Re: [arr] Unstoppable Indians in NDTV - The Transcript of ARR 's Interview
The Interviewer was a Lady from NDTV Profit... On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 1:06 AM, Vinayakam Murugan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: >Great Interview. Who did the interview? Srinivasan (I forget his first > name) or someone else? > > Warm Regards > ~~~ > Vinayak > > > > > On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Unstoppable Indians in NDTV There was a show in NDTV profit some >> days back, in which ARR was interviewed. Pls find the link for the >> interview >> >> >> http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx?id=26595 >> The Extract!!! A R Rahman- the Mozart of Madras. His music is both >> personal and universal. It's distinctive. Even when he draws from older >> forms he transforms it into something entirely new. By most estimates he is >> the best selling recording artist in the world. A R Rahman - thank you very >> much for joining us on The Unstoppable Indians. >> >> NDTV: When people like me use descriptions like the Mozart of Madras - do >> you cringe? >> >> A R Rahman: Yes. It's become a habit now - listening to that - oh my god - >> no way. >> >> NDTV: But you know it's also catchy with Madras. But tell me - you know at >> least something like - probably the best selling recording artist in the >> world - I mean that is something tangible - that we can all feel and touch. >> That must give you some satisfaction. >> A R Rahman: It's good because India's got 1.4 billion people. And what's >> good is in the 90s when I started as a Tamil film composer on Roja and then >> I never knew that it's going to be dubbed in different languages - and then >> that success kind of led into Bombay. And all Mani Ratnam movies. And >> Shankar movies. And you know Rangeela. So I think it became like a pattern >> where the music covered almost all the people of India. >> >> NDTV: And that's something I want to flesh out in greater detail with you >> in just a moment - about how your music for starters united every part of >> India. But tell me is there one description - or a description of yourself >> that you would like to give me so that the next time around when I am >> introducing A R Rahman I know I've got it right. >> A R Rahman: I don't know. When I started I was very frustrated. I was >> playing for a lot of composers and stuff. I said why can't we hear this kind >> of stuff. Why can't we - why can't they do this - this 'they' became why >> can't 'I' do this. Because I had an opportunity to do that and I discussed >> with the directors so much. I said I want to do this. Otherwise I don't want >> to do this film. Then he said - ya of course - I would love for you to do >> that - if you can pull it off. And that's the way it started - like good >> poetry, good lyrics, extraordinary presentation and the aspiration for that >> music to reach all over the world. It was big at that time but now I feel >> good that we had aspired for that. >> >> NDTV: Well I am going to remember that description - good lyrics, good >> poetry, music that the world can identify with. We are here in Chennai and >> you know it's where it all began. And I want to go back right to the >> beginning. You were born in a family that loved music. Your father - a >> musician himself - was he a pretty big influence? >> >> A R Rahman: He was. Ya. Still is. I think he was very hard working and he >> would never say no to good work. He used to assist people. He used to do his >> own work. And he kind of immersed himself in music - fully - throughout. >> Without saying that I need to take a break - I need to go with my family - >> nothing - music was everything for him. When I lost him, something inside me >> told me that people only need you till you are what you are. Then I realised >> that I had to keep some time for myself to rejuvenate, to fill me up with >> other things like spirituality and stuff. So it kind of complements my >> music. Music comes from different things, not necessarily from within music >> itself. >> >> NDTV: I want to ask you if this is true. I believe your father had 3 LPs. >> One from China, one from Latin America and one American country ballad. And >> you know when we are talking sitting here now of the universality of AR >> Rahman's music - do you think you can trace that universal quality back to >> that first exposure? >> >> A R Rahman: Ya I think so, because when I used to listen to the radio at >> that time and these records were like for me the window to the outside world >> - I said what is this? Why is he having this record? And who are these >> people? There was a black American. I think it's a Miles Davis recording >> playing trumpet and I was so fascinated by that. Though I couldn't >> understand a thing but probably all those things became a foundation for my >> understanding through other kinds of music later. >> >> NDTV: You lost him when you were young - you were 9. And you started >> working at a very young age. Touring with Zakir Hussain as well
Re: [arr] Unstoppable Indians in NDTV - The Transcript of ARR 's Interview
