> I was supposed to me Michael during a concert in 1999 for helping Africa. He > had a mishap on that concert, so I couldn't meet him.
We have heard a lot about boss and MJ performed Ekam Satyam together but boss is saying he never met him in that concert. Anyone? - Jahanzeb --- In [email protected], "Jahanzeb Farooq" <jahanzebti...@...> wrote: > > Music composer A R Rahman talks to CNN-IBN's Entertainment Editor Rajeev > Masand on life after winning two Oscars, his music and meeting Michael > Jackson. > > Rajeev Masand: There is a popular perception even among your greatest fans > that Jai Ho and the music of Slumdog Millionaire isn't your best work? > > A R Rahman: It's not that they gave me an Oscar for my life, they game the > Oscar for the particular film and how different the music and theme was for > the film. so, I'm really proud of Slumdog Millionaire's music and of Jai Ho. > This stood apart from every other film that came out in its message, > direction, scriptwriting and everything. > > Rajeev Masand: You have always said that healthy arguments with your > directors, lyricists has often resulted in the creation of some very good > music. I'm guessing after the Oscars no one really argues, disputes your > suggestions anymore? > > A R Rahman: I don't know if it really works that way. In the interest of any > big film, there are always arguments because there is a vision which is > always the director's. If you are sensible you will go with the vision. You > can't say that I've made a beautiful song so fit it in your movie. > > Rajeev Masand: So do they argue with a two Oscar winner? > > A R Rahman: No they don't out of respect, but we need to follow the dharma > (philosophy) of the art. > > Rajeev Masand: You met Michael Jackson shortly after the Oscars. You have > said he has had an influence on you and Thriller was the first cassette you > owned. Tell us what that meeting was like? > > A R Rahman: Every musician would wait for a Michael Jackson album to come > out. It comes once in five years. We get hooked on it so much that it stays > with us for the rest of our lives. I was supposed to me Michael during a > concert in 1999 for helping Africa. He had a mishap on that concert, so I > couldn't meet him. > > After nine years when I went to Los Angeles, my agent said I'm going to meet > Randy - who manages Michael - so I asked if I could meet him? My agent mailed > Randy asking if he wanted to meet me, three days before the Oscars we got an > email saying Michael wants to meet me. > > So I met him after the Oscars finished, won the Oscars and went to meet him. > We thought the meeting would be five minutes, it lasted two hours. We just > sat and he spoke about the chord progression of what I've written. I told him > that India adores Michael Jackson. I told him how we all grew up on his music > and he said 'you're very kind'. I met his children, he introduced me to them. > > He called me three-four times when I was in Chennai. When I met him again he > asked me to do a song on the lines of We are the world for him. He said I > could conduct the whole thing. I was shocked. But before we could get into > that he started going to the rehearsals. The next thing I get to hear is that > he's dead. It was a real shocker. > > http://ibnlive.in.com/news/i-told-michael-jackson-india-adores-him-rahman/99371-8.html >
