I think everyone here love ARR not just for his music. We also love him for the
great person he is. It is what that makes Rahmaniacs special. It's true
that music does not feed you but Rahman's music emotionally does that...
The guard incident is a little too much. I agree. But using the word stupid
might hurt certain people's feelings here. What you should have done is
actually tell the guy who wrote about it to tell the guard not to do such thing
again...
Everyone wants to get a chance to meet him. When one of do, we share the
experience. The other's feel as if they themselves has met him. Its a
satisfaction we get here. We feel happy to those who were. You can't call
that stupid...
Just voicing out opinion. Hope I didn't hurt anyones feelings here...
Ranjit k 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.
>