Great Interview. Who did the interview? Srinivasan (I forget his first name) or someone else? Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Unstoppable Indians in NDTV There was a show in NDTV profit some days > back, in which ARR was interviewed. Pls find the link for the interview > > > http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx?id=26595 > The Extract!!! A R Rahman- the Mozart of Madras. His music is both > personal and universal. It's distinctive. Even when he draws from older > forms he transforms it into something entirely new. By most estimates he is > the best selling recording artist in the world. A R Rahman - thank you very > much for joining us on The Unstoppable Indians. > > NDTV: When people like me use descriptions like the Mozart of Madras - do > you cringe? > > A R Rahman: Yes. It's become a habit now - listening to that - oh my god - > no way. > > NDTV: But you know it's also catchy with Madras. But tell me - you know at > least something like - probably the best selling recording artist in the > world - I mean that is something tangible - that we can all feel and touch. > That must give you some satisfaction. > A R Rahman: It's good because India's got 1.4 billion people. And what's > good is in the 90s when I started as a Tamil film composer on Roja and then > I never knew that it's going to be dubbed in different languages - and then > that success kind of led into Bombay. And all Mani Ratnam movies. And > Shankar movies. And you know Rangeela. So I think it became like a pattern > where the music covered almost all the people of India. > > NDTV: And that's something I want to flesh out in greater detail with you > in just a moment - about how your music for starters united every part of > India. But tell me is there one description - or a description of yourself > that you would like to give me so that the next time around when I am > introducing A R Rahman I know I've got it right. > A R Rahman: I don't know. When I started I was very frustrated. I was > playing for a lot of composers and stuff. I said why can't we hear this kind > of stuff. Why can't we - why can't they do this - this 'they' became why > can't 'I' do this. Because I had an opportunity to do that and I discussed > with the directors so much. I said I want to do this. Otherwise I don't want > to do this film. Then he said - ya of course - I would love for you to do > that - if you can pull it off. And that's the way it started - like good > poetry, good lyrics, extraordinary presentation and the aspiration for that > music to reach all over the world. It was big at that time but now I feel > good that we had aspired for that. > > NDTV: Well I am going to remember that description - good lyrics, good > poetry, music that the world can identify with. We are here in Chennai and > you know it's where it all began. And I want to go back right to the > beginning. You were born in a family that loved music. Your father - a > musician himself - was he a pretty big influence? > > A R Rahman: He was. Ya. Still is. I think he was very hard working and he > would never say no to good work. He used to assist people. He used to do his > own work. And he kind of immersed himself in music - fully - throughout. > Without saying that I need to take a break - I need to go with my family - > nothing - music was everything for him. When I lost him, something inside me > told me that people only need you till you are what you are. Then I realised > that I had to keep some time for myself to rejuvenate, to fill me up with > other things like spirituality and stuff. So it kind of complements my > music. Music comes from different things, not necessarily from within music > itself. > > NDTV: I want to ask you if this is true. I believe your father had 3 LPs. > One from China, one from Latin America and one American country ballad. And > you know when we are talking sitting here now of the universality of AR > Rahman's music - do you think you can trace that universal quality back to > that first exposure? > > A R Rahman: Ya I think so, because when I used to listen to the radio at > that time and these records were like for me the window to the outside world > - I said what is this? Why is he having this record? And who are these > people? There was a black American. I think it's a Miles Davis recording > playing trumpet and I was so fascinated by that. Though I couldn't > understand a thing but probably all those things became a foundation for my > understanding through other kinds of music later. > > NDTV: You lost him when you were young - you were 9. And you started > working at a very young age. Touring with Zakir Hussain as well. What was > that experience like? > > A R Rahman: It was a very brief tour. I think my first probably the world > kind of exposure came with that group - L Shankar, Zakir and his wife and > all that stuff. And what was good abou
[arr] Unstoppable Indians in NDTV - The Transcript of ARR 's Interview
