Javed Ali Quotes

I've been singing most of my life. There's nothing better I could wish to be doing.

I lived for music since I could think.

I discovered at the age of five that I could sing, and I realised people liked it. The sound that came out made people happy, so I kept doing it.

I love what I do. I love playing music.

I can count on less than five fingers the things I can do well, so I'm just going to stick to those. It's crazy; it's literally all I've ever wanted to do in life is sing and play and get out there and rock.

I've been blessed to be able to sing and perform.

My dad bought me a guitar when I was very young, and I never looked back.

You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.

I love singing and performing. I'm always singing. Even if I'm at school or in the car, I'm always singing. My mom said ever since I could talk, I was singing.

All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.

Music is something that's always been a huge part of my life.

For me, singing is the most natural thing in the world. I've grown up with it and I know I've got that gift.

I think my purpose was just to get out and sing. I love to sing. I wasn't even in it for the - you know, the prize. I was, like, 'Hey, man, I'm going to sing.'

Music, from the time I was probably about five years old, was my obsession. I was going to say 'passion,' but I really was obsessed; I really didn't want to do anything else.

My mother always said I was singing before I was speaking. I came to this world to sing, and I feel very fortunate, because I am able to do that.

I've always known that singing was some sort of calling for me. It comes naturally.

Music was sort of my thing at first.

From the very beginning, we were all a hundred and ten percent about the music, from the very early days when we could barely play our instruments, and we were just covering other people's songs when we were in high school.

Music is everything to me, and I'm most grateful that it's all working out.

There was always music playing in the house. I started singing at three, like my sisters did. When I was around four, we decided to put together a group and had so much fun with it.

If you've been playing for a few years, especially in a group context, you'll see if you have the ability or the passion to want to carry on. It's something that you have to be dedicated to and you've got to love, no matter what happens.

I loved music from earliest childhood - from as long as I can remember.

I grew up seeing my parents perform and sing, and I just always wanted to be singing, too. Music has always been my deepest passion and what I felt most connected to.

I had no aspirations to be a musician, but I picked up a guitar for two seconds and haven't put it down since.

If I had to drop everything and just be a songwriter, I would be OK with that because that's the real joy.