Momina Mustehsan Quotes

Momina Mustehsan

Profession : Singer

Birth : September 5, 1992

I am not about glamour, fame and all that comes with it, so now that people know me so much, I think I have a responsibility to give them back and set a good example.

Momina Mustehsan

I have grown up listening to Strings and they have always been a source of inspiration to me.

Momina Mustehsan

'Muntazir' has a very feel-good vibe to it. It's Strings' signature composition, especially the pre-chorus. I thoroughly enjoyed lending my vocals to it.

Momina Mustehsan

Music was never a priority for me, and I seriously do not know how I got so big.

Momina Mustehsan

So many people have done Coke Studio but my song broke all records. I think I was highlighted too much after CS.

Momina Mustehsan

The LUMS Olympiad back 10 years ago gave me a boost to sing songs where I first met with amazing Uzair Jaswal who did not sing cover songs but his original songs.

Momina Mustehsan

My iPhone was blowing up with notifications that I had became a superstar overnight. It changed my life and I was hiding after that to avoid unnecessary talk.

Momina Mustehsan

I am supremely humbled to receive the 40 Under Forty honor by Stony Brook University in the category of Civil Service and Activism.

Momina Mustehsan

A song is essentially an 'asset' after its creation and release because it can be traded, sold or rented. This makes it the backbone of earnings in the 'music ecosystem.'

Momina Mustehsan

I pray that people will stand by women who have been violated and victimized.

Momina Mustehsan

I stand by all the women who have had to deal with inappropriate behavior of any sort.

Momina Mustehsan

Do we hate our women? I don't think so. In fact, Pakistan has more women representation in government than the U.S., and we have twice elected a female head of state.

Momina Mustehsan

Empowering women in Pakistan would mean raising them equal to boys, providing them the same education, giving them the same job opportunities, equal wages and equal respect.

Momina Mustehsan

I started having anxiety attacks and panic attacks. I would cry myself to sleep every night and wish I could go back in time and get my life back and be a human again instead of a photo op.

Momina Mustehsan

Only if you love yourself, only if you're happy with yourself and only if you know your own worth will you ever be happy.

Momina Mustehsan

I realized that everyone was only complimenting me for the way I looked. More than my voice, people focused on how pretty I am.

Momina Mustehsan

I feel as a singer and musician, it's my responsibility to talk about social issues, and you will hear about them in my music as well.

Momina Mustehsan

I want to be more than just a musician or an artist and I felt that I achieved that, with Forbes. I was ready to start a new chapter in my life.

Momina Mustehsan

I got a call for 'Aaya Na Tu' the same day that Forbes featured me in their list of 30 under 30. That day, I knew I had established myself as more than just a singer.

Momina Mustehsan

You cannot write-off someone and consider them inferior in any way based on how much money they make.

Momina Mustehsan