“Music is my religion.”

“Music is my love. And because it is my love, music has become my religion.”

“Music is the only religion that delivers the goods.”

“And the fact of the matter is that everyone should play music because it's such a beautiful gift. It's my religion. But maybe not everyone should play it in front of me. It's okay to play music in your rocking chair or whatever.”

“If music is haraam then why has it reached such heights? Why does music make me to soar towards heaven? The religion of music is one; all other are different. I tell the Mullas that this is the only haqeeqat (reality). This is my world. My Namaaz is the seven ‘sudh’ [pure] and five ‘komal’ [soft] surs”

“The only good thing ever to come out of religion was the music.”

“For many human beings, religion has been the music which they believe in.”

“Music is the only religion that delivers the goods. All music is good. It fulfills a social function. It's like wallpaper to your lifestyle. It defines what you are.”

“Indeed the influence of music on the development of religion is a subject which would repay a sympathetic study.”

“Let us then blend everything: love, religion, genius, with sunshine, perfume, music, and poetry.”