Quotes from Adnan Sami

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 have been working and composing music since 1986. Over the years, I have seen our music industry go through all kinds of transformation.

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.

Music reflects an artist's feelings and their experiences.

For me, everybody is the same. If you are not nice to me, I will say, 'Okay, we will try to make it nice tomorrow.' I am like that. I am not a confrontational person.

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

India fell in love with me, but I fell in love with India even more.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

If it is written in my destiny that I will go back to Pakistan, then I will. I won't be scared of going back.

My songs are my girlfriends. I have a secret romance with all of them. I romance with them year after year.

Apart from being a playback singer for films, I'm also an independent musician.

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.

I started playing music when I was about six and didn't discover Indian classical music until I was fifteen. So, essentially, I had a lot of catching up to do.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

I believe in the philosophy of turning the other cheek.