‘I’m mad about ice creams’ Says the man whose voice is perhaps insured for a fortune! After Hours catches music maestro A R Rahman off guard Eva Pavithran
[EMAIL PROTECTED] While everything about him and his music has been written and spoken about, his craze for ice-creams, curd rice and his second home in England might take you by surprise. AR Rahman was in town yesterday for his soon-to-be released international venture ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age’, but the usually reclusive musician revealed to us a lot more than just his work. “I go mad about ice-creams and curd rice,” he spurts almost like an innocent 16-year old when we quiz him about his indulgences, other than his music, of course. He asserts that the day music becomes a chore for him, everything will come to an end. “Fortunately my work never stagnates because I get to work with some of the best from the industry for whom experimenting and taking up challenges are a part of their game.” But, like all of us, he needs time off work too. “At times when I want to unwind I need to detach myself from all of it. The problem is that I find music even in silence! I go to a dargah or the roof top of my house in Chennai and spend a couple of hours alone.” Interestingly, he also loves spending time at his second home in England. That includes playing the roles of a husband and that of a father. “My wife loves my chopped tresses and so I am not growing it back,” he says with a smile. “And my kids, they are all insomniacs like me. They don’t sleep till one in the morning and wake up very early,” he ends. Source: Daily News and Analysis
