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. RAHMANAfter 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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Music is something that takes you to a world which is very different from the world of hatred,jealousy, and all those negative emotions
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I like music that is able to stir my soul. My music is a spiritual exercise
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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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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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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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I love the voice – it’s the most perfect instrument ever heard. It’s God given.
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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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Be original and find your inner voice. The rest will follow.
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Music is all about transporting people, speaking a language which languages fail to express.
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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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No regrets. There is no time for that. Regret is boring.
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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.
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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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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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Rather than making money I believe in making people happy, all other things are secondary. Money isn’t important, creative satisfaction is.
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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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In my case, dust has become gold: Today, I work with people I grew up admiring.
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The search is more important than the destination.
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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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All my life I have had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I am here
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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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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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I want to go beyond the restrictions of language, religion and caste, and music is the only thing that allows me to do that.
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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.
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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 idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.
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