Wow.....Three translations....Gopal has a happy problem to manage :) Thanks for the translations.
On 1/13/08, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Srini, Vithur and Aravind, > > Thanks to all of you for responding so promptly. > > Gopal. > > > --- Srini <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <srinis_79%40yahoo.com>> wrote: > > > Dear friends, > > > > Well, I dont think i can cope with translating a Tamil song, but I have > tried to do a > > translation of this interview. Hope I have done justise. I would surely > appreciate if our > > tamil friends can correct the below where need be. Man, I salute all > those guys here who do > > translations.. its much tougher than I thought :) My admiration for ARR > as a person has > > increased even more reading this interview (specially the last q). Proud > to be a ARR fan. > > > > Here's the interview: > > > > When you meet ARR, the first thing you notice is his simplicity. Starts > speaking to you like > > a classmate in college. Its been the same way this time as well.... > > > > He pointed to the wall and said "the keyboard and mixer were the ones > used for Roja, Kept it > > as a memorablia". ARR hasnt forgotten his past. > > > > Q: SJ Surya mentioned in one KTV interview that 'Simplicity means AR > Rahman'. How are you > > able to be without Ego. > > ARR: We cannot plan these things. Once you become Spritualist, all egoes > vanish. Why do > > hindus keep ashes in their forehead? its to remind that we are all going > to be ashes someday. > > Money and fame last only till you live. Its enough if a man remembers > the end, all evil > > thoughts like 'Jelousy and wanting to live at the cost of others' vanish > and you > > automatically get Fear and humbleness' > > > > Q: You sound very Philosophical? > > ARR: Life has taught me a lot (Laughs). Once when I had been to > Gulbarga, I bought a book > > titled 'Isi Ahmadiya Dheen' [forgive me if I got this wrong]. It is a > compilation of what the > > world teaches us from the beginning. It was in simple short poems. > Interesting as well. After > > I read it I felt 'Is that all life is about'. Any one who reads this > book would mature [I > > need help on the correct word here please] > > > > Q: You are busy with Kollywood, Bollywood and Hollywood. Do you have > time for your family? > > ARR: It is difficult. Manytimes, I may have to miss my family and kids > for 2 - 3 months. In a > > situation where you have to compromise on one thing, i have to resort to > Video conferencing > > to keep in touch with my family. My kids are not interested in costly > things (for 10k, 15k). > > All they ask for is for their father to be with them always and to > shower love and praise on > > them. Recently my second daughter asked me to come for her school > function, but I had to be > > travelling abroad at that time. She told me. "You wont come to my school > function, but I have > > to listen to your music is it? I wont listen from now on". I felt like a > hard hit on my > > temple. I postponed the function by 2 days and attended the school > function. She was very > > happy. > > > > Q: There is talk that Sakaraikatti is delayed because you have not > composed the songs. > > ARR: (laughs) They have made such a story is it? [said that in a nice > tamil slang]. All > > recordings except for 1 song is complete. When the director Kala Prabhu > came and told me that > > I will have to compose the music for this movie, I told them that I can > do it immediately, > > there might be a delay. He said, I will wait even if it will take 10 > years. No one would > > delay for 10 years isnt it? (Laughs). I accepted because it was very > interesting. > > > > Q: During the Felicitation ceremony for your guru Gopalakrishnan, it > seems you left as soon > > as you came in. > > ARR: Firstly, he never knew that I was going to attend (the function). I > went there to give > > him a surprise. TVG was elated/emotional when he saw me there. I had a > violin session for a > > hindi song recording and hence had to leave and TVG knows that. > > > > Q: What is the issue between you and Shah rukh Khan? It seems that you > refused to do (music > > for) OSO. > > ARR: We dont have any issues at a personal level. I was not able to do > the music for the > > movie because of an issue in the contract. They said, "If the music > composed for the movie is > > used for any Hollywood movie, we would give you the title credit but > will not pay you". In > > this case it will be a problem in the future, not just for me but for > any music director. So > > I refused. > > As techonology grows, you dont know what (music) gets picked up from > where. Suppose we give > > away all the rights, anything can happen in the future. You shouldnt > feel left blindfolded > > then. There are so many MDs who have given their heard and sole to > compose music and still > > live in rented houses. Their music is still telecast in radios and tvs, > but the unfortunate > > thing is that they do not get anything back (monetarily). In overseas > markets, a MD settles > > down in a big way once you give 1 hit song. > > > > Q: Ilayaraja has given so many hits. but his earnings are less when you > compare with MDs of > > current generation. > > ARR: Yes. Assuming he has composed for 500 movies with 6 songs each, he > would have composed > > 3000 songs. But we dont know if he has been paid that much money. If it > was so, he could have > > purchased the whole of Tamil Nadu. We are all frustrated. Its ok so far > (past is past), My > > opinion is that we have to be careful from now on. It is a little > difficult task. Outside > > india, they legally deposit you share of money in your account, even > when music is sold > > through internet. But here, even if the songs are a big hit, they claim > that it sold only for > > Rs. 5000. > > > > Q: What is your opinion on Remix songs? > > ARR: There is nothing wrong in Remix songs. Its only a trend. Its only > till people like it, > > after that this trend will vanish. There are good and bad remixes. There > is a difference > > between maintaing the sole of the old song and spoiling that song > (Laughs). > > > > Q: Recently SP Balasubramaniam said on stage in a very strong / harsh > tone that 'Todays MDs > > are just doing whatever MS Vishwanathan left behind' [Verbatim > translation: Today's music > > directors eat whatever MSV ate and left behind]. Whats your take on > that? > > ARR: Why cant we take that as a praise? He would have said that only in > the right sense. MS > > Viswanathan was a trendsetter. He would have even meant others to follow > his path, which is > > true. He could have used a little derrogatory words in the spur of the > moment (like remains > > of what he ate). My opinion is that he would never have spoken bad / > wrong. > > > > End.. > > > > Cheers, > > Srini > > > > PS: I thought I was a big ARR fan, till I joined this group :) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Gopal Srinivasan > > To: [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 8:51 PM > > Subject: [arr] Fwd: ARR Kumudam interview 2008 > > > > > > > > May I request someone to translate the below interview for everyone's > benefit? > > > > Thanks, Sree. > > > > Gopal. > > > > --- in2mind in2mind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<in2mindstation%40yahoo.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Gopal > > > > > > Came across this interview of arr on net - seems to be from kumudam > magazine (The > > author > > > says it is from Jan 2008 issue). > > > A insightful interview I should say. > > > > > > http://mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?t=1923&start=979 > > > > > > Sree > > > > > > > > #ygrp-mkp { BORDER-RIGHT: #d8d8d8 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 14px; > BORDER-TOP: #d8d8d8 1px > > solid; PADDING-LEFT: 14px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 14px 0px; > BORDER-LEFT: #d8d8d8 1px > > solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d8d8d8 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: > Arial}#ygrp-mkp HR { > > BORDER-RIGHT: #d8d8d8 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #d8d8d8 1px solid; > BORDER-LEFT: #d8d8d8 1px > > solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d8d8d8 1px solid}#ygrp-mkp #hd { FONT-WEIGHT: > bold; FONT-SIZE: 85%; > > MARGIN: 10px 0px; COLOR: #628c2a; LINE-HEIGHT: 122%}#ygrp-mkp #ads { > MARGIN-BOTTOM: > > 10px}#ygrp-mkp .ad { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; > PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: > > 0px}#ygrp-mkp .ad A { COLOR: #0000ff; TEXT-DECORATION: none} > > > > --------------------------------- > > Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. 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