ya hats off rahman sir
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "jarshadnk" <jarsha...@...> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> You may love the music Enthiran or hate it (I love it myself), but if there's
> one thing that you cannot deny it's the courage of Rahman bro. In fact, how
> difficult would it have been for him to compose the kind of tunes that fans
> think a Rajini movie requires? If I am required to answer that then there's
> no use having fans group like this.
> How many composers would have the, to put it crudely, balls to compose a
> track like "Puthiya Manitha" for a Rajini movie? Every single one of them
> would have opted for a song with hundreds of folk drums playing a crass tune
> whose novelty wouldn't even last the movie's run in theatres. But no Sir!
> Rahman is not from that stock, and that's why he is great. He will give what
> the situation in the film requires without any fear of the repercussions. He
> may have fallen many times while innovating, but he has the courage to pick
> himself up and innovate some more. He is not a template. If most of the times
> we are baffled at his tunes the first time we listen to it, it's because of
> this. I wouldn't have been his fan if he gave me exactly what I wanted. I am
> his fan because by his courage he is pushing the boundaries of my taste in
> music.
> Having said that I don't think anybody needs to like a piece of art just
> because it's from someone. Like the quote from Evelyn Beatrice Hall often
> wrongly attributed to Voltaire, "I will disapprove of what you say, but I
> will defend to the death your right to say it." But please chose you words
> carefully, as they have a tendency to have a life of their own. Sometimes
> they can hurt, even when you don't intend to.
>
>
> Jarshad NK
>
