I have too many responsibilities and principles. There's no time for 'guilty' pleasures. A. R. Rahman More Quotes by A. R. Rahman More Quotes From A. R. Rahman Music knows no barrier of age or culture. It isn’t about being politically correct or even making a statement. Music is what appeals to the ears and touches your soul. A. R. Rahman soul age culture People Expect Something New From Me All The Time.And That's Good It Keeps Me On The Edge A. R. Rahman edges something-new people The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done. A. R. Rahman music done thinking My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars have unified us. A. R. Rahman dream people world I love the voice - it’s the most perfect instrument ever heard. It’s God given. A. R. Rahman given voice perfect It had a language. It's a very emotional language that only exists in India, that part of [inaudible] so we wanted to use that. I had two versions - one with my voice and one with the girl's voice. But he preferred the girl's voice and he preferred my voice with an [inaudible]. A. R. Rahman emotional girl two The institution of marriage works better when there's a spiritual connection. If you're marrying just for the sake of the woman, then you may lose interest in each other very soon. When we marry in the interest of the Holy Spirit with the intention of serving God and humanity, then it gives a much larger perspective. A. R. Rahman perspective spiritual giving The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated. A. R. Rahman music-is feels ideas I listen to everything. As I told you, sometimes I just want to shut off from music and be silent. Then I play a song and it's refreshing. It's almost like initializing yourself. Recently I was in South Africa doing a press day for my tour. I listened to this band called "Freshly Ground." They were doing a live gig there so that's the last thing I've heard. A. R. Rahman band play song The music had to be rooted, and yet had to branch out,like the wild imagination of a child. A. R. Rahman branches wild-imagination children In my case, dust has become gold: Today, I work with people I grew up admiring. A. R. Rahman cases dust gold We didn't want to do that. It would have been a beautiful moment in the movie but it would have brought the movie down. So Danny's vision was perfect I think when he wanted it to be driven at the same time having this new emotion about this boy coming as a hallucination or like a déjà vu and as the future kid. A. R. Rahman beautiful boys kids I basically love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that whether it's Indian or it's Western. But in India, I think it's limited to filler music unfortunately. That's one thing I want to push in India where we have the infrastructure of an orchestra where you play Indian melodies with an orchestra and something different for a universal audience. It requires a lot of work from me. A. R. Rahman together play thinking Since I worked with Danny Boyle before on Slumdog Millionaire, we have great success and everything. So, when I first got the script and the screenplay of Simon (Beaufoy) and I was reading it, even before the shoot, some kind of sounds came into my mind and I put some stuff [down] and sent it to Danny when he was cutting the movie. A. R. Rahman cutting reading mind I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God. A. R. Rahman particular blessing believe Dear Mr. and Mrs. Obama, Thank you for sending me Christmas and New Year greetings yet again. Welcome back to India... Would have loved to host you at my concert in Baroda on the 26th! A. R. Rahman new-year india years I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right. A. R. Rahman soul men believe I think I would like to discover a new root where people don't get bored with people singing boring lines but something exciting. That'd be interesting. A. R. Rahman bored roots thinking If a musician wants to blossom into a full-fledged person, it's not enough if he knows only classical music; nor it is enough if he's well-versed only in raagas and techniques. Instead, he should be a knowledgeable person interested in life and philosophy. In his personal life there should be, atleast in some corner of his heart, a tinge of lingering sorrow. A. R. Rahman knowledgeable-person heart philosophy I am a big admirer of Sachin and his personality. He is a source of inspiration for the country and just looking at his photographs gives a lot of positive vibes. A. R. Rahman inspiration giving country
