Just wonderful.... Thanks Aravind for all the pains taken for giving the transcript.
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Aravind AM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > Transcript (scroll down for download links) > > Rahman is primarily a keyboard player, just like me. What I really like > about him a lot is that he doesn't want to use a tone which he has already > used earlier in a film. He buys new keyboards for each album. Right from > Roja, he has followed this.. He has been consciously trying to avoid > repetition of tones. I have all his albums, and I always have tried to find > a repetition of tones in his songs, but I havent succeeded. I'm amazed. To > know what tone he hasnt used earlier, and to consciously avoid it and try > something new is itself something amazing, considering that he has composed > 1000s of songs. > > Rahman's Roja itself was a world class album, up to the level of Oscars. > That's why he could achieve so much from his first film itself, including > the national award. If first album itself was oscar-material, just consider > where he is now, after composing so many albums - he has crossed the even > skies and is right at the top. > So, he can afford to be casual and stop his hard work and can afford to > live on just with the fame he already has. But, he still works so hard day > and night. He hardly sleeps for a few hours every day. Normally composers > get Oscars when they are 50-60 years old, but he has managed all of this at > such a young age, because of his hard work. > > I became a composer only because of his influence. I remember that Rahman > once said " just like any other field, there are new developments each day, > in music too. Lets not keep giving the same sound, same music and make the > brilliant Indians listeners antiquated. We need to keep updated with the > latest, and give fresh music." > So, he introduced computers in music. I'm a composer only because we have > computers in music. Since it was he who brought in computer technology for > music, we dont start our recording sessions without saying out his name and > remembering him once! > > By speaking in Tamil at the Oscars, he made everyone take notice of Tamil > Language. People from different parts of the world wanted to know the > meaning of the tamil words that he spoke. Thus he has taken tamil to the > global stage. He has acheived everything. He has done his bit. Now, we have > to do our bit to make him happy! He'll be happy if we win awards and > accolades and spread the fame of tamils even more! > > He is a great musician, amazing composer and a brilliant keyboard player. > Apart from that, he is a maharaja when it comes to helping others. In 2007, > he donated Rs. 50 Lakhs to 100 struggling musicians. He said he doesnt want > it to be publicised. > > I had gone to wish him after his Golden Globe success, with a boquet. He > asked me - "waht have I achieved, that you have to give me a boquet?". He > respected me so much . It was not because I'm Deva's son, but that's the way > he treats everyone - with so much love and hospitality. When we faced a few > problems, he told us that he had heard of it, and that he would pray for us. > He is such a gem, no one can match him in good character. > Acording to me, he is like God. > > AR Rahman's name in a project increases the value of the project, by miles! > He overcomes all the minus points of a movie with his great music. That's > why all directors, producers and heroes want to work with him. Be it a new > face or a super-star, he makes sure the songs are equally good and become > hits. > > Some composers will have fans within his family. Some will have fans within > the city or state. But for Rahman, the entire country and the entire world > are his fans. No one can resist being a fan of his music, such is the > quality of his music. I consider myself as the biggest fan of Rahman sir. > All praise belongs to Rahman sir alone. > > > Download the Rahmania interview of Srikanth Deva at the usual location: > http://rahmania.4shared.com > Direct link for the file: > > http://www.4shared.com/file/105039993/ec147fd2/Srikanth_Deva_Rahmania.html > > > Cheers, > > Aravind > > ------------------------------ > My Blog: http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com > Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com > ------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------ > Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter > now!<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_cricket_1/*http://beta.cricket.yahoo.com> > > > -- regards, Vithur
