Suresh while I agree with the statement all fans are equal as in all human
beings are equal... I think its a wrong allegation on Vijay ...I am dead sure
he would never have wanted to to discriminate. Its just the ecstacy of meeting
ARR and wanting to share it with others. Any fan would have said he or she is
lucky to have met ARR and would feel the same way Vijay felt.
Vijay is definitely not a person with attitude.
--- On Fri, 7/25/08, SURESH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: SURESH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] Re: Vijay Iyer in Rahmania Radio Program
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, July 25, 2008, 4:27 AM
"He just saw me and he thought that this is a crazy fan, but was
really convinced, that I was really genuine."
I am not really convinced with above statement. I am a crazy fan of
Rahman. If i get a chance, I too like to spend my entire life with
Rahman (musical life..of course not intruding into his personal life)
Vijay, you are lucky enough that you met ARR at very early stage and
nice opportunity to be with ARR. you dealt it perfect. you got the
talent to do it. but discriminating other fans is not just good.
This is the second time I am observing that kind of attitude.
When I met Rahman in Houston, I dont have much choice other than
taking an autograph... At that time I dont want to disturb ARR more
than that.
anyways, I am not being jealous, but contrary to the above two lines
of words. All fans are equal (just like all human beings).
I luv this grp so much, I get all coolest..rarest bits of ARR which I
couldnt get any where else...
--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "Farzad khaleel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ..>
wrote:
>
> Ok Boss........ .. Sorry :(
>
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 9:19 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
>
> > Farzad...... Pls... Lets not deviate... Lets maintain Vijay 's and
> > Gopal's privacy. Already they are envied everywhere. and people
are so crazy
> > to meet them for getting some chances to ARR....
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Farzad khaleel <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ..>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> A snap of Vijay Iyer........ ......... . Can anyone help :)
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> >>
> >>> ARR is the Boss with a difference.. .. Because he is B O S S (
> >>> Bachelor of social Service ) ... :-)
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Srini <saint.sirin@ ...> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I have been having this question for Vijay for a few days now..
> >>>>
> >>>> In a world where people dont really like their bosses, how does
it feel
> >>>> to work for someone the whole world adores?... :)
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Jul 24, 2008, at 12:25 PM, Madhavan Rajan wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks for the writeup Vithur...
> >>>> I'm proud of you Vijay :-)
> >>>>
> >>>> Just a few seconds with our boss made me feel like I'm
surrounded by an
> >>>> aura of modesty! You are blessed to be with him and my best
wishes for KM
> >>>> Music...
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm waiting for the first KM album from Rashid Ali soon!
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers,
> >>>> Madhavan.R
> >>>> I live in a musical kingdom and A R Rahman is the King.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dear Rahmaniacs,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> VIJAY IYER ( our co-owner and moderator of Yahoogroups) was in air
> >>>>> today , sharing his experiences with Raihanaji on Aaha FM
91.9. A brief of
> >>>>> what he discussed with Raihanaji is as follows :-
> >>>>>
> >>>>> " Hi. This is Vijay. I am from Mumbai, just moved to Chennai.
I was a
> >>>>> big fan of AR, then became a friend of him, and its my good
fortune that I
> >>>>> work for him now. I am based in Chennai now. Rahman has
announced his new
> >>>>> music label, which is called KM Music. Its a music company. I
manage the
> >>>>> Label. I also do other things like managing the content of his
website , lot
> >>>>> of creative stuff etc .
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Km Music has been Rahman 's dream, and he has mentioned this
in a lot
> >>>>> of his interviews. The Kind of music he likes... Nowadays, if
you see, all
> >>>>> sort of music is commercialised. and music sales is not that
much.
> >>>>> Basically, a film which has 4 or 5 Kutthu songs are become the
pick of the
> >>>>> day ( This was told by Raihannaji), and thats what sells (
told by Vijay) .
> >>>>> There needs to be a market for true Music Lovers, and Rahman
shares that
> >>>>> feeling, and this label of his will give an opportunity for
him as well as
> >>>>> other musicians to explore what is not within commercial
parameters.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Almost from the time, Roja got released, I have been a fan.
Actually, I
> >>>>> dont know, if I could take you through that journey, I used to
tour Chennai
> >>>>> , in my vacation during my school days. That time Roja
cassette had
> >>>>> released, and my uncle had bought me the same. On the return
journey to
> >>>>> Bombay, I didnt listen to the Roja cassette. My sister was
listening to it
> >>>>> in her walkman. And then she used to say, " Its verynice; very
nice ". But I
> >>>>> nevr heard it. Then , I was surfing Tv Channels. Then I heard,
" Netru
> >>>>> Illadha Maatram ". Then I went back to Roja, and thats how the
journey began
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Then in 1994, when I came to Chennai, I saw this movie "
Duet". The
> >>>>> song " Anjali Anjali" with awesome interludes and awesome
song. In fact,
> >>>>> right after the movie, I made up my mind, that I want to meet
Rahman. I dont
> >>>>> know if you would remember or not, when I called up the
studio, ( the house
> >>>>> ) , you answered the phone, and it was you who guided me to
the place. So,
> >>>>> Anjali Anjali is a very good song. I also love the song, "
Lukka Chuppi" and
> >>>>> want to dedicate to my mother. Rahman 's duet with Lataji. For
the past some
> >>>>> years , you listen only to Love duets, and this is first of
its kind, where
> >>>>> a mother and her son talk to each other in this manner, and
its really nice.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *Experiences as a FAN*
> >>>>>
> >>>>> At that time, there were only cassettes, because the Cds were
> >>>>> expensive. That too, I was in Bombay. Very rarely, do you get
Tamil
> >>>>> cassettes there. There used to be a store called, " Giri
Stores", where we
> >>>>> used to get Tamil cassettes. and I was little far off from
this place. At
> >>>>> those times, we never used to know , when Rahman is releasing
a track, as
> >>>>> the internet was not that prevalent. I used to call the Giri
stores almost
> >>>>> daily, to find if any new release of Rahman had got released.
