Adnan Sami

My roots are in classical music and jazz, and I want the freedom of being able to improvise. This freedom is possible…

— Adnan Sami

People said that I had liposuction surgery, but you tell me how can a man of 230 kgs lose weight only with…

— Adnan Sami

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

— Adnan Sami

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

— Adnan Sami

I had to make lifestyle changes and stick to them for the rest of my life. For instance, I've had to give…

— Adnan Sami

My father was a diplomat and served as Pakistan's ambassador to 14 countries. I was born in London and grew up there…

— Adnan Sami

I suppose I am more comfortable with jazz because I have been playing it that much longer, and also because classical music…

— Adnan Sami

I come from a very affluent family. I have been educated in one of the finest institutions of the world. Money was…

— Adnan Sami

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

— Adnan Sami

When my first album came out, it wasn't Bollywood.

— Adnan Sami

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

— Adnan Sami

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

— Adnan Sami

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

— Adnan Sami

I'm grateful to God that I'm able to praise his glory through my music.

— Adnan Sami

If my life and music brings a smile or makes a difference in any individual's life, then there is nothing beyond for…

— Adnan Sami

I do not think classical music faces any threat because new music is being made through computer, as the real charm of…

— Adnan Sami

The way the Pak government treated me is only testimony to the ill treatment meted out to artistes. There was outrage against…

— Adnan Sami

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

— Adnan Sami

Whenever I have asked something from God and worked hard for it, I have always got it, be it my Indian citizenship…

— Adnan Sami

I have always believed that there is no such thing as coincidence, and I have always believed in destiny.

— Adnan Sami

While my mother is from Jammu, my father was originally from Afghanistan, as my grandfather was the governor of five provinces there,…

— Adnan Sami

Though music was not in my blood, I always considered myself belonging to music, and that remained with me throughout my studies.…

— Adnan Sami

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

— Adnan Sami

I started playing music when I was about six and didn't discover Indian classical music until I was fifteen. So, essentially, I…

— Adnan Sami

Recording a Hindi song takes me around 40 minutes whereas a Kannada song takes me about two hours. The music isn't a…

— Adnan Sami