Meet AR Rahman's inspiration Prithwish Ganguly / DNA Thursday, June 17, 2010 13:00 IST [image: Email] Email <javascript:emailArticle(1397538,7);> [image: Print] Print <http://www.dnaindia.com/dnaprint910.php?newsid=1397538> [image: Share] Share<http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_meet-ar-rahman-s-inspiration_1397538#share>
*Mumbai: *Living legend, music composer Ilaiyaraaja, who AR Rahman calls an inspiration, is a recluse in every sense of the word as he lets his work do the talking. <http://www.dnaindia.com/img/1397539.jpg> <http://www.dnaindia.com/img/1397539.jpg> Ilaiyaraaja The three-time National Award winner says, “I’m an ordinary man. I can’t pinpoint and tell you what my inspiration is or how I make music. I think it just happens when you sit down and listen to your soul. I have always made music from my soul. How I feel from within after listening to the lyrics or the mood, I compose and I’m grateful that people have liked my work.” Ilaiyaraaja is composing for Bhavna Talwar’s forthcoming film Happi. He says, “A composer understands the deep meaning of a situation and expresses it with simplicity. The song has to touch the composer and only then will the composer make music that touches the hearts of people.” http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_meet-ar-rahman-s-inspiration_1397538 -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
