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--- In [email protected], Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Rahmaniacs,
>
> Just got some material abt what popular people in the Cine Industry have
> told abt ARR. Interesting
>
>
> GANGAI AMARAN
>
>
>
> Says Gangai Amaran, well known South-Indian composer-singer and
brother of
> Ilaiyaraja, "Rahman's music is of the computer age. It is digital but
> intelligent, not just noise. He concentrates on his melodies and has not
> totally deviated from Carnatic traditions".
>
>
>
> UNNIKRISHNAN
>
>
>
> Says classical turned film singer P. Unnikrishnan who made his debut
with
> the song 'Ennavale' from 'Kadhalan' and went on to win the National
Award
> for his very first song, "I have sung more than 500 songs till date
but this
> first song of mine is something I will remember and cherish all my
life. The
> most wonderful thing is that today ARR is the most sought after Music
> Director in the whole country but as a person he has not changed and
even
> today he is the same calm, composed, humble, committed, unperturbed ARR.
> Thanks to Rajiv Menon for having introduced me to such a wonderful
artist."
>
>
>
> HARRIS JAYARAJ
>
>
>
> At one time an assistant to Rahman and today an independent composer
in his
> own right, Harris Jayaraj remarks "I have learnt many things from
many music
> directors. If you single out A.R.Rahman, I can quote his relentless
labour,
> high enthusiasm, and commitment to the tasks at hand. He would never
> compromise on the quality of a song. He is quality-conscious and
> individualistic."
>
>
>
> SRINIVAS
>
>
>
> Singer Srinivas, whose career best numbers have been with Rahman is
totally
> impressed with Rahman's dedication to music and says, " He's totally
> absorbed in his music and there's nothing else that affects him. For him
> music is God. And he gets the best out of a singer." Reocunting his
> experiences he says, "In 1992, in Coimbatore, was when I went to see
> Maniratnam's Roja because it was a Maniratnam movie. Dreams of playback
> singing had taken a back seat; I was in Coimbatore and travelling
and didn't
> know how to approach it now. I was just taken aback by the freshness of
> Roja's music. After a long time, I had bought a tamil film audio
cassette.
> This new person, Rahman, had introduced so many singers; the re-entry of
> Sujatha, Hariharan , Minmini and Unnimenon. Immediately, I realized that
> this person has an attitude towards introducing new artists, his music
> sounds fresh and he was definitely here to stay! On one of my
official trips
> to Chennai, I got hold of Rahman's address and went to see him
directly. At
> that time, he was very accessible (he had just started working on
Pudhiya
> Mugam). He conducted a voice test; I sang a Mehdi Hassan ghazal and
he liked
> it. I mentioned that I lived in Coimbatore and he said that if I
moved to
> Chennai, he might be able to work with me. By the time I came to
Chennai in
> 1994-95, he had shot through the roof! The gates had become bigger at
> Rahman's place . It was difficult to even get through to his office.
With
> persistance and a little bit of luck, I was finally able to see him
again.
> As soon as he saw me, he remembered. That's Rahman!.. He's human...
and he's
> got GOD inside him as well! He slowly started giving me singing
assignments.
> Rahman's approach is totally different which now many people have
started
> following. For example, Raja Sir has the whole thing in his mind
from the
> very beginning.
>
>
>
> VAIRAMUTHU
>
>
>
> Vairamuthu, the lyricist, with whom Rahman shares a special bond
remarks "I
> am considered to be a great poet, but I don't have any words to
describe his
> genius. A.R.Rahman is not a normal music director. He has some God given
> gift in him. Otherwise, how can he compose such soul-stirring
numbers? He is
> a rare pearl in an ocean of music.When one composes a song he is always
> worried as to whether the song will click or not. But Rahman is one
composer
> who does not care about the commercial success of the song. He is always
> confident that if a number is composed wth a good heart and
self-confidence
> it will be a big hit. He is like a younger brother to me. The total
> submission of his (A.R.Rahman) life for the cause of music; his
thirst for
> creating not any chaff but only grains appeals to me the most!" Another
> veteran lyricist Vaali says "I have been in this field for decades
and have
> seen a lot of music directors come and go.. But this young boy has
held me
> spellbound! His talent, energy, enthusiasm is a lesson to all
youngsters. He
> is always experimenting and is always open to new ideas."
>
>
>
> PANDIT VISHWA MOHAN BHATT
>
>
>
> Grammy Award winning instumentalist Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt says
"Rahman
> has a good understanding of both Western and Indian classical music.
I was
> asked to play for Mani Rathnam's film Anandam (renamed "Iruvar") which
> Rahman has scored. He has high regard for others, and gives due
respect to
> other forms of music. I find Rahman very innovative, and wouldn't
mind doing
> more films with him."
>
>
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
> A.R.RAHMAN - THE ABODE OF DIVINE MUSIC
>
