singers-from-bangladesh

""If I can't be involved in singing, I feel like a dead person"

""I don’t want to die while I'm still alive."

""I’ll reach the ultimate destination, not immediately but definitely!" in Sarakhon (5 January 2021) Retrieved on 5 January 2021."

""Be honest with your work, you’ll get everything you desire & success will loves you!!!" in official Facebook (28 December 2020) Retrieved on 5 January 2021."

""No matter how hard things were, tomorrow’s fresh opportunity to make it better. So STOP saying, I wish! From the new year START saying, "I will"!!" in official Facebook (26 December 2020) Retrieved on 5 January 2021."

""শাকিব ভীষণ ভাল ছেলে। আমি এর আগে শাকিবের কথা শুনেছি কিন্তু কোনোদিন ওর সঙ্গে আলাপ হয়নি। আমরা প্রথম দেখা করি ‘শিকারী’ ছবিটির সময়। এত ভাল ছেলেটা, এত ভাল ব্যবহার এবং হি ইজ দ্য বিগেস্ট সুপারস্টার অব বাংলাদেশ। কিন্তু আমাদের সঙ্গে তার ব্যবহার দেখে আমি খুব মুগ্ধ হয়ে গেলাম। তাই আমি ওর খুব বড় ফ্যান হয়ে গেছি।" (trans. "Shakib is a very good boy. I have heard of Shakib before but never talked to him. We first meet during Shikari filming. [He is] so good boy, [his] behaved so well and he is the biggest superstar of Bangladesh. But I am very fascinated by his behaviour with us. So I have become a big fan of him.")"

""বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের যত বড় ডিগ্রিই নিই না কেন, জীবনে চলার পথে মানুষই মানুষকে সবচেয়ে বড় শিক্ষা দেয়। এই শিক্ষা চলে জীবনের শেষ দিন পর্যন্ত।" (trans. "No matter how big the university degree is, People teach people the most in the way of life. This knowledge lasts till the last day of life.") in Prothom Alo (4 April 2019) Retrieved on 29 June 2020."

""একজন নায়কের পাঁচটি গুণাবলী অবশ্যই থাকা উচিত। সেন্স অব এক্টিং, সুদর্শন, নাচ জানা, ফাইট জানা, ফ্যাশন সচেতন হওয়া- শাকিবের মধ্যে সবগুলোই গুণ আছে। তাই আমার কাছে সে পরিপূর্ণ একজন নায়ক।" (trans. "A hero must have five qualities. Sense of acting, handsome, knowing dance, knowing fight, being fashion conscious - Shakib has all the qualities. So to me he is a perfect hero.")"

"Shakib Bhai to me is the most handsome Bengali hero after Uttam Kumar. Once I told Shakib Bhai in a hospital that his natural look is his best look. You can fight Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Uttam Kumar with this look."

"শাকিবের শিকড় অনেক গভীরে। বাংলাদেশের বাণিজ্যিক ছবিতে শাকিবের বিকল্প কবে আসবে আমি ঠিক জানি না। সে এদেশের সিনেমার আশীর্বাদ। এই সত্যি কথাটা সবাইকে স্বীকার করতে হবে। এখানে পেঁচানোর কোনো সুযোগ নেই।" (trans.. "Shakib's roots are very deep. I don't know exactly when Shakib's alternative will come in Bangladeshi commercial cinema. He is the blessing for cinema of this country. Everyone must admit this truth. There is no room to screw up here."

""শাকিবের খোঁজ আমাকে দিয়েছে নৃত্য পরিচালক আজিজ রেজা। স্টিল ছবি দিয়েছিল প্রথমে। খুব করে অনুরোধ করছিল শাকিবকে নেওয়ার জন্য। ওর জোরাজুরিতেই সামনাসামনি ছেলেটাকে দেখতে চাইলাম। আমাদের অফিসে নিয়ে এসেছিল আজিজ। দেখেই আমাদের পছন্দ হয়েছিল। শাকিবের যোগ্যতা ছিল নায়ক হওয়ার। ওর মধ্যে এমন কিছু দেখেছি বলেই তাকে সিনেমায় নিয়েছি। কেউ হয়তো তাকে নেওয়ার জন্য অনুরোধ করেছে বা আমি সুযোগটা দিয়েছি। তবে আসল কথা হলো ও যোগ্য ছিল।" (trans. "Mr. Aziz Reza gave me find out of Shakib. At first he gave me still pictures. He was very much requesting to chance Shakib. I wanted to see the boy face to face in his requests. Mr. Aziz brought him to our office. We liked him at first sight. Shakib deserved to be a hero. I give chance him to the movies because I saw something like that in him. Someone may have requested to take him or I gave him the opportunity. But the fact is that he was worthy.")"

