that's a -ve remark On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Forgot one: > > "Rahman is no great shakes. He comes from the South and there are > lots of other good musicians down there, so what's so special about > him? He won't last in bollywood". > > - Nadeem Shravan - 1994 after Roja released. > > Thank God those losers are gone. > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ( For the benefit of new members ) > > > > "I have spent all my life playing second fiddle.. it is only > through my son > > that I can hope to win some day..." *R.K. SEKHAR, father of the > musical > > phenomenon A.R. Rahman* > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > "I think he has an incredible tone of voice. I have seen many > Bollywood > > films, but what he manages to do is quite unique -- he keeps it > very much > > Indian. For me as a Westerner, I can always recognize his music > because it > > has got a rule tone of voice of its own. It's very definitely > Indian, yet it > > has an appeal which will go right across the world. He will hit the > West in > > an amazing kind of way; that is, if he is led in the right way." > *Andrew > > Lloyd Webber* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "The total submission of his life for the cause of music; his > thirst for > > creating not any chaff but only grains appeals to me the most!" > *Vairamuthu, > > Lyricist* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "The best part about singing for Rahman is the freedom he gives the > singer. > > Even for my first song he let me sing the way I was comfortable > with, even > > though I was a nobody then." *Harini, Singer* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "Rahman has a strange kind of spirituality within which he lives. > He knows > > technique, has a rare sense of sound and a great ear. He has a sharp > > intellect and understands not just the sound of music and quality > of voice > > but also the market forces and how to move from post to post. That > is the > > need of the hour. I love him both as a composer and as a friend. He > is very > > sweet to talk to. The only thing is you talk and he listens!" > *SUBHASH GHAI, > > Director* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "His music transcends all barriers - linguistic, geographical and > > chronological. He is a phenomenal success. He is incredibly > talented. He is > > Allah Rakha Rahman, popularly known to music lovers world over as > > A.R.Rahman." *Screen* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "If a music artiste wants to blossom into a full-pledged person, > it's not > > enough if he knows only classical music; nor it's enough if he's > well-versed > > only in raagaas and techniques. Instead, he should be a > knowledgeable person > > interested in life and philosophy. In his personal life there > should be, > > atleast in some corner of his heart, a tinge of lingering sorrow." > *A.R. > > Rahman* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "His strength is the way he designs sound. He has revolutionised > film music. > > He is perpetually on a quest to get the best out of you and makes > you feel > > at ease which is important. I have sung some of my best songs for > > him." *HARIHARAN, > > Singer* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "I wanted to go beyond the restrictions of language, religion and > caste, and > > music is really the only thing that allows you to do that." *A.R. > Rahman* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "Rahman was initiated into the world of films while still a toddler > named > > Dilip Kumar. His earliest memories are of tagging along to studios > with his > > father R.K. Sekhar, an assistant music director in Malayalam films. > Once a > > music director overheard the four-year-old trying out a tune on a > harmonium. > > He quickly spread a cloth over the keys. Undaunted, the child > repeated the > > tune, this time running his fingers confidently over the > cloth. "Who would > > have thought then that he would scale such heights?"" *Film > chronicler 'Film > > news' ANANDAN*, who knew Rahman as a gawky youngster. > > ------------------------------ > > > > "His music has that international quality which is absolutely > > stunning." *DOUCHAN > > GERSI, Director* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "Rahman never ceases to amaze me. He is a fine musician as well as a > > techno-junkie. Give him a set of headphones and he'll rip it apart > to > > understand why it works so well!" *S. SREEDHAR, Sound Engineer* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "Thanks to Rahman, a new trend in music was introduced. The > audience for > > Malayalam films is limited to Kerala and so, horizons don't widen > and we get > > no mileage. Rahman says that the trend he started will last only > for three > > or four years more. After that he predicts another Rahman will come > along in > > the scene" *Unni Menon, Singer* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "I think he (A.R.Rahman) is an absolute genius and is one of the > few music > > directors who completely knows what he is doing. It's an absolute > pleasure > > working with him as he is a cool and modest guy." *Shankar > Mahadevan, Singer > > * > > ------------------------------ > > > > "Along with variety in music, it's important to package music well. > That'll > > be the mantra of the millennium. Good music always lasts." *A.R. > Rahman* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "People become immediately entranced by whatever he composes. > Rahman is a > > phenomenon. He's young and talented. And he has his fingers on the > pulse of > > the young generation. My hopes (for the future) are pinned on A.R. > Rahman." > > *Bhupen Hazarika, Singer / Composer / Lyricist* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "In most cases it is Rahman's music which carries the film." *a > veteran film > > journalist* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "I appreciate A.R's work. He has a penchant for being > international. I think > > he is talented. A.R. has taught me the value and meaning of sound > in my > > recording and thanks to him, today I am my own arranger." *Anu > Malik, Music > > Director* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "We admire Rahman's work. He is a different kind of music director > and has > > genuine knowledge about the art." *Jatin-Lalit, Composers* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "I think he (Rahman) is the consummate composer that I know of in > the world. > > His music comes from the characters and is an extension of them. I > think he > > is the best." *Deepa Mehta, Film maker* > > ------------------------------ > > > > "I believe that every individual, even an atom, can move only with > the will > > of God. I don't take credit for doing all this. If I did, then I > would fall > > flat." *A.R.RAHMAN* > > > > http://www.geocities.com/shanmugavelbabu/arr.htm > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > ARR -- The Sweet Cube always > > > > >
