Be original and find your inner voice. The rest will follow.
A. R. RAHMANThere 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.
More A. R. Rahman Quotes
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There is only one of the two that can reside in our hearts, GOD or ego. If GOD is in ego is out.
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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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No regrets. There is no time for that. Regret is boring.
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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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When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects the output.
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Your best success comes after your greatest disappointment.
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I love the voice – it’s the most perfect instrument ever heard. It’s God given.
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When I initially read the script, it goes inside and comes out different things even without commenting on any stuff. And then, those pieces are taken out and then spread out through the movie.
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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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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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The search is more important than the destination.
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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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The more you know the less you talk.
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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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You can’t be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.
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