I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi.

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

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

I have a daughter, she’s twenty years old.

These three elements are called Qawwali, and they’ve got to be there.

I am not a Sufi, but I follow the Sufi.

I have tried to make the music a bit easier for them to understand.

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

Yes, you’ve got to sing from the depths of the heart.

In his day, the audience was well aware of the music, of the classical beat.

Yes, I tried to change the classical style in a way that people who don’t understand it can enjoy.

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

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

I also like Western classical music and jazz.