Nadheem Shravan are loosers.... Anu Malik quoted about ARR as follows (per Vithur's email)
""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"* So does it meant hat Anu Malik worked for ARR? -Siraj On 8/27/08, Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 >> > >> >> >> > > >
