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...@yahoo.com> 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 ------------------------------------ Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? <b> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: ad...@arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: arrahmanfans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: arrahmanfans-dig...@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
