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Images uploaded On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Rahmaniacs, > > The Transcript of the Interview ARR gave to Kumudam ( Tamil Magazine ) is > as follows :- > > q :- Have you reached the pinnacle in the Music field ? - N. Ratnam, Kambam > > > ARR :- As far as Cinema music is concerned, we have been doing it in > accordace to the needs of people. If we reach heights, then the journey > would stop right there. There is no end to Music. It will keep going on . > So, my journey towards the goal would keep going non- stop. > > Q : Do you write poems ? Sridhar Rajan, Thiruvannamalai > > ARR :- I havent tried my hand in that. But , I admire them a lot. > > Q :- In what stage is the development of your symphony orchestra ? - G. > Mahendran, Palakkad > > ARR :- As a first step, we have started a school. In another six months or > a year, The Symphony Orechestra would become ready > > Q :- Who is the first critic of your music ? - Kalpana, Coimbatore > > ARR :- Who else, its myself > > Q :- Have you rendered music using old style insruments for any films ? - > A. Sukumar, Kattukaannur > > ARR :- For the film, " LAGAAN", I composed music using old style > instruments. Apart from this, I also used Electronic Instruments. As aamir > Khan was using cricket as the main story line for the film, The music that I > composed was in tune with the story. > > Q :- Have you felt worried, for not being able to compose music for > Kannadasan ? - N. Banumathi, MADURAI > > ARR :- I still have that worry. " Kaalangalil aval Vasatham " .. I did a > retune of the above lryics from Kannadasan 's song , not now, but twenty > years before. > > Q :- in Ilayaraja 's music, which one has influenced you ? - R. Ramesh, > Madurai > > ARR :- How to name it ( ARR replies in English ) > > Q :- Have you felt bad of missing your school and college days ? - Ramesh, > Madurai > > ARR :- In the age group of 17 and 18, everyone is going to college. I > havent been able to go is my worry. Not for the sake of studies. But for the > sake of jolly. But that same pain turns into a happiness, when I realise > that the same time period was spent for music in my life > > Q :- In the Music world, who is the person, whom you feel, you will be > grateful for ? - R. Meenakshi , Madurai > > ARR :- MANIRATNAM > > Q :- " Because of actors , there is no popularity to music. Its good film > songs, that give more value to Actors. These have been said by TMS. Whats > your opinion about this ? - Arunachalam > > ARR :- There is truth in what TMS ( T.M. Soundarrajan ) has said. Because, > even if a big actor sings a worst song, no one will like it. At the same > time, if a good song is sung by the actor, then the popularity of the song > increases. Good songs live for ever. We still keep listening to good songs > from films, which havent run for many days. We dont consider if the film ran > after a certain point of time or not. If its a good song, or a bad song is > the question under consideration. > > Q :- Are you a patient man or a lucky person or a talented person ? - > Geethamohan, Nanganallur > > I dont know what answer to give > > Q :- If " Roja " would not have happened ? - Karthikeyan, sattur > > ARR :- If Roja would not have come, then there would have been a Malligai > ( jasmine flowers ) ( Laughingly ) > > Q :- Isai Puyale, About Cine Music stardom K.V. Mahadevan ? - Vijayalakshmi > MUrugesan, Poyizhchalur > > ARR :- K.V. Mahadevan's music is my life. I like all his songs. Amongst > them, " Tillana Moganambal", " Sankara Bharanam " are my favourites. when > Kavignar Vali spoke, he was saying that K.V. Mahadevan used to love the > Nadaswaram, and hence it can be seen in his songs predominatly. According to > me, he is an Isai Jambavan ( Music Stalwart ) > > Q :- Which is your favourite hot spot in India ?. Your favourite hill > station ? > > ARR :- Ladakh. I have been to a lot of places in India. No other place has > attracted me just like Ladakh. Beautiful Landscape, The culture of the > people living there, the living life, the language that they talk, have > filled my hearts. When I had been there for doing some research for my > music, did I feel like that > > Q :- In your young age, spirituality and religion encompassed you. Whats > your feeling abt it ? > > ARR :- Right from birth, there would be an attraction. If you start > thinking beyond the attraction, the secret behind the creation would be > known. If every man thinks as to why God created him, we will get to know > the answer before our eyes. When we go behind it, everyone will go behind > spirituality for sure. Then, one will start realising, as to what is pain, > and what is joy in this world ?. But these would not be the answers always. > Man has to keep searching for the truth always. The search would be there in > music, as well as in spirituality. > > Q :- A lot many families of old singers are drowned in poverty nowadays. > Cant you do something to improve their standard of living ? > > ARR :- Certainly we should do something. I also have an idea. Instead of me > doing it all alone, if we do some sort of a collective support, then it > would be a great help > > Q :- Can you be compared with Musi behemoths like Mozart, Beethovan ? > > ARR :- CERTAINLY NOT > > Q :- You composed the " Jana Gana Mana " in which SPB hd sung the song. > There was a talk, that there was a mistake in that ? > > ARR :- The Court has adjudged that there has been no mistake in that > > ( SCANNED IMAGES WOULD BE UPLOADED IN FLICKR SOON ) > -- > regards, > Vithur > > HELP EVER; HURT NEVER; > LOVE ALL; SERVE ALL > -- regards, Vithur HELP EVER; HURT NEVER; LOVE ALL; SERVE ALL
