I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger than life, so I wanted to live larger than life, and the only way to do that was…

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Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah.

Everything I do is for the pleasure of Allah.

They have hijacked my religion.

They have hijacked my religion.

The greatest legacy is that which benefits the widest number of people for the longest...

The greatest legacy is that which benefits the widest number of people for the longest...

Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic...

Salman Rushdie, indeed any writer who abuses the prophet or indeed any prophet under Islamic...

To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are.

To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are.

All things can be forgiven if we can progress.

All things can be forgiven if we can progress.

I've studied various schools of thought... I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but...

I've studied various schools of thought... I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but...

This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and...

This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and...

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close...

In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close...

I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never...

I always knew looking back on my tears would bring me laughter, but I never...

I suppose that the media and their portrayal of Islam and the almost tribal separations...

I suppose that the media and their portrayal of Islam and the almost tribal separations...

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no...

I looked at some of the statues of Jesus; they were just stones with no...

In a World where people are surrounded by darkness, ignorance and fear, it is a...

In a World where people are surrounded by darkness, ignorance and fear, it is a...

If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free,...

If you want to sing out, sing out, and if you want to be free,...

The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the message of unity...

The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the message of unity...

A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief.

A person who steals bread during a famine is not treated as a thief.

I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be...

I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be...

Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration...

Because I don't play guitar any more, African harmonies and rhythms have been an inspiration...

I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight...

I was brought up in the modern world of all the luxury and the highlight...

It's very difficult to ignore humanitarian disasters. The royalties from my albums continue to support...

It's very difficult to ignore humanitarian disasters. The royalties from my albums continue to support...