A man learns all his life, and dies the day he thinks that he has learnt everything. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan More Quotes by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan More Quotes From Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan I do listen to other music though, and try to pick up what is good. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan listen try good music My father gave me formal education in raagdari. He died in Lahore in 1964 when I was 13. I was in the tenth year of school, and my father's brother took me into the qawwali ensemble and started giving me formal education in qawwali. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan me brother education father People listened to Farsi texts, and to the great texts of our Baba Bulleh Shah, Khwaja Ghulam Farid, Mian Mohammad Bakhsh Jehlmi. People do listen to it these days, but much less than in those days. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan listen days great people There is a famous musician, Peter Gabriel, who has used my voice in the movie, 'The Last Temptation of Christ.' He used my song in the background. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan background voice temptation song There should be change - the West should understand our music and culture, and vice versa. With such collaboration, artists can come closer to each other and come to know each other. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan understand music change culture It is not necessary that the scion of a singing family, even if he sings, can excel in it. In order to reach his peak he has to work very, very hard. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan hard singing family work In my opinion, being an all-rounder is good. It is not right that I should be content with qawwali and ignore other forms, since I am basically trained in classical singing. We should be masters of all forms of singing. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan i-am good ignore singing A performer learns with experience and with age. I did not know the future when I left home and started out to begin my career: I started qawaali; then I met Peter Gabriel and was exposed to a lot of new ideas. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan future experience age home