy named Vito who threw rocks. Each year I would wish for a baby brother. It never happened. — Wally Lamb

I have a daughter, she's twenty years old. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

These three elements are called Qawwali, and they've got to be there. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex. — Carl Everett

They all tell you not to fight fire with fire,
but that is only because they are afraid of your flames. — Caitlyn Siehl

He's my elvis. I idolize Nusrat, he's a god, too — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

In his day, the audience was well aware of the music, of the classical beat. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Stop trying to change your behavior; instead, rethink your beliefs — Martha Beck

I think I just learned that God has a plan for all of us, and I work hard and do all the things I can, but at the same time, His will is perfect; and me trying to control it, it's not going to work. — Matt Holliday

A man learns all his life, and dies the day he thinks that he has learnt everything. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

I was just studying with my father, a very difficult task for me since he was a great, great Qawwali singer. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

People say that love is easy, but love spares nothing and no-one. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

I do listen to other music though, and try to pick up what is good. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

I have covenanted with my Lord that He should not send visions, or dreams or even angels! I am content with this gift of the Scriptures, which teaches and supplies all that is necessary both for this life and that which is to come. — Martin Luther

Nusrat is one of the greatest singers of our time. When his singing takes off, his voice embodies soulfulness and sprituality like no other. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

I have tried to make the music a bit easier for them to understand. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

When people start dancing, they dance like they don't know they are doing it. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

To be a qawwal is more than being a performer, more than being an artist,One must be willing to release one's mind and soul from one's body to achieve ecstasy through music. Qawwali is enlightenment itself. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

I also like Western classical music and jazz. — Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan