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

A man learns all his life, and dies the day he thinks that he has learnt everything.

I also like Western classical music and jazz.

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

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.

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...

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