BH comes up with its semi-complaining write-up on ARR, boasting that it can also publish some exclusive info on ARR. silly them.
i personally think that ARR has done too many concerts in the past 3 years. may be for atleast another year or two, he should not do any concerts. On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:20 PM, K.P.Chowdary <[email protected]> wrote: > > > . R. Rahman plans to be out of India for the longest period. And Bollywood > filmmakers like Abbas Tyrewala and Mani Ratnam who have pending work with > Rahman have pressed the panic button. > > Rahman won't be available for film scores during most of 2010. "It's a very > tough schedule for me this year," says Rahman. "I'll be out of the country > for five months which I've kept aside completely for the word tour." > > The concerts will take Rahman to places he has never been before. "I > essentially need time for my music, spirituality and family. Everything else > is secondary. We'll be going to remote places in Europe, the Far East and > America. I'll be touring from this month (March 2010).This would be my > longest tour ever and I'm not thinking of any other work." > > Contrary to reports Rahman turned 43 (and not 44) on January 6. "I was born > in 1967, so it's my 43rd birthday. I am an old man now. Do I feel older? > It's a good feeling. I'm heading towards the place where all of us are > destined to .You are born and then one day, you die. So my policy in life is > to do what I want to do today, not tomorrow. If I want to do good things in > life I better do them now." > > Rahman says he doesn't fear death. "I think about death every day. Last > year I lost a couple of very close friends. I've been watching people close > to me die from the time I was a child. Very early I lost my father and my > grandmother whom I was very close to. So death is always been with me. It's > the only certainty in life." > > Rahman admits time management is a problem. "But you have to prioritize > your time and do what you must. For example I know I've to be away for five > months this year. So it'd be foolish of me to commit myself to anything > until I finish my concerts." > > Rahman says it's a blessing to work out of his home. "My family is always > around me. I think that's what keeps me creatively charged. When I travel I > crave to return. My kids are growing up. It's important that they see their > father regularly. Or they'll soon start calling me Uncle." > > Rahman has just done soundtrack for Tamil film directed by Gautam Menon. > "Then I've Mani Ratnam's Raavan and Abbas Tyrewala's 1-800-Love. Also > Shekhar Kapoor's Paani which is a very important film. I've recorded one > song for it. After the Grammys, I'll look at other international offers. But > with the world tour on will I have the time? > > http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2010/03/18/13886/index.html > > Regards, > Chowdary Koneru > > __________________________________________________________ > Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! > > http://www.flickr.com/gift/ > >