For getting a
> >>>>> cassette worth Rs 50 /-, a lot of phone calls used to be made,
and the shop
> >>>>> keeper used to reply, " No Sir. nothing has come ". But, I
used to make it
> >>>>> sure, that whenever the cassette got released in Bombay, I
used to go 45
> >>>>> minutes by train, and get the cassette. In fact, right from
Pudiya Mugam to
> >>>>> Sakkarakatti, I still remember, how and when I have gone to
buy the
> >>>>> cassette. That was fantastic.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Towards 2000, when the Internet became popular, we formed a
Fan Club on
> >>>>> the Internet. It was Gopal ( he is based in Bangalore ), who
started this
> >>>>> Fan Club . And world over members started joining, and the
activities kind
> >>>>> of increased. Before, all this, we used to feel that it was we
who are big
> >>>>> fans , and after coming into the community, we could realise,
that there are
> >>>>> much more crazy fans than us. Every Interview of Rahman,
Photos of rahman (
> >>>>> My cupboard.. I used to paste photos ) , Cassettes, Cassette
covers, Rare
> >>>>> songs, Ad Jingles, were there with everyone. This community
was a good
> >>>>> forum, for rare information exchange.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Vijay sings a song, " Tere Bina ". ( Very nice singing from
Vijay...
> >>>>> :-))
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *Transformation into a Friend of Rahman*
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Its an interesting story. In 1994, when I came to Chennai,
through you,
> >>>>> I met Rahman. After that, I wasnt been able to be in touch
with him, as I
> >>>>> was in Bombay, and he was in Chennai. There were no cell
phones or emails at
> >>>>> that time. After my studies, I took up a job. I was lucky
enough, as in one
> >>>>> of my jobs, I used to frequently travel abroad. That was the
time, in
> >>>>> 2000-01, when Rahman was doing Bombay Dreams in London. so,
one day, when I
> >>>>> was travelling to London. I saw Sir in Bombay Airport. I ran
towards him,
> >>>>> and asked him, if he remembered me, when I had met him up in
94, and he
> >>>>> told, " NO.". So, i thought that this was the opportunity, as
no one would
> >>>>> disturb him, in the plane. No Directors, nor producers. For
the full 8 hrs,
> >>>>> I spoke with him, in the similar manner as I am speaking with
you now. I
> >>>>> told him abt how I bought his cassettes, Internet Community
etc . Next day,
> >>>>> in London airport, I told him, I was free the entire day. If
you dont mind,
> >>>>> can I come with you. He just saw me and he thought that this
is a crazy
> >>>>> fan, but was really convinced, that I was really genuine. I
had the fear
> >>>>> that many like me, would have gone to him, seeking his
autograph, photos
> >>>>> etc. But I think, there is some connection. It can be said as
Destiny. He
> >>>>> agreed, and he took me with him to the place where he stayed
in London. he
> >>>>> was happy, by seeing the Internet community, and he himself
gave his email
> >>>>> id, and his phone number and said, " Keep in touch". and then,
we were in
> >>>>> touch regularly. Whenever he used to come to Mumbai,. I was
lucky enough to
> >>>>> drive him to the studios, been there for recordings etc
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We became close friends. This is really Blessings of the Almighty.
> >>>>> There are millions of people waiting for a chance like this. I
dont know,
> >>>>> how I got a chance like this. Right from the beginning, the
fascination to
> >>>>> be with him, and do anything for him has been there in my
heart. At that
> >>>>> time, he was planning to open a new studios in Chennai by name
A.M. studios.
> >>>>> He was looking for someone to manage the studios. So, he asked
me to come to
> >>>>> Chennai, have a look at it. But that didnt work out. After
that, we did a
> >>>>> lot of write ups, and convinced him on making a website. I
used to keep
> >>>>> telling him, " Sir. I want to do something for you, with you.
". Its a
> >>>>> passion, thats why.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> One day, he called me and said, " Meet me at 5 in the
morning". I went
> >>>>> at 5 in the morning. He said, " I am planning to start a new
music label ,
> >>>>> and I think you can do it. You come to Chennai". So, I came
to Chennai.....
> >>>>>
> >>>>> First of all, thanks to Aahaa Fm, and you, Its an honour. Chennai
> >>>>> listeners are lucky, as they are in the same place where
Rahman is. In the
> >>>>> coming days, there are a lot of opportunities, coming up in KM
Music
> >>>>> Conservatory, and utilise it . All the best.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Vijay.... Have I missed anything... This was an awesome interview.
> >>>>> Heart touching. Thanks for being in the show. Hopefully, we
would get to
> >>>>> hear Gopal next time with Raihanaji...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Gopal... Pls ..
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>> regards,
> >>>>> Vithur
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> regards,
> >>> Vithur
> >>>
> >>> ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Farzad Khaleel
> >> Webmaster
> >> http://rahmaniac. co.nr
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > regards,
> > Vithur
> >
> > ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Farzad Khaleel
> Webmaster
> http://rahmaniac. co.nr
>
