Top 50 Adnan Sami Quotes

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.

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.

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.

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.

I was born in England, but India is the only place I feel at home.

When people love you for your cultural contributions, geographical boundaries become nonexistent.

I am an incurable romantic. I am even in love with the idea of being in love, and hence, I write a lot of love songs.

I come from a non-musical family.

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

I don’t give a damn about trolls.

I am not scared of anyone except the Almighty.

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.

I believe every artiste, at some point, needs to take a step back.

Pakistan doesn’t value its artistes. I will get trolled for what I have said, but that is the reality. It is unfortunate.

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.

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.

Sometimes, I make music in my sleep. So I get up, put on my headphones, and compose it on the piano.

Every human being is unique and reacts differently to different food items. A diet that works for you may not necessarily work for your friend.

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.

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.

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.

I was too big to even contemplate exercise. I had to use a walking stick and a wheelchair to get around.

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.

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.

I believe that sugar is just as important for our body as salt is, and other natural foods.

I feel that one should be health conscious, and that feeling can only come from within, so I suggest people to challenge yourself.

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.

When I was obese, I reached a point where I was about to meet death, and I lost weight to restart my life.

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.

A song’s lyrics can’t be held culprit for the overall change in society.

Film songs have so many creative limitations, but a private album is like an autobiography that reflects your state of mind.

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.

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.

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.

God has blessed me with the in-born talent for which I pour my heart out in the form of music.

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

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.

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.

Whoever portrays me on screen need not necessarily be a look alike. Any hero could play my part.

I can never stop thanking God because my music influences people in their respective lives.

I am like a child when it comes to gizmos and gadgets.

I believe in the philosophy of turning the other cheek.

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.’

My education has allowed me to be more open to ideas which I would not have been had I not been as educated.

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.

My father was a great admirer of music and the arts, so there was always a lot of culture in the house. As it happened, while my father was the ambassador in Portugal, the ambassador’s residence had a piano, and so I started learning how to play it at the age of five.

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.

There is nothing more beautiful for a musician to listen and see harmony.

Sometimes it’s a beautiful face, sometimes it’s a place. I am inspired by everything.

I love the classic marble inlay work of Arga.