Come to think of it, Sonu has never acknowledged Rahman as the best. Some years back, he picked Anu Malik as his favorite MD. I'm also wondering if Sonu is still hurting from not being used as he wanted in Yuvvraaj.
Anyway, I have no hard feelings against Sonu. He is always respectful and he has a right to his own opinion. I'm glad he zaid Shankar instead of Anu Malik or Himesh. --- In [email protected], Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > This is good. For a change , we can get to read that someone other than AR > is the best. :P > > Shankar Mahadevan is alo a good singer and is a good human being himself. > > > > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Bivin Chandra <bivinchan...@...>wrote: > > > > > New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Despite the hype about music maestro A.R. Rahman's > > Golden Globe win and Oscar nominations, singer Sonu Nigam says Shankar > > Mahaden of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio is the best Indian composer today. > > "Today the best composer, who sings equally well, is Shankar Mahadevan - > > his compositions are as beautiful as his singing is," Sonu said on Zee News' > > celebrity chat show "Kahiye Janab", being aired Saturday. > > > > Sonu admits that most people would say Rahman is the best composer and he > > too appreciates the maestro's music. > > > > "Normally, everyone will say A.R. Rahman is the best. The most remarkable > > thing about him is that he never overdoes things. His voice is sufiana and > > he never tries to go beyond that. That is the best part about his style. I > > would say that the composers who sing well should sing themselves, like some > > of them do," opined Sonu. > > > > According to the singer, who has lent vocals to hit songs like "Yeh dil > > deewana" and "Sandese aate hain", music composers use extremely high scales > > in songs nowadays. > > > > "These days the composers use such high scales; they won't compose low > > pitched music. Recently I recorded a song 'Do baat pakki' that was so high > > pitched that it made me go to my highest scale," he said. > > > > Sonu, whose short acting career in Bollywood was marked by flops like > > "Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani", "Kaash Aap Hamare Hote" and "Love In > > Nepal", says an actor can hardly be a singer. > > > > "A singer is a person who sings on stage. In a recording studio, technology > > can turn a read verse into sung lines. For example, Farhan Akhtar has sung > > many songs, but I bet even he does not consider himself a singer. Singers > > are Salamat Ali Khan, Ameer Khan, Ghulam Ali or Mehdi Hassan. In my view > > even I am not a singer, maybe in the view of others I am," Sonu said. > > > > > > http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/shankar-mahadevan-is-the-best-indian-composer-today-sonu-nigam_100158047.html > > > > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
