“There was no music at all during my childhood. The first time we heard...” — Atif Aslam Quote

“There was no music at all during my childhood. The first time we heard music was when my eldest brother bought a tape recorder. Even then, only he was allowed to touch it. But in our house, we listened to legends such as Muhammad Rafi, Mehdi Hasan, Noor Jehan, Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi.”

“The reality television shows are a big hit with the masses with their Bollywood songs. Even if these TV shows are scripted, people are watching them.”

“I have never composed a song keeping in mind that I should touch any social issues.”

“My parents were hippies. I'm the eldest of eight children.”

“I wasn't lonely as a child. I was the eldest of four and always had lots of people around me.”

“I was born in Washington, D.C., on February 19, 1941, the eldest of four sons.”