“Making music is what drives me - not awards, not Internet fame, not ev...” — Atif Aslam Quote

“Making music is what drives me - not awards, not Internet fame, not even exorbitant amounts of money. My fans call themselves 'Aadeez,' and they are the most loyal lot. I make my music for them. I love them.”

“It is very overwhelming to find that you are loved by people belonging to different provinces and cultures. They give me the energy.”

“Our parents were very prim and proper, but we always got one toy every day. That was a ritual. The money didn't really matter.”

“You know, the funny thing about awards - some people are, like, 'Well, it does validate the quality of the work or the show,' but that's not what validates it for me. It's just the opportunity to be working on a show and checking the audience's response.”

“Trevor and I had been going to awards ceremonies for years. People knew. Look, if you don't get married by age 65, people know something's up.”

“I've always said about awards that they're meaningless until you win one, and then they're best thing in the world. The other thing about awards is that they engender respect from areas where it might never have come from without it.”