Great post Manisha. Relief among boring CWG posts. Thanks again. Btw,In which interview he said ' I am inspired by beethovan,mozart,bach.. ' ( point 2 ). If you have the link please share. thanks.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > Wonderful wonderful Wonderful.... > > Very good post Manisha. Thanks for this. > > Lets all dive deep into this post and observe the essence > > On 9/1/10, manisha madhavan <manisha_madha...@...> wrote: > > Just thought would post 5 interesting quotes by Rahman Sir that have caught > > my > > attention. I know there is an ocean of others, but felt these were the most > > relevant at the moment. :) Feel free to add your different 5. > > > > > > 1. "There is a story of Michelangelo -- if I am not wrong -- which I heard > > recently. It seems that he was painting beautiful pictures at the back of > > the > > church. > > People told him you are a fool because you are not painting in the front > > where > > people can appreciate your work. > > The answer was: I do my work for God. I think he can watch it anywhere. > > I thought it was a brilliant answer because everything doesn't need to have > > instant appreciation. Even if one of you have appreciated those fine > > nuances, > > that is enough for me." > > > > 2. "No one can be completely original, because the notes are already there. > > I do > > a lot of fusion from different traditions including Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, > > reggae, rock and Carnatic music my favourites. As far as possible, i try > > to be > > original. The rest is up to Allah." > > > > 3. "We have to push ourselves in any field, whether we like it or not. It is > > just the question of your mindset. We need to adjust and look into our own > > selves. The moment you have this attitude that whatever you do is the best, > > you > > will cease to grow or for that matter experiment, which is very necessary > > for > > creation. I mainly work by instinct." > > > > 4. "Any great love song, when attributed to a divine source, gets an extra > > dimension People say any love that is immortal is divine love The > > inspiration, > > therefore, is a divine one.." > > > > 5. "I also believe in karma. When you do good and think good, there're bound > > to > > be good things happening in your life too. The good wishes you earn in this > > lifetime are the real awards. Good work may or may not get you the awards, > > but you will always reap the benefits of good wishes, that's the real > > Reward!" > > > > > > Have a great month all :) > > ManishaM > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
