Nusrat F. A. Khan

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

— Nusrat F. A. Khan

#become #doctor #hard #me #musician

I also like Western classical music and jazz. ↗

— Nusrat F. A. Khan

#classical #classical music #i #jazz #like

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

— Nusrat F. A. Khan

#follow #i #i am

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

— Nusrat F. A. Khan

#i #i do #listen #music #other

I have a daughter, she's twenty years old. ↗

— Nusrat F. A. Khan

#i #old #she #twenty #years

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

— Nusrat F. A. Khan

#easier #i #make #music #them

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

— Nusrat F. A. Khan

#difficult task #father #great #i #just

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

— Nusrat F. A. Khan

#aware #beat #classical #day #his

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

— Nusrat F. A. Khan

#ceremony #day #death #first #first time

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

— Nusrat F. A. Khan

#elements #got #these #three