TFT: What is your goal for this album?
NWM: With this new CD, I want to be known as a singer who sings
light music about the simple things in life. In the 21st century,
people do not have a lot of time and you either get their attention
or you lose it forever.
TFT: Who is your favourite
singer(s)?
NWM: My father, of course, as well as Mehdi Hasan, Fuzon and Ahmad
Jehanzeb.
TFT: Did you ever feel
if would be difficult to make a name for yourself in your own
right since your father is so well known and loved?
NWM: Being the son of a famous singer has always given me an edge.
Thanks to the many fans of my father and their appreciation, they
have always been very respectful and accommodating towards me.
TFT: Do you have any advice
to give readers who may be talented and want a career in music,
but are not sure they can bal-ance work and home?
NWM: I will say the same to them as was said to me, "There
are approximately 16 hours in a day. Try to make the most of them.
Make time for the important things and the rest will take care
of itself."
TFT:
Do you have any advice for thoseinterested in an entertainment
career despite objection from their families ?
NWM: Showbiz has always had a bad reputation. But, I know from
firsthand experi-ence that if you want to enter showbiz and keep
a good name - you can. My father has been held in such high esteem
and has made sure that nothing got in the way of him main-taining
a good name for himself and his music.
TFT: What is your favourite pan of being an entertainer?
NWM: I get great joy in making people happy.
TFT: Should singers be
trained?
NWM: Absolutely! It is necessary for one to be trained before
one starts singing.
TFT: What
is your vision of your career?
NWM: I am pretty happy with the career I have currently. Now,
I would like to devote all my time to music and above all help
promote the importance of education in Pakistan.
The literacy rate in Pakistan is very low. I plan to do a series
of concerts where all the proceeds would be donated to deserving
children who want to get educated. But first, we need to get children
interested in education and get them the funding to attend schools.
TFT: What would people
be surprised to learn about you ?
NWM: When I was living in Karachi, I performed with my father
in over 500 concerts to great appreciation. People seem to have
forgotten that Habib Wali Mohammad's son used to sing with him
years ago
TFT: What is the best
compliment you have received?
NWM: That I have
inherited my father's voice and style
TFT: What do you want
to be remembered for?
NWM: My music and the good
I may be able to do to promote education.
