Nusrat F. A. Khan Quotes

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

Hard, Said, Become

I also like Western classical music and jazz.
Nusrat F. A. Khan

Music, Jazz, Classical

I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi.
Nusrat F. A. Khan

I do listen to other music though, and try to pick up what is good.
Nusrat F. A. Khan

Music, Good, Try

I have a daughter, she's twenty years old.
Nusrat F. A. Khan

Old, She, Daughter

I have tried to make the music a bit easier for them to understand.
Nusrat F. A. Khan

Music, Understand, Tried

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

Great, Father, Difficult

In his day, the audience was well aware of the music, of the classical beat.
Nusrat F. A. Khan

Music, Audience, Beat

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

Time, Death, After

These three elements are called Qawwali, and they've got to be there.
Nusrat F. A. Khan

Three, Elements

When people start dancing, they dance like they don't know they are doing it.
Nusrat F. A. Khan

Dance, Start, Dancing

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

Change, Enjoy, Understand

Yes, you've got to sing from the depths of the heart.
Nusrat F. A. Khan

Heart, Sing, Yes

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