Chord, You spoke my mind! Good writeup. On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Chord <[email protected]> wrote:
> Years ago, when I used to talk about Rahman non stop to family and > friends, I would get this incredulous look from them or rolling of the > eyes as if they were saying, "Oh, here he goes again, talking about > Rahman this Rahman that". Yeah, they all knew Rahman could create > good music, but they never shared my devoted passion to him. I don't > think they really understood why I loved him and his music so much. > Almost got the sense that they thought I was irrational in my love for > Rahman. > > Whenever something related to Rahman came up, like a new album, I > would talk about it so excitedly, almost like a little girl squealing > with delight over a new dress or something like that. Most of the > reactions would be just to turn their backs, walk away, or smile > weakly, or change the subject! They just couldn't understand the > passion. > > But, now, after all these years of success, awards, global > recognition, it's a different story. Whenever I talk about Rahman > excitedly, they listen. They want to know more. They too start > talking about Rahman on their own somtimes. Although they don't feel > as passionately about Rahman like I do, I sense that I'm taken more > seriously, better understood as to why I love him so much. It took a > global success story to make others understand my love for him. And > those who used to react sarcastically to my love for Rahman are now > quiet, secretly but shamefully admitting to themselves that Rahman is > indeed really someone special in this whole world and not just another > glorified Indian MD. > > Feels great! > > >
