Adnan Sami Quotes

Adnan Sami

Profession : Musician

Birth : August 15, 1971

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.

Adnan Sami

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.

Adnan Sami

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.

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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.

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I have always believed that there is no such thing as coincidence, and I have always believed in destiny.

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The love, adulation, and warmth that I got from India is the reason why I chose this country.

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I have had an extraordinary life, but it's been one incredible roller coaster ride.

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'Grateful' is a small word to express my gratitude, as God has blessed me with so many opportunities to restart my life.

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When you want something that is very dear to you, somewhere along the line, you become the child.

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I know we live in a materialistic world. I am not living on Cloud Nine; I am not living in Disneyland. I understand all that.

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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.

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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.

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I come from a non-musical family.

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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.

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When my first album came out, it wasn't Bollywood.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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