I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.
A. R. RAHMANPeople Expect Something New From Me All The Time.And That’s Good It Keeps Me On The Edge
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I wanted to be part of something bigger.
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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.
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In my case, dust has become gold: Today, I work with people I grew up admiring.
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I don’t even know where mine [Oscar award] is. My mother has hidden it because everybody who comes in wants to take a photograph of it. So what she’s done is she put it inside a suitcase somewhere.
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The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.
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After a point of time, when you get success and fame, money and everything, the purpose of life has to be redefined. For me, I think that purpose is to build bridges. Artists can do that very easily, more than politicians.
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The music had to be rooted, and yet had to branch out, like the wild imagination of a child.
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I 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.
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Your best success comes after your greatest disappointment.
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Sometimes I intentionally cut it off. I just want to be in silence, especially when I’m traveling. I watch movies without sound.
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You can’t be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.
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All my life I have had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I am here
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The best way would be education and kids and all that stuff and then education and working education comes through. Then I started a music school and the music school now teaches kids to play the violin and the viola.
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While other creators make a big show of their art Mani Sir makes it look as though anyone can do what he does.
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That’s a sound design thing but then we wanted to do music that would not disturb it and at the same time drive it.
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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.
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If music wakes you up, makes you think, heals you…then, I guess the music is working.
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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.
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I like music that is able to stir my soul. My music is a spiritual exercise
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No regrets. There is no time for that. Regret is boring.
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Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head.
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The more you know the less you talk.
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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.
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People Expect Something New From Me All The Time.And That’s Good It Keeps Me On The Edge
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There were basically three themes. One was the sun theme which is the guitar when he’d get sun on his leg and it comes again in the end. And there’s of course the lullaby which Dido sang, “If I Rise.” And then there’s this driving guitar which is the motivation theme.
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Be original and find your inner voice. The rest will follow.
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