 He seemed indifferent to fame, celebrity, and wealth for his entire life, even when through the prime of his career, which began peaking in the 1960s.At the peak of his celebrity, he polarized the Afghan intellectual class between those who loved and referred him for his art and those who criticized him for his personal life.Speculations said he had a constant problem with alcohol with claims he couldn't sing live on Kabul Radio without having a drink first.