Unstoppable Indians in NDTV There was a show in NDTV profit some days back, in which ARR was interviewed. Pls find the link for the interview http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx?id=26595 The Extract!!! A R Rahman- the Mozart of Madras. His music is both personal and universal. It's distinctive. Even when he draws from older forms he transforms it into something entirely new. By most estimates he is the best selling recording artist in the world. A R Rahman - thank you very much for joining us on The Unstoppable Indians. NDTV: When people like me use descriptions like the Mozart of Madras - do you cringe? A R Rahman: Yes. It's become a habit now - listening to that - oh my god - no way. NDTV: But you know it's also catchy with Madras. But tell me - you know at least something like - probably the best selling recording artist in the world - I mean that is something tangible - that we can all feel and touch. That must give you some satisfaction. A R Rahman: It's good because India's got 1.4 billion people. And what's good is in the 90s when I started as a Tamil film composer on Roja and then I never knew that it's going to be dubbed in different languages - and then that success kind of led into Bombay. And all Mani Ratnam movies. And Shankar movies. And you know Rangeela. So I think it became like a pattern where the music covered almost all the people of India. NDTV: And that's something I want to flesh out in greater detail with you in just a moment - about how your music for starters united every part of India. But tell me is there one description - or a description of yourself that you would like to give me so that the next time around when I am introducing A R Rahman I know I've got it right. A R Rahman: I don't know. When I started I was very frustrated. I was playing for a lot of composers and stuff. I said why can't we hear this kind of stuff. Why can't we - why can't they do this - this 'they' became why can't 'I' do this. Because I had an opportunity to do that and I discussed with the directors so much. I said I want to do this. Otherwise I don't want to do this film. Then he said - ya of course - I would love for you to do that - if you can pull it off. And that's the way it started - like good poetry, good lyrics, extraordinary presentation and the aspiration for that music to reach all over the world. It was big at that time but now I feel good that we had aspired for that. NDTV: Well I am going to remember that description - good lyrics, good poetry, music that the world can identify with. We are here in Chennai and you know it's where it all began. And I want to go back right to the beginning. You were born in a family that loved music. Your father - a musician himself - was he a pretty big influence? A R Rahman: He was. Ya. Still is. I think he was very hard working and he would never say no to good work. He used to assist people. He used to do his own work. And he kind of immersed himself in music - fully - throughout. Without saying that I need to take a break - I need to go with my family - nothing - music was everything for him. When I lost him, something inside me told me that people only need you till you are what you are. Then I realised that I had to keep some time for myself to rejuvenate, to fill me up with other things like spirituality and stuff. So it kind of complements my music. Music comes from different things, not necessarily from within music itself. NDTV: I want to ask you if this is true. I believe your father had 3 LPs. One from China, one from Latin America and one American country ballad. And you know when we are talking sitting here now of the universality of AR Rahman's music - do you think you can trace that universal quality back to that first exposure? A R Rahman: Ya I think so, because when I used to listen to the radio at that time and these records were like for me the window to the outside world - I said what is this? Why is he having this record? And who are these people? There was a black American. I think it's a Miles Davis recording playing trumpet and I was so fascinated by that. Though I couldn't understand a thing but probably all those things became a foundation for my understanding through other kinds of music later. NDTV: You lost him when you were young - you were 9. And you started working at a very young age. Touring with Zakir Hussain as well. What was that experience like? A R Rahman: It was a very brief tour. I think my first probably the world kind of exposure came with that group - L Shankar, Zakir and his wife and all that stuff. And what was good about that was that the whole outlook of music - they were looking at music in a different way than film music. I said why can't film music be like this. So the question of making film music into an exciting form of music came from all those experiences. NDTV: You know I am trying to put all of the influences on A R Rahman into perspective here. One is of co
Re: [arr] Unstoppable Indians in NDTV
Thanks for the link! Awesome video! Just loved it! Have watched it thrice already! And when he ends it with 'khwaja mere khwaja' - thats really the climax of the interview! Thanks again Bergin! On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Bergin.. Was searching for this video in their site. U posted it. > I saw the interview, but wanted to get the get hold of the video link for > posting it .. :-) > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 6:33 PM, Bergin Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Unstoppable Indians in NDTV > > Hope you guys watched this. > > > > http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx?id=26595 > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, > no one can give. Be happy always > > > -- "You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny" -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Unstoppable Indians in NDTV
thanx for sharing the link Bergin.. awesome stuff On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 6:03 AM, Bergin Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Unstoppable Indians in NDTV > Hope you guys watched this. > > http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/videopod/default.aspx?id=26595 > >
