Ali Akbar Khan Professions : Musician Born : April 14, 1922 Died : June 18, 2009 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Ali Akbar Khan Real music is not for wealth, not for honours or even the joys of the mind... but as a path for realisation and salvation. Ali Akbar Khan music real inspirational If you practice for ten years, you may begin to please yourself, after 20 years you may become a performer and please the audience, after 30 years you may please even your guru, but you must practice for many more years before you finally become a true artist-then you may please even God. Ali Akbar Khan artist practice years Our sages developed music from time immemorial to take shelter in one's true self. Real music is not for wealth, not for honors, or not even for the joys of the mind - it is a path for realization and salvation. Ali Akbar Khan real self joy Music is like a river or stream that has come down to us through time, bringing nurture to man's soul. From the past masters, this music flowed to my father and through him to me. I want to keep this stream flowing. I don't want it to die. It must spread all over the world. Ali Akbar Khan men father past Music is the only thing that you can share with a million million people and you don't lose, you gain. It helps you to get energy and to live long, because when your soul is very happy then you don't want to die. Ali Akbar Khan soul long people Singing instrumental music is most important because, while you play an instrument, you are singing through the instrument... actually, you are singing inside. Ali Akbar Khan singing important play Similar Authors Adam Jones musician Izzy Stradlin musician Bon Scott musician Brad Delp musician Brad Delson musician Brian Eno musician All Authors