""আমি চাই, আমার পা মাটি স্পর্শ করবে। আমি বিশ্বাস করি, কৃষি মহান পেশা। তাই শেষ সময়ে কৃষক হতে চাই।" (trans."I want my feet to touch the soil. I believe agriculture is a great profession. So I want to be a farmer at the end of my life.") in Prothom Alo (4 April 2019) Retrieved on 29 June 2020."

"The great man not only taught us about music, but taught us how to be a great human. I always admired how much he loved his mother, and requested other people to take care of their parents."

"I always had one goal, and that was to become a musician. I had no other choice."

"I was 12 when I first realized, there is a Bengali musician who plays the guitar like Jimi Hendrix. He was one of the pioneers of Bengali rock music. My teenage was inspired by his music. He became a family friend when I was in Bangladesh. His simplicity was outstanding. His contributions to music will be remembered by generations to come."

"LRB is disenchanted in cheap popularity. Whatever the language of the song is or from what country it's from, music is for everyone. That's why we've composed this two cassette's about the world around us. If any of these two cassette touches the heart of a good listener, we will find the satisfaction of all our hard work. LRB makes music for those people who loves to listen to good music and takes the problems around them as their own problem."

"Most of all I like Hendrix. He did not make the guitar playing very critical note after note. He played the guitar as per his feelings. I have been trying that."

"I left Souls because of two different tastes in sounds. They liked one kind of music, I liked another. I was into loud, rocking, powerful sounds, and the rest of the members wanted quiet, melodious sounds. You cannot just compromise day after day. We never really had any big arguments, but it occurred to me that it would be better if I just quit and do something different."

"Rock music makes me alive, it makes me awake, so that tiredness can touch me and make me say – It's enough, I have earned much popularity."

"This song has a background that I'll never reveal. Ever! It is everyone's story, not only mine. Listeners from both East and West Bengal - all love this song. They have the lyrics memorized and they sing it for their partners, their loved ones. Maybe I sang this for someone I loved. Let the rest of the story remain a secret. Why I asked for forgiveness, why I said "Cholo Bodle Jai" (Let's Change) - let's keep these undisclosed. When you marry your loved one, things change a great deal. You sometimes can't help but feel like going back to being lovers again after marriage. Life would've been better if you could just stay lovers."

"Not at all. It is a spiritual song. Some people take it negatively and try to make a different meaning out of it. When we enter the 2nd verse, the song becomes clear. "Bhetorete thakle kalo, upore jol jotoi dhalo" (If you are not clean in your heart, no external force can cleanse your soul). We first have to make our hearts beautiful by surrendering our body and soul to the highest power. We won't get the real meaning of this song if we don't open up our minds"

"I have released a lot of albums. They're all fine. Somewhere down the road, I made a few mistakes. Since music is my profession. I'm not doing music for it's a fashionable thing to do. This is my only living. So maybe I had to sing some songs that I didn't like at all. I sometimes regret it and think that I could've avoided doing those 4-5 songs. Other than those, all my songs are like my children - those that I composed, LRB songs, my solo album songs. All of those are my favorite - all of them. But I don't think I have yet been able to make that song, the song I may have dreamt of all my life, a song that will make the listeners know Bangladesh. The world will know Bangladesh through that song."

"The trend in Bangladeshi music that Azam Khan initiated, was taken to a new height by Ayub Bachchu."

"Please pray for my father so that he can secure a place in heaven. Please forgive my father if you hold a grudge against him. Perhaps my father could not give his best to you, but he gave his inexorable love. He tried his best. My last words to you, please pray for my father's departed soul."

"The fact that people from all walk of life were affected by the departure of Ayub Bachchu is testament to his greatness as an artist. I was fortunate enough to have personally known him since his starting days. He was an immensely passionate person."

"When Ayub Bachchu started his career, the guitar wasn't as prominent as an instrument. He made sure that it was the heart and soul of his music, and the entire country followed. That alone is enough to explain his legacy."