I've been told that my voice is very distinctive. I've been told people feel extremely connected to it.
I am not inspired by anyone. I don't have any idol. I just follow the people around me and try and learn a few things.
You are thinking about the music, about the mathematics of it. It's time-consuming and energy-consuming at the same time. That's why I take my time off, my family time, as inspirational. I cool off.
I have a crazy work schedule, I don't eat good food, and I often work through nights, but I am just doing what I love.
I've been offered roles in Indian films, but I wanted my debut film to be from Pakistan. A lot of people think that I've made my music career from India, but that's not true. I made it big in Pakistan, and then I went across the border.
I really enjoyed performing there. Dubai is a very rocking place.
Making music is what drives me - not awards, not Internet fame, not even exorbitant amounts of money. My fans call themselves 'Aadeez,' and they are the most loyal lot. I make my music for them. I love them.
If my music has power, I don't have to hashtag anything. If it has to connect with someone, it will. That has been my experience.
We all die. The goal isn't to live forever. It is to create something that will.
Acting in a music video is basically about lip syncing songs and giving expressions that represent what the song is about. While acting for the silver screen, you have to deliver dialogues, remember them, and you have to be in a certain frame of mind.
Yes, I think I am like the sea. I appear calm on the surface, but there's a lot going on within. Many a times, I may not react to certain things, but that doesn't mean that I don't care or I don't have emotions.
I have seen really happy people in my life sing really well. Yes, when people get fame, then there's depression.
Our parents were very prim and proper, but we always got one toy every day. That was a ritual. The money didn't really matter.
Fatherhood has changed me and my perspective towards life.
Before becoming a father, I wanted to be No.1, but now I feel that there is no such thing. I just want to do my job and entertain as long as I can, because that's the best way to win people over.
I really miss my youth. I'm not being ungrateful, but there was an Atif who used to roam the streets, who didn't care whether his photograph was taken or not, who used to hang out without people staring at him. I miss that carefree life and would give anything for it, even if it only lasts a few moments.
In the beginning, it was quite challenging because I had zero acting experience, and delivering dialogues was the most difficult thing for me to do. But after I began to act, I grew as an artiste.
I have been very successful in handling people who hurl abuse simply by being patient. Ignoring them is the best policy because afterwards, it's the fans that criticise these so-called celebrities for their bad conduct.
If I get an interesting script, I will surely do it. I just don't want to do cliche films.
I don't have a personal Facebook or Twitter account.
