There is only one of the two that can reside in our hearts, GOD or ego. If GOD is in ego is out.
A. R. RAHMANThe 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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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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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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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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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 wanted to be part of something bigger.
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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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There have been predictions that the world will come to an end on 21.12.12. But I look around me and I see so much scope for hope.
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You can’t be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.
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Your inner voice is the voice of divinity. To hear it, we need to be in solitude, even in crowded places.
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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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I love the voice – it’s the most perfect instrument ever heard. It’s God given.
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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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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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Be original and find your inner voice. The rest will follow.
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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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If music wakes you up, makes you think, heals you…then, I guess the music is working.
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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 music had to be rooted, and yet had to branch out, like the wild imagination of a child.
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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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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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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 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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Music is all about transporting people, speaking a language which languages fail to express.
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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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All my life I have had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I am here
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