Hey Ranjit, I could not have agreed with you more. Very well written.
Anish On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Ranjit k <yseri...@yahoo.com> wrote: > *Hi All Rahmaniacs,* > > I read this mail saying - "The security gaurd saw A R Rahman's photo in the > car, and he told your car doesn't needs to under go security check as you > are Rahman's fan" > > Don't you guys think this is too much.. Its good to be ARR's fan, but keep > it at that level. Being a Rahman fan doesn't fill our belly!! > Music is for us to have a good time at our leisure, so keep it at that > level. > > I accept that A R Rahman is a genius when it comes to music and ask him, he > would definitely attribute that to his hardwork, intelligently making moves, > applying to right academies to appreciate his music - like Academy Awards, > and associating with best in the industry so that all of them benifit by > that. > > So, all that is his strategy, which we too should learn and apply in our > respective fields. > > There is no reason for us to go on mentioning in every mail that I am a Die > hard Rahmaniac. Just say I like his music. > > Instead of saying "You know what? Today I was very lucky, I saw HIM at the > airport" > "You know, the security guard said you are Rahman fan so you can go without > security check" > kind of things are very stupid. > > I am sure that even A R Rahman would not expect these things from us fans. > > If you ask him personally, he would say what stupidity his fans do. > > Thats what he told in a Sugar-Coated way during Felicitation of ARR by > Chennai Music Directors Association that > "Don't abuse anyone's music, every music director has his own way of doing > things" > Same way he would also say about "the stupidity happening here" > > Finally, > > I TOO AM A DIE HARD FAN OF A R RAHMAN. I RESPECT HIM FOR HIS TALENT. > > But guys, dont act stupidly!! > > Discuss about his compositions, > > - discuss what you liked in it, > - let the other person also remind you of other composition that you > might have forgotten, > - try to enjoy the nuances of his music, > - focus on lyrics, > - musical instruments used, > - the way he switches from one Raga to other, > - get more technical, > - teach other who don't know the basics of music like Ragas, > - discuss those things, > - share your renditions, > - let others give their feedback > > - These kind of healthy discussions shud be there. Not saying I saw him > here, there, kind of things. > > *Vithur* and *other co-ordinators* please understand my point and explain > it to other Rahmaniacs. > > One final thing, by just talking about the genius of A R Rahman, nothing > good is going to happen to us. > > We will just keep seing how high Rahman goes each day. He has shaped his > life very well. He is planning for what he wants and he is achieving that. > But what about us? When will we be like that???? > > So just admire his talent, aspire to be someone like him, or if music is > not your cup of tea, use that inspiration to become better in you field. > > Just use his acheivements as your motivation and ofcourse his music will be > on you side to support you (morally). > > IF WE DO THIS, NO ONE WILL BE MORE HAPPIER THAN A R RAHMAN HIMSELF, because > he will he happy for he inspired many for their own development and > progress. > > And A R Rahman, if you are reading this mail - do something about this > stupidity - just let them know not to be so stupid. > > *Thanks, > Ranjit* > > ------------------------------ > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them > now.<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/> > >
